Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-09
BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNrAIN
DOCUMENTS

BATTLE OF KINGS MO(INVAIN
DOCUMENTS
\No. ~ SOL JOHN u. CAMPBEILs iETrrR
ON , HopkinsriLe, sob .IuLy, 1870
SIN have seen IN the Reporter of The 25h inst
apublicaiion signed" NARRATOR" which bns,,c,'
Ell the character Of my decense, mn 10 ,n. W.,
lam Campbell, with great Injustice Sn f,r =, ,,n
i'"bic;'ii"n aud Others OF the same Character b,y.
lemdeo 10 promote your eleciun la The chief A;,.;s
unsy OF ''e state, ihry have met my hearty concur.
te"ce mn man has felt mare suciIous Than mvseI,
t"r your success buI when the huunds of ,ru,b ne.
u""See"hrn AM, The character OF deceased reIu-
.s1 r'"s since IN ihe silent iomh, l'asey ira,luced
ou "s "ame unnecessarily logged into this confess
~ - manner calculated 10 disIaurel him aI,,nn.h
me scope oi the publication may have lIe.,, inteneJ
'" ion,"ie lhe cnuse approve [ cannot resi- M
'iehib without enleHvorng To have the unpcncrn,,s
Statements IN this publication cuntr,dic,.d .rh
most prominent OF which arc, fl,a 90 Col C,mnbeIl
WIS not IN TINS acton except the FIRST onset" and
'"'' ne came up abcut twenty minutes after the o.,
."iy had surrendered and observed In ,ou F" ,L",
nc could not account for his uwn conduct i, The ID
pun Oh iue acinn iheiel, insinuatinr thar he
M" cowardly Siiukcd OF danger after The co,
"f"cemenl al the action, aud remained in his sn,,
retreat uniil danger ceased TO exist I canno, G,r :
s'', entertain The belief that YOU would pys
, ."",c'''"ce 10 "a siirmeni calculated to wound
''' 'eim''i"n oil gen. VIM. Campbeu and am
pe's"hded that NARH NroR," who seems IN ~
Ken To he your bioerapher mnst hive DERBY
- '"'""'''oh from some other sOurt e. but II
to" y"ui Hftist have misunderstood van, That r.,,
'eahpbril acted Conspicuous pa,t In Tho e.; -,
ing mountain, all his fellow soldiers win, yLon,
nave ever conycrscd most uncuuiy,,caIl, ossor, :.
'hu Tue Legislature Of Virpinia ne M .,;.Io,.
their appreciation OF his DISTINGUISHED o.,ti., VI
INV occasion, thanked him through The m e,un, NJ :.
commune, presented him with fne horse eles,n,.
:! l ',,''s'"rd' sword aud pistols. That yourseIl
~" "o'- oefier acted your parts win bravery :.
Universally admitted; hut that the whole mert n,
e"u"'r Is 10 ne ascrihed 10 you, Ia the exclusior
,,,'', - gong 'urihT than history warrants o,
iemow'sotiicts have asserted. "
1he Srest respect have always ep,a,,,;,J r
s"'' rom HE Character my friends g,ye me of vn
ana INA, increased by The small acquaintance c"i
uvaied last summer, lorbi,is INV beiey;,,, ,i, .u
Rad any knowledge OF this pnbIic,i;on - 9"'
US appearance. il will therefore gi, me Me-
pressure anu no doub III! the friends of gen C.mn.
- ~" 10y" """" correct the misrepresentation oil
NAkaATck, and through the same me,iiup, mac
my aeesased friend conduct in us proner min, al
Nc"' y nave written 10 col. Francis Pres,on ~,
e s"'lec'' ana Expect from him certificates from
P''s"'s VINO served nnder geH. CampbeIl which
WISH mol To nave occasion use
am, SIR, very respectfully
Your obeden; Servant
Nc, JOHN b. CAMPBELL.
AHS"&R 10 THE ABOVE LETTER
Cp .3ngHSt iILi, 1872
PR by last Saturdays mail received vour fro,
,oar"d =; ~, WI relative To- publication winch IN.
Pesreu VI Tie Reporter Of 25lh Of last month ~
assure you Sir, that that publication apnearcd
c ",'o". my kno'TiedSe or APPROPRIATIONS and that
' 10 nuei surprise and regret upon reading il MS
upni nave been iet by you any one else / k,av
no. anu SUI an, unacqiainted with N,RR.roa :
""' "'ine'''a;ey on seeing that piece wrote IN tbe
sWo p'.n'r s ~ ffankor, and the Editors of the
r'o'e ~ Dinviie expressing nv disannrnJ,,,;o y" ~
mat pronction ami REQUESTING ihen, mo- =, 800, w.
iith II ~ either Of their papers -
IN W iiliim Campbell (Gor he was moi 3. renar,I
III hing Niouniainl deserved great cred;, ior ,G
ni'o"c' W winch the action brought on and C,r
ms conduct through great pnrt OF IT, He ,vas
H"'puesS u brave maR, hui the boldest may M sop,c
uehesS moment be COMPOUNDED This in nv ouiu
lon uoeS pnl deiiaci from his former or suseo,en,
feno"n. but IL is dis rue as thai Heaven AMI III
eS'si, mat he was not in The latter mar, of fh. ac,
an" h''i ne d'd apologize fot IL before we lr3
'"e mountain, and spoke once or twice ia me -, ,l
shiJtct upon our retreat. 80
nav rarely mentioned this circumstance excerf
~ r 10 us iIiend~ among ihisdescripton
was Oh cul. Preston, and our own Father ,yh, t,
"s"rh something sand on The occnsion aud convers
c. WIN me upon II about the liter end If ,l. vn.r
i". "o"iu NOT ioI Tue universe deuaci from, t,e
,"o'"' o. brother oierr long since IN the sen,
'ohh' Tor wtosc memory ! have ever felt a bigh
'e>pec' dnh esteem, and sincerely ieofet the ance
'hee OF ildt unguartied prrnncii0D and wouid saw
essiy mug consistent with ruth Ia remove the nm
lneAs ini SENSATIONS which il may I,.,ve occ,s;,,.J
Perhaps you attach more imuorfnnce IN tl,., Co.
yno"s puhchlion ihan IL deserves. If however
s'I snoniu cHopSe TO make any cOn,mens apon H.
t ri1ss "y Eo'o impeAcf my gerrcjty honor they
SUBJ pass without my notice. But shall regre, (,
extremely, ~ you should so notice that anae,i,of;sed
h"u"clon, as To compel me To- 'expfeksffe f,re,oiug
san a,, or exhibit docTh1eot IN my hands ros,
Pec'"g wa" Delicate subject ! should lie olad ,,f an
interview with you. win any thing lead ,o,, ,o
line. - NV "'VP "'e I"
WI" sea' respec', am, Sir, Your oLl. ser,t
rSo.rt ISAAC SHELBY.
lNOlb. w adlilion to the foregoing. !, o,.,v ma,
n"w pe mproncr 70 state, ihaff also rr1ues I'd the
M ~ 'hs neforfer 10 publish nothing further rs
.,Sss 10 co.. CimphelI--ihai IL any Of roll c ,uu,
~ i''ends. wished 10 pfi> ia rerly fra IN refer
mem 10 nc, and would enaeagor To- sat,sCg tleo,
Also; That col j. u. &. did car on me AZ Fy,ntfo
,H-pnrsuapce 10 the request in nv efte r vcbc, ,ce
Alnvcrsed fully on The lutsc, OF The l,,td If K,,g
Mountain and the cundHci % his relative Ile ~.
pressed his s',fIs1ciio1, remarked ina, Il ,,s ,i
!caie subject aud thai il wds best 10 SAY not,ns a.
bout i'll "'"'S -
t5so 81 ESTRAof PROV Cot SYyfes.s f,erryr
Ddisa I'm JtHufry, 1910 IN ffnsrsr IN g.i0g NJ fts
10 " dDt'tary, 1910, os p,,bis6ef
" " i+irue, that col. Can,aicl was moi within one
quarter OF y mile yhrn dic eneniy surrendered a,
t0rrself and me. Without defru.iina fson, tle o,cr
a. Of col Catapte there were other officers in Tho
nauie " hugs Mountain ,fn n,erned A.. o,,e, ,o.
Hce from bIclr country ~ himself"
tH0.f E'G0d (liom q secOn{ ietrr d,ei g70j
Jtg. 1912.
STRIKING OF tho acimn of h inr'- Joopfa;, col
SEWER sys -" II is we'll known Won were Ia Ge
&.eatof Dfs "cfea. frequently saw v,, ,,,c,r,;ov
lur men victory. Ntt!,e .utreoder soo 49,. Il,
sed officer rcs .eri GO basr scce Lbav. ~,
Sfon n",i 'rcciice', col. Caoifboit ,eas 500 ,
Nf..tte dtsiarce ifna thar oiece sf-,h,t f,,.
- ;Ve and rs ~e.r spoke oB U.,, .oL,s,, a.
klgg. iperferlJ rcrollcctoa sc.i.g con
no raHon,-iast lsycfe ~ -. Ihs y