The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-09


bload he rparhed The house 81 Mrs So
sannah Alexander. Who Vet hires hraf
The sane place. where he wss kindly
aursed and watched during the night. and
h,s waun.ls dressed - Wrii a. eiFraaEl'
Stances woula permit. The next das he
reached his mothers. where Major Best
wlrk ma liFes. Fnam that he was "a.
ken IN Ihr hospital. AMI Vas Two months
recovering.
Thus. az the tender age 0f twenty one
sears. ne see Ihis gallant Officer Ira Ing
hand II IS brave men .as ever faced =
f,e. II guard the gr,nni tirsl ennssersied
hv the neclaraiion nj American ladepeH'as
enre. ani ~ hen the tapl II tyranny Tas
treading 4, and resistance proved unsne
cesslll. ieltiug hls hlsnl as the hrss me
marial ri a righteous cause, and Of true
hernlsm IN IL defence.
While the whnle enuniy was IN dis
ress. it, property pillse~d. rs hnasrs
inrsaken, anA It's dslenrrless l'.hahiisais
fylng from the shock af arms. Few ~
bic saas # Mrckleahars compelled Lord
Cnrnw alb. to designate Charlotte as the
Hornet Nest Of .7rasrioa.
A. .a,n as he recpEe-ed lrnrn his
wouads. ne again entered the srrrlee NJ
his rounuv. General William l. la.
vidsnn. wh0 had command It all the mi
ldia iu the western counties cf North
Carolina. applied IN him To raise me "r
more companies: promising him such rank
A. The number 0f men raised would Justify
II proved not only his energy 1T purpose.
hut great influence. Thar. al thai d..'irnil
aud hazardous perind. he could RAISE
Company nf IS men IN Iwo weeks. They
were mounted rlilemen. armed also with
swords. ard snme with pistols. They
supplied themselves with horses. proeur.
ID their own equipments. and entered the
tield without eo'nmlssary Or quarIeunas-
ter. and with ever. prnsrerI Ol hard light
ing and lIule compensation.
After Tarleion's signal defeat al the
Cawpen's. CORVALLIS resolved tn pursue
General M,rgan Al that the tirneral
Greene hal received the command IT the
Snu,hern Army. and hal stationed him,
self al Hicks Creek. an Tire North ii las
Prdee. near IT, Cheraw. After Mn-gans
.irinry and successful retreat. Genera!
Greene left his mata arnv with tirs"rli
Hngrr. and rude $50 miles I" jun Nor,
.ean's detachment. The ptsu ri n''"sIng
Lord CornW allis IN cras,lns % ca11wha
river. was aged hs G"nrral 'irr.ae.
aud it, exPcunon assigned m Gensral
Dattlsnn FrInts nt ,assIng yer natie
at different places. b9i tue re1t attrm,h
Wa m al At EaNaa'- + ,r,l Snnt alter
he ACTION rNm nenrei tirucral W,ll,sm
l.. Dr,,isn, u.s. killed. srra'l, l,memte 1
Nv all vi kneA IN IS talented. Nave
AMI generous III. The c'mp.ny
comma ~ ':~a>-ai Gfaham vas ,nr
frs /. cunmrHc- IN, titlrS un tnp iin
iish A. ttpv al anrrti through the rtser.
which, was resnlu.ely continued anul they
rraeaed III" tik. I"ad-,i ihcIr arms 4aI
cnsn nrp'rd leayt ira upnn his men.
two e .Sh0n we're killed. Il vas sap.
posed tbs, Gener1i D1vldsnn was killed
by tnrv Who was ai.ni o. The Brush ~
crtssinl the river. as hr vas shat with a
small nile bail. Colnnei William Pnlk
! anil R-v r. ccIil we're ne,r 10 hia
when he fell. H. hldv vas fmnd that
nigh; AID hurled IN ne present gra e, ard
OF IIoprwril Church.
Tue Nnrih Car lima Militia were then
, placed under the command of General
Pi'keBs. ni SOuth Carolina. and r,aunu-
ell IN pursue 'hr Brush ss lhpy advan..
ed tow ard Virginia. General Graham
: with his company and some troops FROM
! Rowan county. sur 'rIs~d md captured a
guard al HAIRS mil ? n,;es from llus
borough, where IN" British army then
, Law. and the same day Sere united Ia
Colonel Lees forces. On the next day
! he vas IN an action under General PICK
. eas with Colonel Pvlps whn cnmUaad
, ed $50 rurIes. on their way 1" lnIn ! arl
ton. These Tories supposed the Wing:
I w wv F''lllpdls vi IDIlNSU U"ilbS scH
for their protect ,u AID commenced cry
ing Gnd save the KING Tarirtna wa,
about nile from this place. and rrtrcat
ell Ia llili>burmgh. Shortly alterw ards
General Graham was in an erragemru
under C"InneI Lee. a, Clapp's mill ~
the Ala'nancc and hal two ol hls com
pany kIllr,l. three wounded. and tw" IA
ken prisoners. A few day. afteru ards h,
was in All action at Whit>pl's mil. un
der The command III Cnlnnrl Washington
e. the time for which his men had en-
gagged vas expired. and the rounlry an
moved with Torres. General Greeae de-
recied him tn return with his COMPANY
aud keep them IN a rnmpact BODY urtl
they crossed tire Y4dkin, which they dId
March 4th. 1881
After the battle al Guillord. the RrlIsF
retired To Wilmington. and but lilGlp mI
liiary service was perIurmed IN Nnr,l
Carolina during the summer of 1881
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