The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-05-05
BIOGRAPHY or
urfIIAM. RICHARDSON DAVE,

"a Dasie was born 10 the village of |
r...,ooat. n EaelaDd. On The 20ih June, !
80 HIS father visiting South Caroli-
.,,o AFR he peace u 1893. brought |
- hun his son; and returning 10 Eag-
Ia eanfirJ him 20 the Rev. WIliIam
u..h,,.l.nn, his maiernal uncle; whs be-
a,og much attached 20 his urpilew.
:, oaly pnk charge Of his .edaralIon.
l. ,ion.ed him a his son and heir. Al
- ornper age. William was seal 10 IN |
,.,,I.,ny il North Carolina; from whence
!. rs slier few wears removed 10 the
-,ll,,e az Nissan Hall. in New Jersey.
a.a s-somins che resort Of most Of the
s,,,brrn youth. under The auspices II
Il. learned and respectable DR.. Mither.
.s, Here he finished hi education,
,,,I,,ung in the autumn II i776. year
n.u,rable in cor military As well as cl-
vi saaals.
Returning hone. Young DaSie fouHi
ho..ll shul nul Tor Iime from the ar
nv a. the COMMISSIONS fr the rnops
a., DrsieI had been issued. He NenIlo
slr.sa,y shers he eonrnsaeed the stu
sSfhE. The war continuing, contra
n q tie expectations which generally
,ilsd whsa II began, Dayie could
), IOpgrr resist the wish 10 plan, hlmself
,u,as the leiead.rs of hi country. I'e
tl.ag woFlhY AID popular friend, ~
,spf ~ lid faf military service, - raise
rap oi Dragons as the readies, mole
d ,t., npll.hlng Ms object, Dasie obtain
81 hsutaaacy in thi. troop. 'WrHous
a.s the captain joined The southern
rny, and sooa sller returned home on
fad Ugh. The command uf the trap
dsLlng 90 I.leu.eaan, DAVE, II was II
b, pqsssi annexed To the Ieg,an u Cuunt
Pa,.ki, where captain Dave continued,
,aaI promoted by major general L'acpln
"a The slanOn oi brigade majsr oi cavalry.
II his office DAVE served null the altar
Il S,oao, devcting his leisure To the ae-
,finmeHi II professional knowledge, aud
n.ns las, IN the esteem Of the general
,ni army. When Lincoln s.lemnIed 10
a.laIge Lieuleaant Colonel MnLand
fron MS sntreached camp on the Sl,a'.
Dave received severe wound. auj vas
~a1Tei from camp TO the hospital IN
Charleston, where he was confined hsr
nhnlhs.
Snn after his recovery he was en-
paSered nv the government Of North Ce
r'Ina, 10 raise a small legionary corps,
tots'stins Of one troop of dragons and
tai companies of mounted infantry; al
the head oi which he was placed win The
fsas Of major. .+.4
QuckIy succeeding in completing his
'oq,s, IN whose equipment he expended
ne last remaining shilling Of an. estate
slleaihed 10 h,n BY his uncle, he took
~ he'd, and was sedulouslv engaged 10
2'tecIing the country between Chatln,le
anil Camden, fr,m the enemy's preds,o-
Y excursions. Ga tbs fatal 10Th August,
he vas fastening with his corps 10 Jun
he army. when he met our dispersed and
d'rng Iroops. lie neyerthelsss conl,na-
FL % advance towards The foe; aud hy
he prudence, zeal, and vigilance. saved
es Of our wagons. and many Of our
HnssIers Acquainted with the mrec'
mems q Sinpter. and experimenting thai
afsnall be Destroyed unless speedily adj
n'ei of The defeat IT Gates, he despalch'
81 tnnediaiely ennrier 10 that officer
''nnanlcaling 10 h,n wha, had happen
Ell performing, IN The miis, of illstrss.
a'i ehnfusloa. The palof an experienced
captain.
"unach was his conduc, respected b,
me e'vernment o. North Carolina. tha
ne was in the course of September, pro
n''ed Ia the rank ii Colonel command
'a' 81 The cavalry Of the state.
At the two gl,nnies, epnchs of II,
southern war. snon after the fali Il
"arleslnn AMI the overthrow of Cites.
was the gn,l f1r,une Of Colonel DAVE i
D. htst tn sned CLEAN through the sur
''aadlng darkness, and give hope IL N
s;'aairy by the brllliancy of his exploits
Ia one instance. wiihou, l,ss or injury
"a his part, be entirely destroyed an es
cart Of provisions. taking 40 prisoner.
win their ilorses aud arms. In the 9th
w. under The iUmedlate eve Of larg
oh''h force, which was actually beatin
" arms To attack hini, he routed part
Stronger than his own, killing and wpunt
ny % Of the enemy, aud carrying o
van hin 96 horses and 100 stand Of arm.
When Lord Cornwallis entered Cha
'''e, small village in Nouh CaroIin;
'"'onel DAVE. al the head of bis detacI
"'al, threw himself in his front, dele
"'aed TO give him aspecimen Of HE firm
"rss aud gallanlry with which The inh
"'anls Of the place were prepared 10 di
'''r with his ldrdship their naive soil.
Col. Tarlion's legion formed the Br
lis" van, led by Major Hanger, the COZ
'aHaer himself being confined BY sicI