The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-06-13
From The Columbia Telescone.

ment IN print, which We now publish from
the original manuscript, in the possession of
gentleman Of this town. 1t gives an &C.
count OF brilliant affair in our Revolution,
drawn up at the time by the chief actors in
H. and expressed IN the plain strong style
that belonged 10 the period. This, with
very many other battles in the South, have
never attracted the applause, or attained
The historical notorely, which have at,en.
ded the Revolutionary incidents of similar
magnitude IN other quarers-and indeed,
so much more has been written concerning
The Revolutionary incidents Of the North,
and so much more been done by the PEG.
pie aud the States in that section 10 com.
memorate and signallze them, IT,, the pre-.
sent generation IN the neigL hood of
Cowpens and Kings Mountain know more
about Bunker's Hall and Lexington, and
more Of Starke and Putnam than ol Plckens
or Campbell.
NO monument, inscrption-stone,
Their race, their deeds, their names, almost un-
known!
We have always thought that those bat
tie fields 10 our Stale which we're lIustra
ted by the gallantry and devotion Of our
ancestors, should be marked by permanent
mementos, AT the cost Of the S,ate-every
one from Fort Moultre to Kings Noun.
tain. And he who would carry such a
measure through the Legislature, would
hItpspli fpSpFve "a
"a State Of The proceedings Of The Western ar
my, from The 25th day of September, 1850, 70
the reduction Of Mayor Ferguson and the ar.
my under has Command:
On receiving intelligence that Mai. Fer.
guson had ad, anced up as high as Gilbert
Town 10 Rutherford County, and threaten.
ed 10 cross the Mountains 10 the Western
VOTERS
Col. William Campbell, with four hun.
dred men from Washington County Of Vr-
gina; Col Isaac Shelby, with two hundred
and forty men from Sullivan county OF
North Carolina and Lieutenant Col. John
Sewer aith Two hundred and forty men
from Washington county OF n. Carolina,
assembled at Nattauga, on the 25th day
OF September, where they were joined by
Col. Charles M'DowelI, with one hundred
and SIXTY men from the Counties of Burke
and Rutherford, who mad fled before the en-
envy 10 The Western Waters. We began
our march on the Goth, and on the Both, We
we're joined by Col. Cleveland, on the Ca.
lawba River, with three hundred and fifty
meE iron the Counties of w likes aud Sur.
~. No one officer having properly right
10 the com4and Ia chief, on the first of DC.
;oDer We despatched an express 10 MAJOR
General Gates, Informing him OF our sl,ua.
ton, aud requested him TO send General
Officer 10 take the command OF the whole.
la the mean time Col. Campbell vas chosen
to act as commandant, I'll such General
Officer should arrive. We marched 10 the
Cowpens on Broad River IN S. Carolina
where We were joined BY James William,
with four hundred mon, on the evening oil
the 9th October, VINO informed us that the
enemy lay encamped near the Cherokee
lord Of Broad River, about thirty miles dis
tant from US ; by council Of the principal
officers, ii was then thought advisable 10
pursue the enemy that night, with nine
hundred OF the best horse. men, Ond leave
the weak horse and tootmen 10 follow as
fast as possible We began our march
with 900 of the best men about eight
o'clock the same evening, and marched all
night, came up with the enemy about three
O'Clock =. Nj, OF the 9TH, who lay encamp,
ed on the Top of Kings Mountain twelve
miles North Of the Cherokee ford, in conf.
dence that lhey could not be forced from SO
advantageous post, Previous to the at.
tack, on our march, the following DISPOSE.
ton was made; Col. Shelby's regiment
formed a column in the centre of the left ;
Col. Campbeli's regiment another on the
right; part of Col. CleveIand's regiment,
headed in front by MAJOR Winston, and
Col. Sewers regiment, formed large CO.
Iunn on the right wing; the other part of
Co. Cleveland's regiment headed by Col.
Cleveland himself, and Col. Williams reg
lmen,, composed the left wing in this or,
der we advanced and got within quarter
of mile OF the enemy before we were dis.
covered. Col. SheIby's and Col. Camp.
bells regiments began the attack, and kept
up fire on the enemy, while the right and
elt wings were advancing forward to sur.
round them, which was doue in about FIVE
minutes, and the fire became general all
around the engagement lasted an hour and
five minutes; the creates, part OF which
time an heavy and ncessant fire was kept
up on both sides; our men IN some parts
where the regulars fought, were Obliged 10
give way small distance, two or three
times, but rallied and returned with add.
tional ardour TO the attack The troops