Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-06-06
Col. William Campbell, with four hun

drrd men from Washington CnuD'y VI
Virginia; Col. Isaac Shelby. with TWO
hundred and forty men from Sullivan
county of North Carolina; and Lieutenant
Col. John Sewer, Wits TWO hundred a"u
lnr,y men from Washington county oil
Nurrh Caulinu, assembled al Wallansa,
On he 25lh day Of Scplrmbcr, where ;hey
wer,. Joined by Col. Charles M'DowelI,
with Que hundred and sixty men from The
Counties OF Burke aud Rutherford, who
had fed before the Enemy to the Western
Waters. We began our march on the ZOlh,
and on The 3UIh we were Joincd by Col.
Cleveland on the Cataba River, With
three hundred and fifty men from theCoun
ties of Wilkes and Surry. No one officer
naviug properly right 10 The command
in chief, on the first OF Octuher we dis
patched an express TO Major General
Gates, informing him of our situation, and
requested him to send General O!licer to
lake The Command of lhe whole. In the
mean time Col. Campbell was chosen TO
act as commaudanl, Till such General ottl-
Ger should arrive. We marched to the
Cowprrs on Broad River iu South Caro-
lima, where we were joined by Col. James
Williams with four hundred men, on The
evening of The 9Th October, who inform
cd Us that tho Enemy lay encamped sone
where near The Cherokee ford al Broad
River, abnu, thirty miles distant from US;
by council Of the principal officers, il was
then thought aGvisablelo pursue the Enc
my that night, with nine hundred OF the
best horse men, aud le9'e the weak horse
aud lootmen TO follow on as fast as posi-
BILE. We began our march with 9OO OF
the best men abou, eight O'Clock the same
evening, and marching all night came up
with The Enemy at abou, three O'Clock L.
VI. of the Tin, who lay encamped on the
top of Kings Mountain twelve miles
North of The Cherokee ford. in the conf
hcnct that they cnul'l not he forced from
so advantageous post. Previous to the
attact, on our march, the following dis
position VAS made; Col. Shclby's rldg-
.ucnt formed column in The center
on The left; CoIoncls Campheli's rde-
meat another on th,. right: part Of Col.
Clpveland's ridsmrnl healed i'll front by
Major Winston, and Col. Sewers rdS
ncul formed large column OIL the right
Wing; The other part Of Col. Cleveland'>
rdc.ncn, heaiel hy Col Cleveland him
self, Col Williams ridement, comprised
the left " ing; in this order we advanced
and go, within i qaar1er of "A mile OF lhe
Euemy before we were discovered. Col
SheIby's and Col. CampbeII's ridgmenrs
began the auact, and kept up fire oil the
enemy. while the right and left Wings
were advancing !orwardro surround Them.
which was done in about five minutes, aud
the fire became general all around; th,
engagement lasted an hour and five min
lHes, the greatest part of which time an
heavy and incessant fire was kept up
10th sides; our men III some parts wher"
the regulars fought. were oblideed to give
way small distance, two or three times.
bul rallied and returned with additional ar
dour 10 the aliacl. The troops upon the
riahr having gained the SummI of the
Eminencc obideed the enemy 10 retreat a.
long the Top of the ridge To where Col
Cleveland commanded, and were there
stopped by his brave men. a flag was i'm
mcdiutelv boiS;ed ny Captain D"pni>turc
Then commanding officer (Mai. Ferguson
having been Iii He'd little belnre) for a
surrender; our fire immediately ceased,
and the enemy laid down there arms, the
greatest part Of them charged. and slIrren-
iered themselves prisoners to US at dlscre-
ton.
Itappenrs from their own provision re-
turns for that ,lav, found in their camp.
that their whole force consisted of eleven
hundred aud twenty-five mcn-uut nf
which they sustained the following loss
Oflhc re- IaarS, one VI jor, ono CaDtain,
TWO Scrscnts and fifteen privarcs Killed.
thirty five privacs wounded left on The
ground nor able 10 marrh. Two Captains.
four Licu,cnaGis. three Ensiens. one Sur
gron, five Serg"nts three corporals, one
drummer aud 80 privates taken prisoners:
loss of the tories. two Coloncls, three
Captains. and POI privairs killed; one Ma
ior and l2z privatrs wounded and left on
the ground not able to march; One Coln-
mel, Twelve CAPTAINS. Eleven Lieurenants.
Two ensigns. one Quarter Master. one
Adiutanr. two Conn,is>arys. eighteen Ser
geants. and 6OD priva,es taken prisoners.
Total loss Of the Enemy ll05 men at
Kings Mountain.