The North-Carolina standard., 1845-09-24
VOLUME XI.-NUMBER sos
TERM SIS 3PER ANN UNI,
PAYABLE IN .aDYaWCE. "f


returned from the charge against the South Caro-
lInians, renewed their FIRE with grrat resolution.
Ferguson again charged upon Shelby but moi so
| far as before. Col Williams men, in turn. call.
ed out. the enemy is retreating, come on men"
At this stage ofthe action, Hambrite and Wins.
ton had met, and brisk FIRE was poured upon
F'erguson's men all around the mountair AS he
would advance towards Campbell, Sewer, Wins
ton and Hambrite: he was pursued By Shelby Me-,
! Dowell, Williams and Cleveland When he
would turn his forces against the latter the former
would press on in pursuit. Thus he Struggled
on, making charges and retreats but his left was
rapidly losing ground His men were rapidly
falling before the sklful aim and unbending cour.
age Of the wings. Even after being wounded, he
fought on with courage He made every effort
that could be done by brave and skiIful officer,
according to his position. At length he was shot
dead, and his whole command driven up into a
group of so yards in length, and not 40 in width.
| The British officer, Captain Dupicstcr, who
took the command, ordered a white flag to be
raised, in token of surrender, but the be,rer was
instantly shot down. He soon had another rails.
ed, and called, out for quarter Col Shelby de-
mandtd, if they surrendered, why did they not
throw down their arms II was Instantly done.
! But stIll the firing was continued, until Shelby
and Sewer went inside the lines and ordered the
men to cease Some who kept it up would call
out, "giVe them Bonufor's play" Abiding TO
Col Bcaufort's dcfeatby Tarleton. where no quar-.
ters were given. A guard wns placed over the
prisoners and all remained on the mountain dur
| ing the night.
The party which led the left wing under COL
Hambrite, suffered very much, having to pass
very difficult ground to reach their place of des-
tination, and within 80 yards Of the enemy's
marksmen. Col. HambIite was wounded and
Major Chronicle was killed. Col. Williams, Of
South Carolina, brave and efficient officer, was
also killed. The loss Of the wings vas not ex.
acuy ascertained. but believed TO be about 80 killed
and SO wounded The enemy had about $50
killed and all the rest taken prisoners
On the morning of the 9th. a court-martial was
held, several OF the prisoners who were found
guilty of murder and other high crimes, were
sentenced to be hanged, About twenty were ex-
culed.
Al the forks ofthe branch where Major Chron-
icle and Captain Maltocks were buried, monu-
ment was erected On the East side is the fol-
lowing inscription: ... s..
Sacred TO the memory of Major wsm Chronicle
and Captain John Mattocks, William Robb and John
Boyd who were killed at this place the 9Th October.
1850, fighting in defence of America"
Inscribed on the Western side Of said monu-
men, facing the battle ground:
"Co Ferguson. officer of his Britanic Majesty,
was defeated and killed at this place, the 9Th Of oc
tobe-, $780," z..gas a -:
SOME ADDITIONAL ANECDOTES 81
To the preceding account permit me to add
some traditionaIy facts II is said that Col Fer
guson, when he encampcd on Kings Mountain,
after some days of retreat before the gathering
militia, exclaimed to his men, " Here IS a place
God Almighty cannot dive us FROM" He never
left the mountain; he fell the next day, in battle
During the action, Col Campbell rode down
two horses in performing his duties on the noun.
tain side. His own bald face black horse proving
skhsh, he exchanged him in the beginning of
the action with MIR Campbell who was in his
corps. In the heat Of the battle, he was seen on
the head of his men, with his coat off and his
shirt collar open. Some two hundred wards down
the mountain was bald face. mounted by the Col.
onePs servant tall, we'll proportioned muIato,
who said she had come up to see what his mas.
ter and the res: were doing" '.1
Ex-senator Preston of South Carolina, grand
son of Col. Campbell, in his youth, stopped al
tavern in South Carolina, near the North CaroIi-
ma line, in sight Of Kings Mountain and while
breakfast was preparing, observed that the landa-
fdy frequently turned to look at him While cat
ing his meal, she asked his iame,-and observed,
] by way Of awkward apology, that he was very
like the man she most dreaded on earth. "And
who is that?" said Preston. =" Col. Campbell"
said the woman, "eiat hung my husband at
Kings Mountain"
Col. Campbell was appointed commanding Off
Ger of the militia in Eastern Virginia, after the
battle of Guiford, in which he acted n conspcu-
Gus part and died in the service of fever, while
yet but young man, and was buried ut Rocky
Mills, in Hanover county. -.
After an interval Of 40 years, bis remains were
removed to Washington county-the bones and
hair undecayed, though they had lain lin moist,
clay soil
Col. Campbell was native Of Augusta coun.
ty Virginia, and removed early TO Washington,
county bold and active man, extremely popu-
lar with the militia Of his county, and an nniiring
enemy of the tories, who hated him as much as
he loved his country.
Shelby was afterwards Governor of the State
of Kentucky.
There are. Mr. Editor, multitude Of interest
ing particulars respecting the men ofthe revoIu.
tion which, when gathered, will form the history
Of that epoch, that are now, scattered here and
there and likely soon to perish from the memory
of the living. May your efforts TO collect them
prove successful. They will come in, one by
one but chapters form history, as drops the ocean.
Very respectfully, yours, s
a NoveHy. a gentleman of Alton, Ill, is
having car constructed to run over the prairies.
by steam, without railway. The wheels are
four feet broad, and about six feet in diameter