The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-09-26
BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.

From the Southern Lit MesstRgerJSr September
Mn. EpIroR: The following account o.
the Battle Of Kings Mountain is a copy 81
the original paper drawn up by the late
General Joseph Graham, father Of the
present Governor Of North Carolina, q
Lincoln county, North Carolina, the coun-
IL in which the site Of the battle is located.
This graphic account, given by an uninter-
esied individual, of The bat.le that led TO tho
relreat OF CORVALLIS, then on his advance
through Carolina, may Afford interesting
Information TO your readers, that love 70
dwell upon the scenes Of the Revolution.
Very respectfully yours,
Ar,er the defeat of Gen. Gates and the
army under his command, on the 10th OF
August, l7So, aud the defeat II Gen.
Sampler, two days afterwards, near Rocky
Mount, by Col. TarIton, the South was
almost eulirely abandoned 10 the enemy.
Most Of the troops, both officers and men.
who had escaped from Gates's defeat,
passed through Charlotte, North Carolina,
where most Of the militia Of Mcckleuhurg
county were assembled in consequence OF
The alarm. The regular troops chiefly
passed on to lilllsburo', where Gen. Gates
finally established his headquarters. VII.
liam l.. Davidson, who had served as Lieu.
tenant Colonel ofihe regulars 10 the North.
err army, was appointed Bn.adier General
OF The nnliua IN Tie Salisbury district, IN
the pluce Of Gen. Rutherford, who was
taken prisoner at Gnlcs's defeat. He
formed a brigade and eucnmpcd on Nc.
Alpu's creek, about eight miles below
Cbarl tie, and, 10 the course Of 40 or
lhrao weeks, was reinforced b. Gen. SOM
uer, @ coutiaenla. o.i!cer) Ia, having no
regulars T. commend, he took command
81 thc mil.ta from The counties ot Gml.
ford, Cgswe,t, Grunge, &c.
After Gatsss defeat, the attention Of
Lord CORVALLIS Nus chiefly occupied With
bury Iag lie dead, taking care ot tie wound.
ed and forwarding, under suitable guards,
the great number Of prisoners be had Ia.
ken, to Tic cry I'll Charleston, and fcgula
ing the civil government lie vas estab.
fishing IN South Cara.nl, aud eSlmuug
tie state e the posts occupied by has
roops On tie C,u.arce, Ninety SIX. ana
Augusta. l'v the lst Of September hc
had his arrangements made, ood detached
Col. Ferguson over the Waterec with only
10 regulars, under the command Of Cap.
tain DUpiestcf, AMI about the same rum.
Der at Tories, but sj'h az ample supply of
arms and other military stores. HIS move
menls were at first rapid, endeayoung 10
intercept the fetfea, Of d party Of mountain
men, " 30 we're harassire the upper settle.
men. Of Tories 10 Solb Carolina. Fail.
ing 10 this, he afterwards moved slowly,
had frcqgeutty halted to collect ali the To.
ries be could persuade 10 JON him. lie
passed Broad river, and before the last Of
september eneamped at a place called
Ghberis'own, within a short distance oi
where The thriving village f Rutherford.
too 90" s;ao.'-.
lis forces lad increased = ua"ar'. On
0"r '"u1''ti1 ~ .a' '' ms thtf-' 10 was
? ace h' "9a t1'"''"'' a'Ih' to 'Ac' "'
.,s NJ" f'efal'7 as were "''a,'' mem
! ne : ''a'ff pa 'i '.,''' '''l f'a.s' uu' To
q Pl" OF 'heth l'e N"d ''.cia - az " '"' e
h""' ''ey a5',' u carried mace S"'' u
enough OIL NE hG'.e"d i"r Two inches or
i1ofe '' ,"e tanH'e W '"p into lA' i"i@" .'
o. "'' i'he' - mat ii 'h.5'l DC oeeAs'oi'i''
y W. 4" is q ,.'{'.t"
\ ''.1-n '"i. f'i-15oA ''i.e' 70 over
'tae ,'- 1ei'e"Hg'' 90 H.g'hl''' men
d ''"'1 TO- 4s '9.A TWO OF tt'in .''-
s'.'''' VINO "a1 ,eeoma separated nom
't',' conn aces }" a Gay o. ''o H' i''f'
"'-' ..''N' ai'a e'3'''tu '''9i' 10 l,'.' 10 d
~. ''"l1'7 81" '"o %'''''I, waters ''''' 81
my ''I '''' 'e''7' '''"' 'Ht'' 'Fi''''.'. "
to Wv 40 '','' al u.s. ''' IN ''"'J'' ,''
'''''' "'' s''"1''"' '' ","'s' ,''''n ',s
o'"'y ''G' w '.''1'''1'' mug ''''.l ''a ~
e'' '''1 - '"4'F country vase wiz" III ~
1'' - 80 w. '-,-,,.n..-u ep..,..
'o'' '.',.es ''1 '''% e. go, D, W. ''' Nc ,,,''
- W ',' "'f -.I' ~ W ~ ,'7.''' Wv"