Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-08-05
GIJ1WD.


\ Coloacl In the regular service. and
brigad.gr General in the militia Of South
Carolina. vas born in the vicinity Of
7 Georgetown, South Carolina, IN the year
1888.
YOUNG Marion. at the age of sixteen.
entered Oh board vessel bound to the
West Indies, with determination to fit
himself for scalariug life On his out
ward passage. the vessel was upset in q
gale of wind, when the crew took to their
boat without water or provisions, it being
Impracucable to save any Of either A
dog jumped into the boat with the crew.
/ and upon its flesh, eaten raw. did the sur
yivers of these unfortunate men subsist
/ for seven or eight days in which period
several died Of hunger.
Among tho few that escaped was young
Marion After reaching land. Marion re
|linguishel lis original plan Of life, and en-
gagged in the labars of agriculture In
I this occupation he continued until I7J9.
when he came soldier aud was appoint
ed aheutauautin company Of volunteers.
raised far au expedition against the Che
rokee Indians commanded bv William
Moultric l-5uce general MauIure This
ezped.raa was conducted b governor
Lyttlcteu II was followed "a vau. .r
two afterwards bs nrI nr
Cherokee country Is ....a
served as major-geaeraI Iu oar aar .ader
Sir William How.
In this last expedition lieutenant Mar
ion also served having been promoted to
the rank Of Captain. As soon as the war
broke out between the colonies and the
mother country. Marion was called to the
command ot q company in the first corps.
raised br the State Of South Carolina
He was soon afterwards promoted to q
majority. and served In that rank under
colonel Moultrie IN his intrepid defence
of fort Moutrie. against the combined at
tack Of Sir Henry Clinton aud Sir Henry
Parker. ou The ID cf June. l776. He was
afterwards placed at the head Of a regI-
meut as lieutenant colonel commandant,
in which capacity he served during the
siege of Dlarlcst0n- when, having fTac-
tured his Leg by some accident. he became
incapable Of military duty. and. FORUM
atciv for his country, escaped The captIvl-
tv to which she garrison was. IN the sequel.
forced to submit.
Upon the fall of Charleston many Of
the leading men Of the State of South Ca
rolina sought personal safety with their
adLcrcuts ia the adjoining States.-De-
lighted at the present prospect, these faith
fuI and brave citizens hastenod back to
. their country 10 share IN the periIs and
tolls Of war.
Among them was Francis Marion and
Thomas Sumpter: both coloncls IN the
South Carolina line. and both promoted
I BY governor Butlcdge to the rank Of Brig
adler general in that State Enthusiastic
calIv welded TO the cause of liberty, lie
deeply depl1-cd TIE dolcful condition Of
his beloved country. The common veal
T was his sole object nothing selfish, no
( thing morceaarv. soilcd his ermine charac-
ter Fertile in strataCom, he struck IN
perceived and retiring to those hidden
retreats. selected By himself, in the mOras-
+ ses Of Pedea and Black River, he placed
( his corps not only out Of the reach Of his
foe but often out Of the discovery Of his
friends Arl1id disoiplnarian. he reduced
+ to justice the practice of his heart and
during the difficult course of warfare,
through which lie passed, Aealumny itself
never charged Llmv with violating the rights
ofperson. or property. or humanity. New
er avoiding danger, he never rashly
sought 1t and acting for all around him
as lie did for himself. be risked the lives
Of his troops only when it was necessary
Never llat-G with prosperity nor tcDrcs-