Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-12-26

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Gates" Gates was superseded in the
southern command by Green.
Before Green's arrival Morgan was q
usual employed in active operations
Green arrived in December, 1880. Gen,
Morgan with separate command was FOL
military puposes disconnected from the
main body Of the army.
Lord CORVALLIS dispatched the colo
brated and almost, az was supposed, in-
vincible Tarleton in pursuit Of Gen. Nor
gan. The latter retired to place called
the I" Cowpens," near the line between
the two Carolinas. He there determined
to risk a battle.
His force was considerably inferior to
that of his opponent. BY skillful arrange
ment, and we'll considered dispositions Of
it iIhowever he hoped to overcome this dis.
parity.
Much depended upon the result Of the
battle. With nearly one-half ofth whole
Southern army under his command, il he
were defeated, the army of Green must
be most probably destroyed, and with its
destruction. the entire subjugation Of the
Southern States would follow.
It is related of the rough Hero of the
Cowpens that he retired from his lines in.
to the woods. and with rude and untutored
forms laid before tho God Of battles the
cause of his country which he felt TO be
resting on him. He arose from prayer
strengthened by faith in the aid he had
sought, for the stern conflict Of the day /;
by cool and we'll conceived words Of en-
ka lot fN
acts Of daring and Of resolution.
tits not our purpose to describe the fight.
Suffice it to say his dispositions for it were
adequate to its exigencies; and his resour-
ces during the battle were always at COM
mand. The British line Of the conqueror
Tarleton broke before the charge OF the
Wagner General Of the Valley Of Virgil
ginia
"Seldom." says General or Judge Mar
shall, "has a battle in which no greater
numbers were engaged been so important
in its consequences as that Of the Cowpens.
By it Lord Cornwallis was not only de-
.privsd of one-6ftL Of his numbers, but lost
SO far as respects infantry, that active part
Of his army which in the species Of war
about to be entered upon is most useful to
those who possess it, and most terrible to
an enemy. Had the issue Of the engage
ments been such as was to have been ex-
pected from the relative strength Of the
two detachments, and Morgan'S corps, like
that of Buford, been cut TO pieces. it is
impossible to say what consequences would
have resulted to the Southern States."
Immediately upon hearing 6f Tarleton's .
Al hT1 Mornron Horp lie h
ed in pursuit Of the latter to destroy him
before he could join Green. But Morgan
at once seeing his danger, by retreat in
which his active genius displayed its great
resources, rescued his force from tho reach
Of his lordship, and joined Green with his
little army covered with the glory Of their
brilliant victory.
The battle Of the Cowpens was fought
January 16, 1881. Soon afterwards Gen.
Morgan was rendered by severe indispo-
sition unfit for duty, and was finally obli>
ged to leave the army and return home.
The active war Of the Revolution clo-
sed Oct. l9 1871 with the siege OF York;
town but neither in that nor any service
during the war after the victory OF and sue.
cessful retreat from the Cowpens, was Nor.
gan enabled to do more for his country.
He remained at home, broken down by the
ravages Of disease and only afterwards
evinced the patriotic feeling Of his nature
in forming body of mounted rihemon 10
reduce to subjection spirit OF diSloyalty
to the American cause in the section Of
country in which he lived.
Thus closes the history Of the Revolu-
tionary services Of the celebrated Daniel
Morgan than which, mono were perform.
ed by his grade Of military rank Of greater
amount OF efficiency. Enlisting as VOL
unteer captain before Boston: braVing the
rigors Of a northern winter to storm Que
bec; the bravest Of the daring there, and
only yielding when resistance must be in.
effectusl; prisoner before the D declaration
Of Independence ; the leader Of his Rife
corps in harrassing and crippling the pow.
erful enemy in the Jerseys and on the Del.
aware the hero Of Saltwater and Sara,
toga again aiding Washington in Penn
syIvauia enduring the terrible hardship,
OF Valley Forge engaged in the battle o.
Monmouth and crowning his military
career with the signal and important tri.
umph of the Cowpens; we may we'll claim
for Gen. Morgan high place among The
military heroes and patriots OF the Reyo'
luton.
His subsequent career is less marked b.
incident. He resided for some time upor
his farm, which he named Saratoga from
the battlefield on which Burgoyne sur
rendered. He was elected 70 Congress
from this district in or about 1896; re-
y0ovod tn Wi0ebaStar VghaYe ho liYad foI
a few years and died in the month Of July
1909.
That Morgan was q patriot is beyond
doubt. His love Of country was warm anc
enduring, neither chilled BY the terrible
winter march to Quebec nor exhausted By
the privations Of Valley Forge.
He was man of ordinary education
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