Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-04-02
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From the Charleston Mercury.
REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENT.

From the charleston NerCury.
REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENT.
The following letter from an Ex- Governor
of Virginia, to friend in this place, gives
minute and authentic account of the tran.
sit of the volunteers for Kings Mountain
through the high range of mountains from
Watauga to Catawba. Tradition has here.
tofore been somewhat obscure in regard tc
the exact particulars of this march, for the
region continues to this day almost entirely
uninhabited, as indeed it is nearly uninhab.
liable. We understand that party Of gen.
tlemen propose to make an excursion to the
North Carolina mountains in October, and
pic mic on the whole line of march, making
survey of the line, and noting its topogra,
ply, its vegetable and geological character
MoNTcALM, NEAR ABINGDON, VIRGINIA,
March l6, 1857.
Ny DEAR SIR: The day you spent part
of with US, in conversation about the battle
of Kings Mountain, you asked me if 1 knew
the route taken by the volunteers under Col.
William Campbell, from the Sycamore shoals
or fats on Watauga, across the mountains
into South Carolina, in pursuit of Ferguson.
I told you had statement showing the
route, somewhere among my papers. Since
you were here have found it. 1t is copied
by myself from manuscript journal kept
by Ensign Robert Campbell, and is as fol-
lows:
In the expedition to Kings Mountain,
COL Campbell, Col. Shelby and Col. Sewer
rendezvoused at the Sycamore fats, on Wa
tauga, at the foot of the Yellow Mountain,
on the 25th of September, 17S0. Next day
they ascended the mountain, mostly on horse
back, and encamped at night in the gap Of
the mountain on the opposite side. The as
cent over this part of the mountain was not
very difficult. There was road, but not
one on which wagons could pass. No pro-
visions were taken but such as each man
could carry in his wallet or saddle-bags.-
The sides and top of the mountain were
covered with snow shoe.mouth deep. On
the top of the mountain there was about one
hundred acres of beautiful table land in
which spring issued, ran through it, and
over into the Watauga. Here the volunteers
paraded. On reaching the plain beyond the
mountain, they found themselves in coun-
try covered with verdure and breathed an
atmosphere of summer midness. The Sec
ond night (the night of the 27th) they rest
ed at Cuthay's plantation. The third day
(the 2Sth) they fell in with Gen. Mcdowell,
and that night held a consultation of the Of
6cers. The General was without troops
yet his rank and former services could not
easily be overlooked. 1t was stated in the
council that they needed an experienced Of
fcer to command them. Morgan was the
man they wanted, and to obviate all difficult
ties, Gen. Mcdowell offered to be the bear
er of their wishes to Gen. Gates. The fourth
night (the 29th) they rested at rich tory's,
where they obtained abundance of every ne
cessary refreshment. On the fifth day (the
3Oth) they reached the Catawba, and were
there joined by Col. Cleveland Here they
despatched Gen. Mcdowell to Gen. Gates.
This is as far as l copied from Col. Rob
ert Campbell's manuscript l have, however,
this further memorandum:
The battle was fought on Saturday, the
7th of October. On the next Saturday
court martial was held for the trial Of certain
prisoners charged with various offences.
I have no account of the movements each
day of the forces after the 3Oth of Septem-
Der up to the 7th of October, further than
what is stated in the official account. Most
truly, your friend,
DAVID CAMPBELL.
list Of Officers in command Of Col. Camp
belts Regiment:
Major-William Edmondson.
Coptoins-James Dysart. Robert Craig,
Andrew Colvill, David Beatie, William Neil,
Andrew Edmondson, William Edmondson.
Lieutenants commanding pcrts Of Conn.,
panies-Reece Bowen, William Russell,
Thomas McCulloch.
Licutcnants-Samuel Newell, Robert Ed
mondson, 3D., William Crabtree.
Ensigns-Robert Campbell, James Cory,
Nathaniel Dryden, Humberson Lyon, James
Laird, Nathaniel Guist.
l have found difficulty in forming the list
of those in command, as many officers vol
unteered as privates. I believe the above
is oorrart