The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-09-01


revolutionary soldiers as were living and
pensioners on the roll of the State Of G.or
gIa, and now give such leading incidents
connected with their service Us possess any
interests.
Micaiah brooks, ST., born in Chatham
county Ncrth Carolina. As an orphan boy,
was bound out to II widow. At the arc Of
fourteen years, while OH AN crr;.nd to l;an-
SONS mills, met with and was influenced
20 company twenty to thirty others, then
on their way to Wilkes, now Warren coun-
ty Georgia. Was actively employed .s Il
scout against the tories, and OH one occ:,s ION
body Of seven or eight hundred tories was
discovered. Although much larycr force
they We're pursued and. under cover of the
night attacked Icy Col. EIijay Clark and
defeated at the junction of Kettle creek and
Little rivers. lie WAS also in South Caro-
iina under General Greene; with Gen. pick
ems in his march through the Cherokee
country, TO and down tic Tennessee river
| ~ the s,igc Of Augusta, then in posses
sion OF the British, commanded hy Gen.
''rer'on, saw that officer shot in n balcony
by James Alexander, Il whis in disguise
lie also states that when Augusta surr.n
'!crcl, the British Lett the tories in TN hand,
of 'lc wings, and were slaughtered bv item
without mercy.
John McAliiiion entered the service in ~
IN l''tsylvania county, Virginia., and IN
mc'iia'ely marched to iuil!ord, North Caro-
lima, after the Tories. In l7Sl, under Gen.
Greene was wounded in an engagement with
the enemy ut Guilford Court House, com
mandcd 10y Lord CORVALLIS and followed
IN pursuit Of him almost TO Wilmington.
also ut Il subsequent period Lord G. and his
forces in Virginia..
John Ilamcs, Sen, born in Mccklcnbcr..
VA, entered the service in l77G, in Union
district $. G., was in several skirmi,hcs
and engagements with the indians il. the
| Cherokee coun;ry-at l;iacks,ock, when
''tn. H"'nptcr WAS wounded i'll the shoulder
ly y bullet: ut the ,irgc OF Fort CRANKY at
the battle Of Euiaw Springs, under Gen.
Green; at the Cowpcns when Ta,lc.on WAS
dcicatc'i; under Gen. Green at Cambridge
or nlncty-> >iX-lca'?inS u very active If.
well suited to his rovin., and audacious dis
position. Col. Henderson was severely
wounded at Eu'aw Springs, and lIamcs car
ricl him III his back from the field 20 the
camp.
Nhrn on 4 scouting expedition, under
Col. l'r:u!'lon, fell in with Gen. Marion with
with Ia, troops near CRANKY; uni,c!Iy fol
lowed and !vi''atc'l a large body of tories
cnca'nrrd Oh the Zee Dee River, pursuing
them down broad River, which was to he
crossed hy Il bridge. PREVIOUS to passing
over Gen. Marion ordered the soldiers To-
spread their blankets on the bridge in order
to prevent the tories (who were supposed to
be nrar) from hearing the tread Of the hur-
SIS. Before ;li hal passed ever, the tories
commenced IN attack but were rcpulsed,
leaving behind several prisonc,s- WASH
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