The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-07-07
ras BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.


">'' tive distant past, mind to comi,,o.
i"'ni thu present, or an imagination to EN-.
l,'Iy tho dim visions the far Of future.
- ~ stands on some imaginary emihence,
.nI scans, with the minds eye, the ever.
'r"rcssing power and glory Of bis country.
Int feels his heart swell with gratitude to.
wards the brave ,ner who gave SO rieh IN
''e'i'ancsl We, n, this day and genera
IN, cannot honor our country with an
affection too pure and fervent We cannot
rve her with all energy OF purpose or
f!'tuness Of zeal too stea.lfas. Or ardent :;
g" I"sooner would the right hand forget its
'nnnins" than we forget those who made
~ free, a happy people. and bestowed
~ III ua, their children. thi. mighty repub.
H. this great country 1t is no, the East,
t'"l' all her hills and lovely valleys, with
'''f countless sails, and the ,ocky rampans
,'t her shores. II is not the North with
|''r thousand villages AMI her giant works,
II, her frontiers Of the lake and tho ocean
il not the distant West, xilh her forest sea
..',I her inland isles, with her luxuriaut ex.
l''',s"s clothed in the verdant corn, with
h beautiful OHIO, majestic Missouri, and
"''.h,y Mississippi. Nor ia it ye, the sun.
South, clothed in mimic snow wrea,hs
n,ton, the plantations Of rich and juicy
'''. and the !ol.len rohed fields Of rice
ihcsc all Of these, are but sisters Of ono
''rr,rv, and such our brave or noble an
''''rs won for us on many hard fought
lie fell. Ofsuch WA. Kings Mountain,
: : Of October 1880. This great enter.
:'>" did not originate OH til battle field of
''pcns, rs has heon stated. To tho CON
- there was no preliminary arrange.
"ts, no preconccrtcd action. It was
rely accidental. 1t /. well known that
- he officers engaged therein belonged to
st independent order or class of men
"'"n as rartisans, who, on this occasion,
"as usual with them, moved off imme.
n,ly after the battle of Cowpens, each
his own direction, to ecour tho country
Il strike the enemy wherever he should
! found. They were. therefore, rapidly
'rcling through the country in every di
ZION. Ferguson, Ike themselves was a
''''isnn, and rs constantly on the 60, mo-
"S from point to point. In tl,eso march.
-: and counter marches some Of the patriot,
,''ies met with each other, and learning
Fergusons whereabouts sent messengers
at to appriso Others that might be met
h Of the fact, and ask their cooperation
IL his way tho troops that fought this
;'''o were brought together, and when SO
o'ied pressed forward to do that which
T. rendered The spot, and the names Of
'n'>e engaged therein. sacred in the memo
"f their countrymcn. Green forever be
-, memory
i, succeed in the noble undertaking,
e y" must he no misunderstanding no ILL
ing occasi"ned by jealousy. To avoid
cach-oficer being Independent. Of the
sr-it was resolved that the troops
-"'n'd he as equally divided as possible in.
- three divisions, and division given to
III Of the three CoIonela presen. holding
oldest commission, aud these we're TO
"n'nand. Tie other officers taking posi-
with either the one or other, As incl;n-
~ led. W'Iii.n,. Shslbv, anil Camp
j were thus the commanders. Col.
Il 'm,nond united with Williams. Tho
"''angements were few. simple. anil soon
mpletrd, anil it was determined to ascend
'!'' mountain in AZ many directions as there
r. divisions in order tho more certainly 10
:''r'l against Fergusons escape, who they
~'':rmined to kill or capture; sor with
IN on that day there was to bo no such
III AS fail; anil nobly did they accom-
r,-il this high resolve. Col Williams
u: occupied the centre. Col. Slelhy's the
1T. and Col. Camrbel's the left. The
Int WAS commenced at once by vii.
iins' party, whilst Campbell and Shelby
a."vc,l towards the base Of the line of their
"'-l'ectivc routes. Ferguson in the mean
",ls formed for action, and moved down
'.r.ls to NEE: the Americans at their com
'r.., and the conflict commenced about mid
.'yy of the slope. Never was harder fight
us done, or more galantry and daring dis
Y' 'yed than un this occasion.
The patriots fought every inch Of thei,
wy up tho steep and rugged ascent, driv
NJ the epemy before them and to moro
'".trscted petition. Step after step up the
"'::ged surfaco was marked with blood, and
~. Whole mountain side kept snveloped in
Lime by the constan. and rapid firing 0
'''c patriots below, and enemy above, whe
I'll back towards the summit after every
Wiley, whilst the Americans eprang up
Yards and upwards after them as they b,
s.'ao more and mors heated and maddenet