The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-31

Ferry county.
JOHN KKrros was born in and draushed from spotsyl-
yana county Va in june $780, and sent under the com
mand OF Colonel Stubblefed in General Stevens Brigade
reinforce General Gates in the South. A. Hllsboro, N
G., their captain having been dismissed, Lieut.. Holiday
vas elected 10 fiji bis place In August they joined Gene.
raj Gates ut Rogebys Tor Ruesels) Mills near Camden
the night, after forced march Of eighteen days and
nghts As they marched into camp tho picket guard Of
the opposing armies were firing ut each other, and
The prelude to the regular battle which commenced with
he Dawn Of day, when General Gates defeated by
Lord CORVALLIS Captain Holiday severely wounded
by Keeton their retreat but so closely
followed by their enemies assistance could be rendered
% him. He must either have tied from his wounds or
have been heplessly slaughtered by the British as he
bot heard from afterwards In another tour of
vice he at the siege and surrender OF Yorktown in
$751; which practically ended the hostilies between MS
two countries
ANTHONY Psnps, while living in Buckingham county,
Virginia. in i77 a, the age of fifteen years, was ooe Of
fifteen or twenty, under Capt, Richard May, who voun
10 Boonesboroash Kentucky sbere they arrived in No.
ember Of that year. and were employed on the banks OF
panel Boone Ia August. IT'S the fort was attacked By
horde of Shawnee and other tribes Of Indians, who
surrounded for eleven days. nine Of which, as well as
curing the night consisted Of inceeSant lighting He re-
the tort until February 1779. acting ranger
spy About this time men from the "Fals,
Louisville, coming to Ro0nesborough for he, with
four Others accompanied them their return. In 1880
large number Of families having arrived at the "Fals,
General Clark influenced one hundred families " go
to Fort Jefferson also sometimes called the Iron Banks,
at North Maysheld creek, the Mississippi river, and
Phelps volunteered under captain Owen Tor Ons) and
vent with the Illinois regiment 70 that place, and wns
employed erecting garrison protecting tho neigh
borhood some fifteen months. During this time and be-
ore the fort evacuated II twice attacked by In
daps-one lasting one day and night, and tho other,
about Elk weeks after, lasting three days. In 1882,
assisted under the Captain Jacob Van Metre,
captain Owen having been killed by the indians previous
TO the return from the Banks, in erecting another
garrison At the .Fals.n
George RoGms, born In Fauquer county, Virginia, was
drauRhtcd from there into Captain Francis pes conf
pany and at the Court House BY way OF
Richmond, Va, and Hpsboro and Salisbury NJ c.,
they marched New Providence old fields, South Caro-
Ina, and joined the main army Of General Morgan, At
keeby Mills, In an engagement with the torias Captured
100 prisoners. He the battle OF Cowpens,
and served in several scouting parties la l7si,
upon call made for reinorcements to be sent WI.
1amsbufgh, be, being into med that he draugbtet,
lett home TO overtake his comraiss, who had .aly
l,i After reaching them, between fredericksburg and
bowling Green, he, learning that 80,
nnder Captain H. lmes. Joining Gen. Washtngtons
mand, the army was moved forward u invest Yorktown
where Iard CORVALLIS for, Jog the town, In antic