Spirit of the age., 1861-05-15

even the widest credulity. Let it be remem-
bered to the eternal honor of the South, that
this most brilliant achievement was won by
Carolinians, on Carolina soil In this con-
nectlon, | would incidentally mention that the
only Regiment of Volunteers during the
Mexican war thought fit in point of drill and
discipline, to be associated and even briga-.
ded with Regular Troops, was the heroic
Regiment of Palmettoes. And it cannot be
too widely known that by far the most eff
cient of all the new Regiments of Regulars
raised for the war, was the Rife Regiment
composed Of southern men.
The next IN order of Importance, though
not III order of time, was the battle of Cow
pens, January 18th 1881 There one thou
sand one hundred choice troops, under the
indomitable partisan, Tarleton, including
three hundred and fifty of his own famous
legion and having two pieces of Artillery,
were totally defeated by less than thousand
Americans under Morgan, having no Artil-
Jerry and but one hundred and thirty horse
nc l-naffScan loss was twelve killed and six
ty wounded, the 6rros1 ioss t1ls oSis hun
dred killed, two hundred wounded, five hun
dred prisoners, two cannon, eight hundred
muskets, one hundred horses and seventy
negroes. Prof. Taylor, of Glasgow, calls
| this the greatest victory of the Revolution
ry war, and IN some respects it is more re-
markable than Fort Moultrie Let it be re-
membered too, that at the Cowpens the
troops were all Southern, and their leaders.
Morgan, Howard, Pickens and Washington,
belonged to our own sections of country.
At Kings Mountain, nine hundred Amer
lean militia beat one thousand one hundred
and twenty-five British and Tories under
| the accomplished veteran officer, Major Fer
guson. The American loss was twenty-eight
killed and sixty wounded, the British loss
was too hundred and twenty-five killed,
one hundred and fifty-two wounded, seven
hundred and twentysix prisoners, and one
thousand five hundred stand of arms All
the Wings engaged in this battle were from
the South, mostly from North Carolina and
| Virginia. There were but few from South
Carolina present, because the Regiment from
the upper districts under Col Hill had been
called off a short time before to Hanging
| Rock. None but Southern troops were en-
! gagged in the long and bloody fight at Euaw
i Springs, and though the British after being
beaten did rally and retake the field of battle
yet they were so badly cut up that they
made precipitate retreat the next day.
The American loss was five hundred and fif
ty-five killed and wounded, the British loss
was six hundred and ninety-three killed and
wounded, and five hundred prisoners. Al
Black Stocks, Sumter, With four hundred
South Carolinians routed Tartleton, killing
ninety and wounding one hundred of hii
command. Iknow of but two other instances
in our Revolutionary history, in which th,
disproportion was SO grsatbetween the losses
the skirnish at McIntire's bf~llreek. and =
former place, the enemy, one thousand efgh
hundred strong, was beaten by one thousan'
Wings with loss of seventy killed and woun
ded and many prisoners, while the American
had but two wounded and nine killed. A
McIntire's Branch, seven miles from Char
lotte, George Graham, with twelve men, drov
back with heavy loss, a foraglng party Q
four hundred men, without the loss of sin
gle one of his command. The foreigners re
turned, reporting that there was rebel il
every bush. At Charlotte, some two hun
dred men, under Col. Davie, and Major Jos
Graham, three times drove back the Who'll
British Army under CornwSllis and then mad
good their retreat. Ther was no more dar
Ing and dashing affair d,ring the war, an
none but Carolinians. Fere engaged in it.
I'VE will continuet 10 give extracts fror
tbie admirable Addf6S in our next