Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-08-05

of the lake. This is "Morgan's Spring;
and such has been It's designation tor
more than a century, The property OF when
il constitutes part, having continued IN
possession Of the same family since the
! frs, settlement Of the valley. In former
tunes, il is said to have been a tavorItr
lryslng place for the faithful lovers OF
The neighboring town; but, alas ! IN these
degenerate days, when romance is at a
discount and rheumatism prevails, when
catarrhal affections are far more dlthcuii
Of cure than those Of the heart, moonlight
rambles have fallen into disrepnte, and
The prudent villagers are now seldom seen
at nighllal near the "pebbly spring,
g. fond and billing,
Like Phillip and Mary on shilling"
If. however, there are occasional eXceP-
tons of those who will continue to risk
their precious health and happiness by
sitting there for hours on the cold damp
rocks, in reckless disregard Of cashmere
crlnoIlne and consequences, they are
looked upon and land ei aIone) as lncor'
rigible Ephraims, who as MADAM MaIa'
prop has ~ are "as heajslrong as an al
lesory on the banks Of the Nile BnI
the chief glory of this consecrated sPo'
consists in the patriotic associations
which cluster around it when the mo-
peglous drama Of lie Revolution was
boz, 10 begin. and The heart Of Virginia
was throbbing in responsive unison with
The eloquence Of Patrick Henry, whose
memorable words, I'VE must fight
repea, il sir. we must fight y Ieaped
like live thunder" through the land, no.
where within the borders of Tive good Old
Commonwealth was there more prompt
and determined response TO the terVId ap'
neal of the "forest born Demosthenes'
than among the patriotic clnzenS oil SheP'
herdstown and vicinity, where comPa'
nv Of rlfemer, consisting OF more than
hundred men, vas Immediately raised
"for The protection Of American liberty
The officers of this celebrated corps
were, Hugh Stephenson, captain; Abra-
ham Shepherd, first lieutenant; - Pen
dleIon, second lieutenant; - Scott,
third; William Pyle was appointed en-
sign and Henry Bedinger, sergeant
Their banner was emblazoned with the
device of the "CulpepPer minute men
coiicd raftleSnGke ready 10 strike, and
The significant motto, "Dont tread on
me"
For their Uniform, they adopted home
spun hunting shirts, made OF tow linen
| iringed around the neck and down the
| fron[ leather leggins and moccaslns.
Each wore buck.taiI in his hat, and had
tom ahawk and scalPing knife in his
belt.
Thus organized and equipped, these
gallant men held themselves in readiness
20 march al q minutes warning whenever
and wherever their services might be re-
ooired 10 defend the rights OF the Colo
MES from the encroschments OF The Bnl'
ish Crown. Accordingly, when, on the
l4lh Of June, ITS, the Continental Con
eress resolved "thaI six companies o. e1'
Der, rihemen be Immediately raised In
Pennsylvania, two in Maryland and two
in Virginia, and that each company, as
soon as completed, shall march and JON
The army near Boston," the Shepherds
town rifemen obeyed the summons with
alacrity, and theirs was the first compa-
nu from the South that rallied 10 The side
Of Washington when Boston was oelea'
guered.
"They left the plowshare IN the mold,
Their flocks and herds without fold,
The sickle in the unshorn grain,
Their crops half garnered on the PLAIN,
And mustered, in their simple dress,
For wrongs TO seek stern redress"
The 9Th Of July, l775, was he day
Sc, Tor their departure, and Morgan 8
Spring was their rendezvous. True TO
their appointment. they all met there on
the morning designated; not man was
missing. Having partakeD Of a frugal
meal. they arose from the grass and rev
erently received the blessing which no.
iIy man of God invoked in their behalf, az
Ter which. solemnly agreeing together
tina, as many Of them as might be alive
on that day fifty years, should meet g,
gain at Morgan's Spring they shouidered
their rifles and forthwith begsh iheIi
march, "making." as one Of them ex'
pressed i,,"s bee line for Boston" which
they reached on the 10 h Of August, haV
ing made the journey Ct 600 miles II
tseniy.four days. -
AS they approached The camp at Cam