Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-11-23

rushed up the lane. LAY the. Wings from behind
the fence poured. in, 81 second volley, which
literally blockaded the road With dead mel
and horses.E Those not shot down fed.
Between the enemy and the river was
thick wood. Sumter ordered Colonels Clarke
and Chandler, Of Georgia, and Major Ham
mond, of South Carolina, to take one hundred
choice men, and through this wood gain The
enemy y'srear, In the charge which the British
made up the lane, Major Money and Lieuten
ants Gibson and Cope fell, iTarleton saw
that something must be done or his forces
would be cut to pieces in a short time. With
that impetuosity for which he was noted, he
charged With the main body Of bis cavalry
with the determination to drive the Ameri
cans I from the tobacco barn and from the TOP
of tn, hill. The men in the tobacco, barn
poured in a welt directed volTey, which dis
d, mounted many Britton and drove the, rest
beyond the rivulet. =
Tarleton, now almost frantic, drew Of his
whole forces, and having formed in the new,
made desperate charge against the Ameri'
cans posted on the top of the hill. Here he
was met by small band Of one hundred and
fifty riAemen under Twiggs and jackson, OF
Georgia These men fought with desperation,
and in The moment when about to be tram.
pied down by the British horses, company
q reserves, under Colonel Richard Winn,
came up and turned the tide of victory.
Tasrle.,n seeing that he was beaten, fled.
Whilst the battle was raging at Black.
stocks house, Clarke, Chandler and Ham
mond, with the one hundred men under their
command we're running the British in the
rear. The horses which the British had left
behind when they made the charge, had all
been taken BY Clarke and his party. When
the British came back they found that the
horses we're gone. It was dark when the
British began to retreat, and all rushing to
the rear. Clarke and his men turned leose
all the horses, except a few, and set out for
Sumtef's camp. ..,r ....
In this battle the American loss was three
killed and Eve wounded. Colonel Sumter
was wounded in the breast, early in the bat
tie. The command Of the troops and man
agement of the battle devolved upon Twiggs
and Jackson The fight lasted near three
hours after Sumter was wounded. The British
left on the battlefield between ninety and
one huDdred killed, and near one hundred
wounded.
The Americans having buried their three
dead men and made provision for the comfort
of the wounded British, moved of in good
order. The wounded Wings we're taken with
them. Colonel Sumter was borne on litter
between two horses. After crossing the Ty-
ger, the troops were disbauded. The Geor.
gians directed their course westward; the
Carolinians went to their old camping grounds.
One hundred men accompanied Sumter to
North Carolina. Colonel Lacey, of Chester,
returned to Liberty Hill camp, at William
Burris' mill on Turkey Creek, York county.
1t is evident that the Americans gained q
most signal victory at Blackstock's. The
forces we're nearly equal in numbers; but
Tarletou's forces were regulars, while Sumter's 8
we're mostly raw militia. The Americans did
not pursue the flying British, because night
had come on. Tarleton camped so soon as
the remainder of his forces, and those driven
from the battle ground, met. T., -r......