Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-12-21

road leading from Minnsboro to Little broad
liver, in Cleveland county, North Carolina,
was opened, Iii some places it has been aban.
doned, but in the main, i continues the same
that il was ninsty-fve years ago. For q long
time after the war Twas called the Kings
road !; at d later, period, it was known as the
Charleston road. Both these appellations are
at present nearly forgotten, The corps Of
road cutters we're followed BY Two three pound
ers., The next in order, Was the brigade
guards; then the regiment Of Bose; then fol.
lowed the North Carolina tories..cAs If to
protect tbeseJoysf subjects of the King, but
unpatrioticr citizens, two six Founders were or
dered1o follow in their rear. The two siI
peu6ders we're followed BY Lieutenant Colonel
Webster's brigade Of Cavalry. Next follow
ed the wagons. which bore the baggage Of
Earl Corvallis. Then the wagons il which
were placed, the baggage. belonging tothe field
officers. In the rof these we're the ammu'
nition wagons, hospital wagons, and wagons
belonging to the different regiments. Then
followed the provision train and loose horses
One hundred men. selected from Colonel
Webster's brigade Of Cavalry, under the COM
raand of one Captain and fwo subalterns,
formed the real. guard. 2alb' u;
At eight o'clock on the night Of tAe 18th Of
january, 1871. Earl CORVALLIS issued orders
forrthe whole army to be ready to move of in
the order already stated, at eight O'Clock, on
the next morning. We can only imaginesthe
grand andimposing spectacle which the army
Of CORVALLIS presented as it moved slowly
along through the wilderness, No doubt
John Hillhouse was glad when CornwalIis
vacated his house, and no doubt be and his bis
few neighbors were in deplorable condition.
The British troops had been quaxtered on them
for several days. A considerable field lying
in the direction Of Turkey creek from, Samuel
G. Youngblood's residence, was cleared by the
British soldiers in securing FIRE wood. .l'S
The FIRST day, the army made its way as far
as .Wolf's creek. On the twentieth, the Va.
eurs we're detached and sent to Tarleton, who
was still at HamiIton's ford. On the same
day, Tarleton, in obedience to the orders Of
Corn wallis, crossed Broad river, for. the pur-
pose Of gaining Intelligence Of the movements
Of; Morgan, and also rendering aid to bis
troops who had been scattered in the recent
battle. 1t would seem from this move, that
the British were igaorant of Morgan's move
ments Tarleton having learned that Nor.
gan was not on the west side of Broad river.
re.crossed the river at Smiths Ford. sa.:
!. On the night of the twentieth, CORVALLIS
camped on Buffalo. Here he was Joined by
Tarleton, and the resolution was formed to
pursue Morgan. Up to this time the inten;
ton was to cut Morgan of. On the night of
the twenty third, following the trail of Nor.
gan, the British reached Old Tryon Court
House in the western corner of the: present
county of CASTOR, about tvsntr miles from
LiDeelnton. The nextiay. hungry and foot
sore, they reacHfsd Raasour's Mill, in the vi.
tcipi;tg az Iinee,olnte;, CORVALLIS had heard
Of Ramsour's Mill before. The mention Of
the name awakened unpleasant recollections.
There, on the twentieth of June, 1880, the
loyal North Carolinians, under,tbe i'll starred
Colonel Moore, met with sad and ruinous
defeat. p, ...,..
At Ramsour's Mill, they remained three
days, collecting provisions and making ar
rangements for continuing the pursuit. Of
Morgan. The weather was exceedingly bad,
and the progress through the country very
slow CORVALLIS had learned, since he left
Turkey creek, that it was impossible to effect
encountered as he was with baggage.
Determined to do everything and make any
sacrifice that he might succeed in his under,
taking, CORVALLIS issued an order on the
twenty.fifth for all superauous baggage to be-
destroyed. All the wagons belonging to the
army, except those loaded with salt, hospital
stores, ammunition, and four empty wagons
for the sick, were committed to. the flames.
Officers, as we'll as men, we're ordered to re-
duce their private baggage. That this order
might be obeyed cheerfully BY all the officers,
Earl CORVALLIS promptly reduced the quan:
tity of his own baggage. 1t is difficult to-
say whether this was a wise or foolish act. IT.
seems to have been the act of man whose
motto was success or ruin. s = :.....5S'~