The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-04-29
\ 9euolutionarg STORY.
ffom LippincOas lNagasine for March.
TIE EUTAW FLAG

TIE EUTAW FLAGS
BY ROBERT WILSON.
CHATTER II.
o. the 18th Of May, 1880, General
Linepln, after sustaining close siege of
more than amonths duration, surrendered
cbafleston, with five thousand men and
four hundred pieces of artillery, into the
hands of Sir Henry Clinton. The dark
cloud which had long been threatening
Lower Carolina now settled like pail
over the whole State, and but for two
csnses the whole issue Of the war might
havo been changed. One Of these was
tho severity of CORVALLIS, who succeeded
0|Iuton in the command, and who by his
unvise policy drove the despondent people
v desperation the other was the indomi-
sable courage and self devoted heroism Of
tho women, which encouraged aud strength
ened the tagging patriotism Of the men.
The militia who had been captured with
the city regarded themselves as absolved
from parole which did not protect them
from enlistment in the ranks Of the Crown,
and The irregular bands Of Marion, Pick.
ems and Sumter received large accessions.
Nill-saws were roughly forged into sabres
AVID pewter tableware melted and beaten
into slugs for the shot-guns with which
tho men were armed. The British dared
not forage except in force, the pickets
Nerc shot from ambushes, aud their Tory
allies hung whenever captured. In Au-
gust the disastrous battle of Camden de-
stroyed Gates army, and the Congress
sent Greene to supersede him. Making
Biz head quarters in North Carolina, this
experienced commander divided his force
and sent General Morgan, with about one
thousand men, into South Carolina to
Aarass Cornwalis in the rear. The latter
a nncc sent Tarleton with eleven hun
dred tfoopers, among them his famous lie.
nion, To- cut of Morgan or drive him back
upou Greene. In the latter part Of De.
pember the Americans were In the re-
1lon Of the upper Broad River, in Spar.
tonhurg district, South Carolina, Morgan
.
having but one hundred and thirty noun.
IA men-they could hardly be called
cavalry among whom was Washington
Il was about nine o'clock on the night
o. ihe 10th of January, 1881, that the
l|llle army was eneamped between the
Pa66lns and Broad rivers, near a piece Of
fkln Uoodland known as Hannah's Cow
0lS. The weather was very cold, for the
<I>yalIon of that part of the country pro.
'dooas Temperature equal in severity to
What d much higher latitude, but neither
! tenla nor shanties protected the sleeping
*oldi1a from the frosty air. Here and
ehero rough shelter Of pine boughi
Z IAdaped together to windward Of the smoul
daring eamp-fres told Of squad who hat
NH heen too weary to work for a little
3 11o< 81 comfort; but in most cases the
uon xcre stretched out on the bare ground
their feet towards the embers and theil
atma mapped up with them in their tat
tered blnnkets, which scarcely served t.
koep out the cold. The regular troops
Who had seen some service, might have
easily been distinguished from the les
a Qxperieneed militia by their superior sleep
is ine arrangements. Two aud sometimes
!, <hro4 men would be found wrapped in one
So bIanket spoonfashion," with another
blanket stretched above them on foul
- llakce % serve as tent-fy, and their firei
9a<a usnally large aud well covered with
= reen Ranches to prevent their burning
nal out too rapidly. One and all, however
4, |epl us soundly as If reposing on beds o
ydorn, while the same quiet stars smilet
: On them and on the anxious wives. ant
y nollon who lay waking and praying il
" ua17 distant home In aud out among
~ the Nelrd and shifting shadows Of th'
ri. eu>er lInes, the dim figures Of the scnti
- 11|A Ala|ked with their old "Queen Anne
4 a saskols at the "right-shoulder shift" o.
tfa1s7ed back and forth along their beat
] ~ double quick to keep their blood il
=" e|rcu|niion. AT little distance from tn
uBhhQIan}1y camp the horses Of Washington
sss 'agQoas and NJ Calls mounted Georgian
1ssa ~ pieketed in groups of ten, the saddle
St|Iei iogether, and a sentinel paced be
aoyI< <.sks evsry two groups, while the mel
IiV'' HeFe 1lretched around their fires, sleeping
S q ia6Ir arms like the infantry, for il wa
Hcfr kn9fa Mat Tarleton had crossed the Pa
IIIs Q|eEIhAt day, aud aa attack was expecte'
Topl sal time. A party Of officers wer
'fpls' |cc4 near one Of the fires, with nothing
~ TIA fne old relic Of the revolution
sfs*3 by the Washington Light Inianir
..,,,l IIbzsoii, South Carolina IL was born
Ff,s n *|1rel William Washington's corpse 9