The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-06-01
A HERO OF THE REVOLUTION.
The Life and Services of Gen. Andrew
Pickens.

The Life and Services of Gen. Andrew
Pickens.
The following interesting sketch, pub
lished many Years ago in the Keowee
Courier, will be read with special interest
at this time:
A correspondent of the Unionville
Times, under the signature of "Up-Coun-
try" suggests that in filling up the inches
of the Capitol with busts of distinguished
Carolinians, as is proposed, the claims of
Gen. Andrew Pickens should not be dis
regarded. He says while "Gen. Marion
and Sumter should have place in the
Capitol, so should Gen. Pickens, an up
countryman, have one assigned him also"
We agree with "Up-Country" that the
important services which Gen. Pickens
rendered during the revolution, fully en-
title him to this distinction. We make
the following extract, giving information
in reference to the life and services of
Gen. Pickens, which will prove interest
ing to our readers:
IT beg leave to bring to the view Of the
good people of South Carolina Gen. An
drew Pickens, and some of his military
services during our Revolutionary strug-
gle. He was of Irish descent, born in
Pennsylvania, and emigrated to South
Carolina with his parents when a boy,
and settled first in the Waxhaws. In
1850 before he was twenty-one years old,
he volunteered in Grants expedition
against the Cherokee Indians, where he
received his first lessons in military dis
cipline, with Laurens, Marion, Moultrie
and Hugar. He, early in the revolution
ary contest, took sides with the Wings,
and became leader of the patriots. In
1779, Col. Pickens, who then commanded
regiment of about three hundred and
sixty men, pursued Col. Boyd, who had
under him eight hundred Tories. He
overlook them at Hottie Greek, where q
severe battle ensued. Boyd was mortally
wounded, seven of his men killed, and
about seventy-five made prisoners, the
remainder scattered to the winds, This
was the first great reverse of fortune
which the Tories met with, and OF course
proved to be of great service in the cause
of the patriots. Gen. Pickens was
wounded in the breast by ,musket ball,
while at the head of his men at the battle
of Eutaw, and knocked off his horse-a
wound he carried with him, in its effects,
to the grave, in 1917. he captured
Augusta from the British after they had
held it two years, as "Lee's Memoirs OF
the Southern Campaign" will prove. He
fought at the siege of Ninety-six, and
lost two brothers there. He fought at
CRANKY. He cut Piles men all to pieces
one night on Haw River, N. c., and was
elected in that State Brigadier General
to succeed Gen. Dawson (who was killed
at Cowan's Ford, on the Catawba) and
was actually Brigadier General in both
the Carolinas at the same time. Gen.
Pickens, with his men, stood the onset
of the British at the great battle of the
Cowpens. In fourteen days he conquered
the great Cherokee nation without the
loss of a man, and made the celebrated
treaty of Hopewell, in Pendleton; by
which Anderson, Pickens and Greenville
were obtained. BE also fought the great
ring fight, which perfectly subdued the
Indians ever afterwards.
"Gen. Pickens is one of the few officers
who never drew cent of pay for his
Revolutionary services, as the roll of the
comptroller's Office will prove. After the
war Gen. Pickens held the first county
court that sat under the new laws, near
Abbeville Court House, at the old Block
House, and his son, Governor Pickens;
then a boy of five years old, drew the
first jury. He was appointed by Presi-
dent Washington, with Gen. Wayne, to
conquer the great Northwestern tribes
of Indians, but declined the honor. He
ran the line between North Carolina and
Tennessee, by an appointment from Pres,
ident Jefferson. He was also appointed
to hold the Treaty of Milledgevile, like.
wise at Natchez, and indeed almost all
the treaties held with the Southern In
dians, and was constantly in service un-
til 1894, when he was elected to Congress,
which then sat in Philadelphia. THAT
time there was neither railroads nor stage
coaches-all travelling was done on horse
back. Picture, then, to yourselves, man
| who is approaching his threesccre years,
| of martial figure and dignifed demeanor,
mounted on milk-white steed of pure
Andalusion breed, whip in hand, and
holsters filled with brace of pistols, the
| silver mounting of which glittered in the
| sunlight. A three-cornered hat, from
beneath which grows the silyery gray
hair. put smoothly back and tied in aque,
an undress military coat, rufaed shirt,
and small clothes and fair top boots, with
massive silver spurs, following at little
distance, on stout draft horse, is his
| African attendant, Pompey, in livery of
blue, with scarlet facings, carrying pom.
| derous portmanteau, with consequential
| and dignifed air, showing in every move
| ment the pride of body servant in his
| revered master. Paint this in your
| minds eye, and you have before you a
| gentleman of the eighteenth century, with
his servant, on his way to Congress-
Such was Gen. Andrew Pickens as he
| passed through our village in 1904.
"Congress, on the 9th of February, 1871 !,
| passed q vote of thanks to the officers and
men who foughtin the battle of the Cow
pens, and. voted Gen. Andrew Pickens a
sword. The Legislature of South Caro-
| lima, in 1916, unanimously offered him
the gubernatorial chair, which he respect.
| fully declined from age and in6rmities."
THE WONDERFUL SNAKE OF KEN
| TUcKY.-While out hunting on last
| Tuesday. Mr.. Richard Ives discovered a
large cave in the side of a hill under q