The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-01-27

DESTROYS Of drawing them as far from
the royal army as possible, Lee ordered a
change Of front and a slow retreat. Hop
ing TO produce rout, Tarleton and his
cavalry pressed forward upon, who was
now in the rear. but with little effect.
They made Il second charge and cmptied
their pistols, when Lee. with the troops of
Rndulph john and Eggleston, wheeled
suddenly. and in close column, advanced
upon TaIeton.
The moment Tarleton saw the whole cav
ally OF the legion pressing upon him, he
sounded retreat. for he well knew the
superiority of the horses of the Americans
Only one front section of the British cav
airy met the shock, aud these were all dis
mounted. and most of the horses were
Frustrated; some of the Dragons were
killed and others made prisoners. The
Americans lost neither man nor horse.
Tarleton with the remainder of his corps
Withdrew in great haste and sought to gain
the main army
This skirmish, so admirably managed by
. AuuUIpn, brought on lhc Dlttie OF Nul-
ford Court House in March, 1881
We next fluid the Rudulphs with their
usual gal1antry at the taking of Fort Wat
son by Lee and Marion, April Goth, ISL.
On the 18th of May, 1881, in the evening,
Lee arrived with his legion in the vicinity
Of Fort CRANKY the same day on which
Sn,ntpr tnrly Of nr,rraI,-r1
and i'll the edge of a wood within six hun
bred yards Of the fort, he began the cree
ton Of a battery; dense fog the next
morning enabled him to complete it and
mount the six FOUNDER taken from Fort
Motto, before they were discovered by the
garrison. When the fog rolled away the
cannon was discharged and at the same
moment the legion Infantry advanced and
took an advantageous position and opened
fine upon the enemys picketS. This sud
den annnncation OF the presence Of an
enemy and his imposing display alarmed
Maxwell, the commander of the fort eX-
cessively, and he received Captain Eggle
Ston, who was sent with flag to demand
brief consultation with his officers, Max
well agreed to surrender the fort on condi-
ton that private property of every sort,
without an inveSti CATION of title, should
be left III the hands of it's roSSessorS: that
the garrison should be permitted to retire
to Charleston as prisoners of war till ex-
changed; that the militia should be held in
the same manner as the regulars. and that
au escort charged with the protection of
persons and property, should attend the
prisoners to Rawion's camp.
Lees practice had always been to restore
piundered property when captured to the
rigatIu! owners, yet knowing the dangers
of delay, with the British commander Raw
don so near he acquiesced on the condi
ton that all the horses fit Tor public ser
vice should be left. To this the mounted
Iessians objected and the negotiations
wee suspended. During this suspense,
Captain Armstrong, OF the legion, arrived
with the intelligence that Lord Rawdon
had crossed the Santee and was moving
upon Fort Motto. Lee waived the accep-
ton. the capitulation was signed, and be-
fore noon Captain John Rudulph raised
the American flag on one Of the baStons
and the captive garrison marched with its
escort for Rawdon's camp. 1t was glori
Gus, because almost bloodless victory.
Lee left Fort Granny with his Legion in
the evening after its capture and was scour
INC the country between Augusta and Fort
Ninety Six, and proceeded to form june
ton with Pickens, while Marion and sum
ter were keeping watch on, and holding
Rawdon in check between the EdiSto and
Santee rivers. Ninety-Six and Augusta
we've III the hands of the British Lee was
Informed that large quantity of powder,
ball and small AIMS, liquor, salt, blankets
and other articles intended for the Indians,
and much wanted by the Americans, were
deposited at Fort Gaiphin otherwise called |
Fort Dreadnaught-a small stockade at
Silver Bluffs upon The Carolina side of the
Savannah. twelve miles below Augusta,
FASTENED thither to capture them, and on
the morning of the 2lst of May, he reached |
that vicinity, when Capt. John Rululph,
with the Legion infantry, calamity rushed
upon the fort while a small body of militia
attacked the garrison from another quarter,
with loss of only one man. The fort with
all contents, was captured 10y liudulph
Forts CORVALLIS aad ttrierson, the chief
datpnees of Augusta, We're next beleaguIed,
aad both of them fell into the hands of
Rudolph, Fort Grierson falling first, May
2lst. 1881, and Fort CORVALLIS June list,
Of the same year, the garrison surrendering
to John RadUlph Thus Augusta was taken
and never again occupied by the British,
and PickenS and Lee were the heroes, while |
the RuduphS, Eggleston, &c, &C., CT
Maryland, accomplished the work. Los
sing says: In the meantime Rawdon
managed to elude the vigilance of Sumter,
and after passing Orangeburg, approached
Ninety Six, beleagured by General Greene,
and commanded by Col. Cruger. Greene
now perceived that he must either storm
the works Of .'Grt Ninety Six at once, fight
Hawdon, OF retire. lie determined to storm
the works. and at noon on the 18Th of June.
1881, the Mayham tower being completed,
and two trenches and a mine nearly let into
the enemy's ditch, the center battery opened
upon the Star, as a signal for general attack
Lieutenant Colonel Campbell, ofthe First
Virginia Regiment, with detachment from
the Maryland aud irginia brigGdes, led
the Gttal9 GA tie lett, lieutenant Colonel
Lee, with Kirk woods Delawareans ad
vanced on the right. Lieutenant Duval, |
of Maryland, and Selden, of Virginia, com
manded the forlorn hope of Campbell, and
Major John Rudolph that of Lee. Rife
men were static Ied on til. towers, fascines
were constructed TO ill the ditch, and long
poles with iron hooks were prepared to
pull down Tho sand Gags from the parapets
Campbell and Lee rushed to the assault,
simultaneously, Cruger receiving the attack