River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-11-04
Battle of Kings Mountain.
Harpers Weekly.

The centennial celebration of the bat
tie of Kings Mountain, North Carroll
nia--one of the most important of all
the contests of the Revolutionary war
fought in the southern states-opened
on the 9th inst, and lasted three day..
The ceremonies took place ON the bat
tle-ground, and nem the spot where
Ferguson, the commander of the Brit
ish troops, fell in the memorable fight,
which resulted in the defeat of his
army. The weather was fine, and thou
sands assembled to take part in the fes-
tivities of the occasion. The program
me of the first day included speeches
by Dana c. Fowler, of North Carolina;
Governor letter, Of South Carolina Rev
ID. +. Butler, of Georgia. Judge Nixon
Nandyke, of Tennessee; Gen. s. w.
Williams, of Arkansas, and H. NJ. Me
Mill, of Mississippi.
On the second day not less than ten
thousand people gathered on the
grounds to witness the sham fight in
imitation of the original battle; but
they were disappointed, as change
was finally agreed upon, and military
parade was substituted for the fight.
Gen. Hunt of the United States army,
was in command.
The third and great day of the
celebration witnessed the assemb-
ling of still larger gathering.
The excuses commenced witt, ma
tional salute at sunrise by the Rich
mond (Nirginia) Howitzers, at 10 \. NJ.
review of all the troops was held 10y
General Hunt, after which the people
crowded around the speakers stand,
which had been erected in one Of the
ravines leading down the side of the
mountain. Seats had been provided
for five hundred on the stand, and
these with the seats on the side Of the
mountain for the audience formed one
amphitheatre a lyric written 10y Mrs
Clara Dargan Mclean, of GOrkville,
South Carolina, and set to music 10y
Professor +. w. Linebeck, of Salem,
North Carolina, was sung 10y an inn
provised choir with fine effect, led by
the fifth United States artillery band.
The rostrum was decorated by one i'm
mense United States flag, and others
representing the thirteen original
states. After the lyric came the read
ing of an ode written for the occasion
by Paul II. Hayne, of South Carolina.
The reader was Colonel Charles c.
Jones of Augusta, Georgia. The ora
tor of the day, Hon. John w. Daniel
of Lynchburg, Virginia, then deliv-
cred stirring address, in the
course of which he recited in glow
ing words the story of the struggle Of a
hundred years ago. After the address
procession was formed which
marched to the monument, some four
hundred yards distant Here the cere-
mony of unyeihng the monument was
performed 10y four young ladies, assist
ed by Governors Jarvis, of North
Carolina Holiday, of Virginia, and
Jeter, of South Carolina, and General
Campbell, of Tennessee, while the vast
audience sang the doXology AT five
o'clock dress parade was held, and ut
night grand pyrotechnic display
ended the celebration, which, taken all
together, was n great success.
The monument is granite shaft
measuring twenty-six fectin height and
eighteen feet at the base, resting on y
broad pedestal composed OF five steps,
and sloping to the top, which ~ about
two and a half feet square, The in
scriptions are cut on marble slabs m
bcdded two in hes in the granite ma
SOnry.