The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-16

During the retreat the Americans caI
tured more than three hundred prisoner!
and two pieces of cannon. Upon one o.
these field pieces Lieutenant Duval, o
Maryland, who fought SO bravely at tho
Star redouht of Fort Ninety-six, leaped
and taking off his hat, gave three hearty
cheers. \ bullet from a retreating Brit.
Usher brought him to the ground and he
expired within half an hour after, and
here ends our record of the Rudulphs, Sc
far as relates to Major John. for he died
soon after at Camden. Just about the
close of the war. General Mcdonald.
late merchant in Baltimore, certified in
1919 that he, then 4 private in the army,
had joined in firing the salute of honor
over his grave.
We have constantly given credit to
Captain. afterwards Major John Ru-
dulph in all the heroic deeds mentioned.
because, according to LOSING and other
authorities, it was he who did them; but
during all this time Michael Rudulph
was also Captain in the legion, and
though his name does not appear. he was
we'll known to be equally valiant with
his brother John
We now come TO the relation of the
deeds more particularly connected with
Michael Rudolph. and the traditions in
Georgia, the Carolinas. as well as in
Maryland. which identify Michael Ru-
dulph. of Lees Legion, with the famous
Michael Ney, Marshal. Duke E!chinger
and Prince of Moscow, ie 6racrS drs brarcs
of Napoleon 1t was certainly this Ru-
dulph (MichaeD who made the bold at
tempt against the British post on Johns
Island. (The Americans under Lincoln
upon the main land, and the British on
Johns Island, in Stone River under Pro-
vost. about thirty miles from Charleston
The writer in the Southern Literary Hes
senqsr. of January, 1S41, says OF this
bold attempt: Crossing an arm of the
sea at midnight, Rudulph would have
been quite successful but that the divi-
sion appointed to cooperate with him
failed to do so. lie had passed in Sc
cresy and safety, breast deep in the
water, to and from his object, and be
tween line of British galleys. the sen
tinels of which continued to cry, "Alrs
well.'' during his whole progress. and i'll
| full hearing of his troops.
| \ second attempt of Rudolph vas
more successful, and was made upon one
of the galleys. which had been stationed
in Ashley River, and sufficiently remot,
from the Charleston garrison to encour
age the plan of attempting her capture.
| Disgusting himself in the garb and man
ners of Il countryman. and coloring ana
| clothing four of his best soldiers as ne
groeS. he procured one of those common
| market boats with which the negroes
were i'll the habit of passing the gale,
with provisions for the Charleston garri
son. These with small stock of poul-
| try and provisions were placed conspicu
ousIy in his boat, in the bottom of which
| was concealed a small body of armed
soldiers. Hailed by the galley. as h,
was about to pass, Rudulph drew nigh.
and showing his chickens, he and his
disguised negroes grabbed her and leap
| ing aboard with his followers, killed the
guard and ali VIII" offered any opposi-
| ton. Some of the British escaped to tn,
river but the galley with her captain,
and twenty-eight sailors were captured
| \ few days after this event, fighting
| hand to hand, he dismounted and made
prisoner of the most daring Of the black
dragons employed in the British service.
| Between the date 1882. when South
their British foes, and the date of til,
reorganization of the army under Wayne.
! for the defence of the Western territory
| against the Indians in 1893. we are with
out Intelligence in respect to Rudulph'>
| employments or abode. 1t is. however.
| more than likely he settled in Georgia
and there married. 1t is not certain thai
he ever returned TO Maryland, but tina,
| he married is true. We find him, how
| ever in the army of Wayne on the West
ern frontiers. That Wayne, who knew
his value, particularly in such warfare a.
| he was about to wage with the Indians
should have sought his services, is not
| improbable.
! The success of Wayne in retrieving.
| > ell % - 81,
| Indians with deserved punishment, i,
too we'll known to render any details.
| particularly as we can offer none of mo.
ment i'll relation to Rudolph. We know.
| however, that he was in command of tn,
cavalry uuder Wayne, and that he served
with distinguished reputation, in so
| many words, he was again considered
the very first officer of his rank in tn,
| American army. Spirit and stratagem.
great promptitude and readiness OF re-
source were his characteristics. We al.
| told in general terms, as decidedly i'll the
Indian as in the British war. But W.
are also told that he quarreled will
| Wayne and resigned his commission
| How long he remained in civil life after
| the peace with Great Britain, and befor
Joining or subsequent to his separation
| from the western army, are questions
| unanswered.&
The next tidings Of Rudolph, though
uncertain, describes him as returning
home after the absence of :: year. and
stopping for a night at 4 brothers (Zeb-
ulon) at Elkton, Md. Here he listens to
and humiliating character. of such SOFT
indeed as to determine him not again to
return to his family (nor did he ever
again. True to his resolve, with the
dawn of the unsuing day, he disappears
from the dwelling of bis brother without
taking leave. And the next We hear oil
him is as an adventurer about to sail
from the Chesapeake with cargo of to-
bacco in a small vessel, and destined
nominally for St. Domingo or France.
| For some time nothing more is heard
from him. Clouds, darkness and storm
came over his course, and that of France
| and her colonies. The wild pillows of
tie reign of terror are beginning to roll
*Michael Rudulph married Miss
| Baker of Savannah, Georgia. by whom
he had four children Matilda. Eliza.
Mike, and Amelia. After the Revolu-