The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-09

the legion. arrived with the lntelliErnct
that Lord Rawlon had crossed tn san
tee and WIS moving upon Fort Motto.
Lee waived the deception. the capitu'a,
ton WAS SIGNED. and before noon Capt.
John Rudolph rliSed the American ilag
on one of the ba>tionS. and the captive
garrison marched with its escort for Raw
dams camp. 1t was glorious, because
almost bl"odless victory.
Lee left Font CRANKY with his legion
in the evenin" after its capture and was
securing the country between Augusta
and Fort Ninety Six. and proceeded t"
form junction with Pickens. while
Marion and Sumter were keeping watch
oil. and holding Raw,lon in cheek be-
tween the Edi>to and Santre rivers
Ninety-SiX and Augusta were i'll the
hands of the British Lee was informed
that Il large quantity of powder. ball
and small arms. liquor. salt. blankets.
aianS, and much wanted by the Amerl-
cans. 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 2l>t of May. he reached that vicinity.
when Captain John Rudolph. with the
legion infantry. gallantly rushed upon
the fort while small body of militia
attacked the garrison from another qulr-
ter. with Il loss of only one man, The
fort with all contents, was captured by
Rudolph.
Forts CORVALLIS and Grierson. the
chief defenses of Augusta. were next
bcleaguered. and both of them fell into
The hands of Rurlulph. Fort GrierSon
falling first. May 81. 1881, and Fort
CORVALLIS June 1St OF the same year.
the garrison surrendering to john Ru-
,lu phi. Thus Augusta WAS taken and
never again occupied by the British. and
Plckcns and Ire were the heroes, while
the Rudulphs. Eg .leston. etc. etc. Of
Mary land, accomplished the work. Loss
iny says: In the meantime Rlwrnn
managed to eludc the vigilance of Sum
ter. and after passing OranyeburS. APP
preached Ninety Six, bcleagnered by
zen. Greene. and commanded by Col.
Cruger. Greene now perceived that liz,
must either storm TIL. works OF Fort
Ninrty-Six at once. fight RAwlnn, or
retire. He determined to storm the
works. aud ut noon on the 18th of Jane.
plrted. and two trenches and Il mine
nearly let into the enrmy's ditch. the
center battery opened upon the Star, as
4 signal for general attack.
Lrntrnant- Colonel Campbrll. of the
First Virginia Regiment. with u letach-
ment from the Maryland and Virginia
hrigahrS led the attack on the left. and
Lcut-Cnl. Lee. with Kirkwooh's Della
wareans, advanced on the right. Lieut..
DuvaI. of Maryland and Sedcn. of Nir-
ginia. commanded the forlprn hope OF
Gamphcll and Major John Rululph that
of Lee. Ritlemcn were stationed ON the
towers, fascincS were constructed to fill
the ditch. and long poles with iron hooks
were prepared to pull down the sand
bags from the paraprts. Campbell and
I -, ,rl,
rruger receiving the attack with firm
ness. and from apertures between the
sand bags the British riilemen did great
execution. Duval and Selden boldly ell
tered the ditch and commenced pulling
down the sand bags the parapct briS-
tied with pixies and bayonets. yet they
could not reach the ASSISTANTS. Rapidly
the bags were disappearing i'll the ditch
below. and Campbell WIS pressing to
ascend the paraprt and fight hand to
hand with the garrison. when Captain
Dulancy's corps and Captain Campbell
Tory |. of New Jersey. issued from !,
sally port of the Star rcdonbt with few
men, and taking opposite directions ia
the ditch. tiercely assaulted Duval and
Selden at the same time with bayOnetS.
Terrible was the conflict which ensued.
The brave patriots We're asSailed both in
front and overheard; yet they maintained
their ground for some minutes. At last
both leaders of the forlnrn hope We're
wounded. and the whole purity retreated
To the trenches. While this bloody scene
was Transporting at the Star rcdnubt. one
more successful effort for the besiegerS
occurred at the stockade. Major John
Rudolph made his way into the fort, and
the enemy. with some prisoners, hastily
retreated to the main works. This ad.
vantage Lee intended to follow up. by
entering the town, aSSailing the fortified
jail and then assist III reaucin. the Star
reduubt. but General Greene, perceviny
the slaughter in the ditch and DESTROYS
of saving his troops. ordered Lee 10 do
nothing more than to hnli the StuckaGe
Rudulp! had gained. Greene then sent
Il flag to Colonel Crugcr proposing u ces-
Sation of ho>tililieS for the purpose OF
buryin the dead. Cru-er refused. claim
ing that service for the victor whoever
he might he.
Believing the reduction Of Ninety Six
To he doubtful before the arrival of Raw
don. and unwilling t" encounter hat Gen
erals superior force. Greene withdrew
the detachment Of Rudulph from the
>tockade and prepared for Il general re
treat Thus ended the siege of Ninety
Six, which had continued twcnty-Srven
days; and RuluIph hal no other fruits
than were reaprd by his own reputation.
During this siege the Americans lost
alb nut $50 men in killed. wounded. and
Land line most valuable officer was
shot through the head during the assault
on the 18th. and fell dead. Capt. Benson.
also of the Maryland line. WAS wounded
severely in the neck and shoulders. From
this time to the battle OF Eutaw. the
legion with the Rudulphs and Eg.le.
stnn as the leading and most daring and
active spirits. were particularly energetic
in harassing the progress of the retreat
ing British on the banks of the Saluda
aid Broad rivers, at Monk Corner and
Santec Hills.
FRO rr COTTISI-ED
About Deaths Doings.