The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-08
nIANCE JOLLY.
Tho Exploits of II Daring Guerrilla who
,H Operated I'm Georgia and Carolina.
~. nfrom tho Athens Ga, BanncrN

Tho Exploits of Il Daring Guerrilla who
Y Operated I'm Georgia and Carolina.
~ (Nrom tho Athens, Ca, Banncr)
MANY af our readers remember
"Mancc" Jolly, who operated in South
Carolina and Georgia soon after the
war, and was o terror to those that |
wore the blue. Jolly had II terrible |
account to settle with the Yankees, |
and he paid the debt with interest. |
Five of his brothers had been killed |
during the war, and he sWore that he
would kill five Yankees for each one
of his brothers that were slain. After
a truce was declared between jolly |
and the Yankees, he went to Texas
and married. His fathGr-in-laW gave
him plantation on the opposite side
Iof the river, and jolly commenced
building house, and would swim his
horse that he rode while on his many
raids in Georgia over to where he was
building. He was returning TO his
father-in-laW's for dinner, and while
about midway the stream, "DiXie,"
the name of Jolly's horse, gave out
and they went down together, to rise
no more. Jolly has relation now
living in Athens, who has given us
some interesting accounts Of his hair
breadth escapes.
Nance Jolly was very restless fcl-
low, and could sec Yankee a mile
of. His relative says he was in church
with him once in Hart county, and all
at once jolly became very nervous and
walked ont of the church, closely fol-
lowed by his relation, who saw from
Jolly's action that something was
wrong. Glancing through the woods
he saw regiment ofncgro soldiers
coming through the woods. Jolly saw
that it was too lato for him to get his
horse, as the black troops were nearly
to where the animal was hitchcd, and
hey had begun firing at Jolly. lie
ran through the woods, the soldiers
shooting at him all the time. His
mother was i'll the church and sfaintcd
when she heard the report Of the guns.
The soldiers, after capturing Jolly's
horse, left and had not been gone
many minutes before Jolly had called
together few Of his followers, who
were desperate men, and followed
after the soldiers. Jolly's mother and
tho preacher all tried TO stop him, but
1T was no use. Ills blood was uD and
Inc intended tc pay them back for
shooting at him and stealing his horse.
They had skirmish with the negro
soldiers and several OF them bit the
dust. Next morning Jolly rode. into
Anderson, ). c., and Informed the
commanding officer that unless his
horse was sent TO his house tho next
day that he would kill him and five OF
his men. The officer knew the man hC
had to deal with and sent the horse tC
his house. Five thousand dollars wa,
offered for Jolly, and squads Of cavalry
were continually securing the country
but they always came back minus OH,
or two or their men, who were markc
"klllcd' on the muster roll. Tn
horse, "DiNic," ,"rthat hc rode on all O
his raids, was q thoroughbred racer
and 1t was 1oolishncss for any common
stccd to try and catch him. The hors,
was well trained, and Jolly could mak
him como by shrill whistle. TN
horse would not allow any one to np
proach him after dark except Jolly
1t a stranger came near, he would &C
perfectly frantic and kick and bite a
long as they were in reach. Name
dolly has several relatives still livin
In Franklin and Elbcrt counties. Iii
history was written and published i
1larpcr's magazine, and is said to b
very thrilling and interesting.