The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-24

the revolution In which he most
distinguished himself, were the
battles of Musgrove's Mills and of
Kings Mountain. In the former
he displayed no little degree OF
strategy, and had tho forces on
both sides been numerous, it would
have been recorded in the history
of the was as IN Of the Instances
of the display Of the greatest mill
tary genius. lie falls back from
the contest in South Carolina to
North Carolina. The battle OF
Kings NouDtain is about 10 be
fought, and he is called back to his
adopted State. The following limos
will show how great II worrioc he
was:
cola Williams from u;ilsborourh
ctmnc.
To hi,n The S.uth Caro!;nians
iorkpA unain.n
col Lo-,,.,, t;o D.;,;.h ,,
mnnI,r b%ST ,In. t-im"n"i.
Nrn,t,in INA u.n
rnitn w;tih r:nn ,waufI $50
,jnm.n !, Sn,,th ,,ni;,, - ",
lians with Tho ou,nr coInna,s NJ
thn A,rn,in,n norsn IN co,,th Cnrn
lin, fnrmrd @ r,.n 70 ont or ~
ruson from tho Rrvn1ists I'm Snuth
Cnro!ina and ~ nroy"nt him FROM
unitinp with Cornwsilis Thn ninca
Of h ~,lryy ,rrno,1 ,,,nn v,,s
Cownons Unrn .hnT ninIIn.tnI
obnut nino lrrn,Iroa MAJ, and w.ith
their tiretast horsns snt ont in MR..
suit of tho cnrmv and IN the I'm
of October, 1850. fhnv ,ccrn nnar
Fcrpusor,s conn unon Kinr,a
Mountain. col w;Iii,ms, coTn0
mand nndr rcnootod ond s,,ocovs.
full assaults un6n Fcrnrsnn,s stron|.
hold In srrI;nn 10 n,onntn;,,
step by stem his raithfui rhnr@nr
was shot m rnuoh tTa n,nuth PA
coyernd his rider With S"om an,i
blood. Tn tho Storm ~ h,,ia4.
Col. WilIioms recnivnJ i, f,toI .hnt
in Tho shoulder and foil noar tho
foot of Enrmusnn No on
inp sccnc ~ Z hottin; 10 l. v,h;n.
ut tho hcod Of his MN onaino ~
CHARGE. Win word. nr nhoan sronb
ulon HE line 10 fn1, IN thou,;atan
of the 0yht and w,s hnrno from, tho
porv fpiI NV bis tv,n ~ W.,
and Joscnb thnn rmorn inI. ally
inc bv his si,In IIn H.. hmn"iol
nh%out,nn NIX ' iins ourle''
tain. wi,hout q s;mnIn no 80
mark his lnst rnsIi,r rI,oo m"
last oct of HE I;ca
STRUGGLE for Ehnrtv m,,iS
whirh has won fnr Wy
irr fame of ma hnor;nna -
lie has 81; q oIorin,,s nronn ~.
his rountrv' and handoG ndpm |, ~
,is r~ostcritr q nonn ~ M aI "
have inst csuso 70 ho nrond ivy
In rnlision he w,Do PR rouh,t;o,
To him reIiojon and nhorE, 80
Of the Rcvolution HE rai;riou r,ith
upheld him and sunnortr1 lis zeal
belicyiup:thnt irGoJ Vac On his
side he hnd rothinm to f,.r $40
In his domestic ro,otions be vos
most hnDpily situated thn stronnst
ties of love existed Ietwcnn lin
and the difrercnt mcmhors Of his
family, as appeors from, tho afrnc,
tionate letters written to thnm dY-
riDg the ~ Ills I0yn for bis VIC
and children was hiphIv recinro-
Gated, as ON one OCCASION His wifo
dared to finht for him. and two Of
sons followed him to the last hat.
tlcicld.
In stature, he was low and stout
with features coarsc-charactcris.
ties somewhat OF the men of the
family to-day. st his death he
!, left five sons and three daughters
Daniel, Joseph, John, James and
Washington. or the sons, James
and WASHINGTON only lived To IN
/ the heads of families. The Gaugh-
/. trrswrrc Elizabeth, Mary and Sarah
aud thew married.. r",pnrtivrlv
M.i. Jn0. Griffin, fumes AtWu0,
W't!!tauia ~Mtl Eau.ea '"insley.
washington N'iliiam.. !nri two sons,
john Ir.yt"n Williams. WHO
, anna Mj q considerable f~urtune,
md ,;i,a IL Ioaurcts &. II. in 1871;
ana James Griffin Williams, who