The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-29
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I ~ the battlo of Camden, in which he
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4 sinat disAstrous campaign Of Corn
wallis fn the sonth, furnish NO detailed
delineation 81 tho, action 4 Camden II
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4 sels 81 Gates won ~ 2 happy con-
4 Junction OF events at Saratoga ..de.
generated into southern, willows,
The author 81 tho anipramm = : ia son.
1 4anra lust c,tefi was rI,I Pata,. ps,.,.,,
I fha frie'ia ana comna i'm IN i, .rI,s me ~
y fhat ;s,oi' "a Snnfh n. rci;na Tan ~. =.
4 s,is Marion who I hns;ad Is.if bis la;snra
i,nnrs nfter tc .yar = jr' ~, ,renaratinn
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ra,shv ,,fi the orest ts.,,n c,,errilIa leadars,
ehe y: 8 !, n,r, "a nd b;s tnrv and Rr;t.
III nfiversarias wera ancnstomed to
isles;rnate him whnm M vioilance
/ aver !. canuht n an,,inr. 5s5s7
,rhe book IL no1. i believe. ont Of
nrint and II ti,e conrsa ~ twentv
\ vears, r,mmaoinr 3 amonr the volnmes
4 never net With morn than two copies.
4 hofh II them III privsta hands. and ona
$ 0f tholn mutilated and incomplete.
& Rany and amusinp are the stories RAJ
.,0mntad ~ Horny al the ieels of Sarot.
1facnonaid ! on his famous Selim. tRe
6satast animal 0f the Carolnas. ont ~
whicil tho redoubtable SERGEANT did :
Abiroted old tory by Representing tn
aim TINT Col. Tarletnn had heard If tha
fAmol,s racer and wanted Il for Mia own
special mount. Selim was coal black
stallion OF Arab blood, whose distented
nostrils seemed to scent battle from
.afar and possessed. according to tha pal.
5lant Horry, an almost hn9an inteiii-
sRence. Horny records. with the gusto
OF tho capital stary-teller that he al
WAYS proved himself. now on one occa.
sion. ina drunken frolic. Serpt. Mac
sDOnnld sun his coal black Selim and
a,xlf dozen 81 his cronies of Marion's
C6ysilry dashed into Georgetown in the
.0yN,n Daylight, cutting down the red
c0ats by the dozen in the streets. Mac
Donald LETT his bayonet sticking IN the
back 81 Il British major. Then the
sboss ,iismounted 1t an inn in plain
view Of the British barracks. took 4
drink to their. success, and were IN the
Sad die aud OF in hot haste before the
garrison had reco coyercd from the momen-
Gary panic. The memory Of the gal
liant Jasper. who fell ct Savannah. also
receives ample justice from Horry's
pen, while his description OF Kings
Mountain (where one Of tho tory an
cestors Of the Dc Poysters feli. the
COwpens, and tho unsuccessful and to
our arms disastrous assault ON Sayan-
! nah arc among the clearest and most |
luminous pieces Of military writing
that II have ever had the pleasure n
reaslinp.
The battle Of Camden commenced
I'M The morning twilight and was hope
SIessly contested for hours. Gates had
hurried forward his nondescript and
Sjns,lequately equipped forces. consist.
ING largely OF raw Carolina recruits
with /, small contingent of continentals
commanded by De Kalb. who had ra-
peaiedly and earnestly warned him If
che ei.ispropriety-the folly. inleed Of
bringing On regular action in the
present nthalf-disciplined condit;on ~
The militia under his command Rnt
the i,npetuous victor of Saratopa not NOT
oaly declined 10 take his snbordInate's
advice but intimated that it Was
prompted ~ cowardice. The old sol. SOL
dieri s face darkened M the fonlhariv
EatAS gave utterance to this anaeri,,g
imputat,on. and IN renIie,l With ,,;r,
nitv, But there, WAS no moro - E.
said. He forsaw his fate and tha issna
.of tho battle. and. with the resolnt,on
to pct, .sh on the field rather than MT.
live the obloouy of the disaster nr-
ranged his affairs that niuht
I'iln mil tia, as De Kalh had foro.
boasJI, broke and fiet at th, first vollev
and klsfl iof t,e ADVANCING fna ari
Gates nut spurs, 10 Ills horse to to hr;ng
the rasnals back. al he dacIare5 h,9
did not stop. accordino tn Horny until |
he had nut EIGHT good miles be, ,vnen
himself and the melee of tho hattla
Exis Gates alike from Camden and
from history. Meanwhile ,he little tile
hanlful Of continentals bore the brunt
81 the onset of the whole British army
led by one OF its most brilliant of-
licers. tile dreaded Cornwaliis De-
Kalb, dismounted and bareheaded led
on his men in person and ioined in the
hurly- -burIy az the f;oht Wonndaa in