The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-09-27

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One of Lees Legion, repeats it. Moth
ing is settled more clearly than this.
To require more of men armed only
| with rifles would have been murder,
the British advancing at sharp run
with bayonets fixed.
What did the militia do?
| I myself have been raised to believe
that they took to their heels upon the
advance of the British, without firing
single shot.
What do the British officers who
led the charge say they did
One of them says: "When arrived
within forty yards of the enemy's line
it was observed that their whole force
had their arms presented and resting
on rail fence They aOere taking aim
with the INCEST precision. Another
says: "We rushed forward amidst the
enemy's fre-dreadful was the havoc
on both Sides" Another says; "We
received a very dreadful fire from the
American marksmen lying behind a
rail fence. O,ae-haE the Highlanders
dropped ON that shot" otill another
"The Americans, covered by a rail
fence in their front, reserved their fire
until we were within thirty or forty
PAGES, at which distance they opened
a destructive fire which annihilated
nearly one-third of W ebster's brig
| ade."
This is what the British say. The
N. G. militia certainly did stand firm,
certainly did give the foe warm
reception, and certainly did deliver
an effectual fire.
Yet Lee, and after him all our
historians down to Washington Ir-
wing, describes these men as throwing
away their arms in a panic-stricken
flight Irving says, "while the British
were 100 yaros distant
Strange misrepresentation, and
still stranger the apathy that tor a
century has accepted it. 1t is proba
BILE that the retreat of the militia was
misunderstood by the Continentals of
Greene's army. Greene's order that
they should fall back could not have
been generally known. Yet one of
Lees men says he heard it given. The
officers must have known it, but the
privates could not, or they would not
have been affected and thrown into
confusion when the North Carolinians
took to their heels.
The only point can make upon
Judge Schenck's case here, is this ::
Why did not Gen. Greene himself af-
| terwards come forward and vindicate
this retreat as having been made
| strictIu according to has orderse
He incurred blame for having post
ed them in front, and SO far as know
Gas he never saw them again that day
after giving his orders) seems to have
accepted Lees account that they fled
at once disgracefully, and were found
comfortably esconced sat their own
firesides" afterwards. There seems to
have been no investigation made-no
statement of facts. The militia were
seen in retreat-nobody asked if they
had fred or shot or done any execu-
ton whatever before they left that
rail fence.
| Lee was in bad humor himself
that day, and acted with petulance
towards Gen. Greene. 1t is we'll known
how much love Virginians had in
those times for North Carolinians.
From Col. Boyd of Westover down
yes, from old Gov. Berkley down
they have never been unprovided with
q stone to throw at US. The wonder
is that we have steod it till now that a
second Daniel has come to judgment
Judge Schenck has done mis- work
we'll. Let US hold up our hands over
these brave, misrepresented North
CAROLINA militia.
THE SENTINEL probably want:
every inch of its space at present fol-
political news. or / would enrich it:
columns with extracts from the ad
dress. / hope, however, that enough
has been said to induce all readers tt
send fifty cents to the "Guilford Bat
, tie Ground Company" at Greensbo
: 70, for copy. The trife over cost o
publication will 60 toward preserving
: and adorning the grounds.
I consider Judge Schenck's effor
as a very important and valuable
contribution to our State History. Th'
Il Guilford battle was a turning poin
in the Revolutionary war. From
, there CORVALLIS dragged his slow AM
crippled length across the State t.
Wilmington, and in the gloom of it
humiliation and in the shadow of tn
. coming surrender at Yorktown, agail
zig-zagged his way across to Virgins
He and his gallant little ar ny Ger
. tainly knew something about Nortl
] Carolina. Through the west, throug
0 the centre, through the east, they ha
4 toilfully marched to and fro and a
: in vain. North Carolina was not sub
q dued. When her militia ran away
o they ran IN good time, and according
s orders, and Z reformed next day am
a were ready for another round.
We ought tohave "Guilford Battl
: Club" in every town, and every youn
!. man sad every old man in the Stat
ought to have copy of Judg
v Schenck's address. An excellent
It well-wrItten, spirited, patriotic, an
3 above all, sensible and successful d.
r fense OF fifteen hundred distinguishe
n North Carolinians who have hitheri
i wanted friend. 9. T. 5.
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