Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-04-28
The Last of Sumter's Men.

tr was Il drCarN day IN January, ISIS
when at three u'clork in the Afternoon
| arrived at Mr.. LrSlic's plantation,
within two mile, of Kings Mountain
battle-ground in South Carolina.
explained to Mr.. Leslie the object OF
my journey, expressed desire to visit
The battle-ground of King Mountain
that afternoon, and asked him to show
me the way, it being only two miles
from his house.
"lour beast is tired said Mr.. Les
lie. Il have two good saddle-horSes
in the stable"
They were brought out. We rode
TO the farmers field, among wooded
gravel hill, viewed the topography OF
that strange battle-ground, made two
or !hlcc sketches, and returned at twi-
light. The venerable William Neil
wees. Mr.. Lcelic's fatlIer-in.law, had
Just arrived. He was Il stout built
man, of medium stature, with an I'M
Unstable Scotch face, flowing white
hair, blue ewes, and, though cighty-se.
vcn.ycars old. seemed about as vigo-
rouS in mind and body rs u hale man
at sixty. lie WAS the last known sur
vivor of General Sumtcr'> famous par.
~ ""' ". in'e,
the theme OF the evenings CONVERSE.
ton.
"Whcn and where did you join Sum
ter " | inquired.
",JI,t before Clinton took Charles.
tn, and C]nrrwnl,;s hnaan ~ o,"r.un
tho S,aIr in I7so Snn,h Co]ro,;n;onn
were I]iscour,gcI and LunIrnI. tn"E
british protcrtion ,nmin would M,
r;,ld hrt rr,irnd into Wnr,h T"ro,in,
i followed him Thcrc 10 na,hnro% "
Iittln h,n,i If o~x;,os anl ro,nr
sumter rnllnd for ro"r"itS vor,. ro'n
came until of,cr wo s,rnrl, ,hn
Of the wicked Tory Chris unrk "m
hot nigLt inJuIy III oI,'tnn t """
pr and scattered hi, ]fnllnwor' ~ th,
wind, lie h,lcd preshvtcrinrs in.
~irnscly. mn ,Jrrcd ono of ,L.m whiI,
nm his way IN , nl,rn If wnrsh;n nn
Sundov viii , Eihln in HE h,,hI on,J
hurnni mini.,rroL hnn,n W. -,
struck link no haI about ,wo hnn
drod mnunind man Nm
hrrcd ouly ono hunlrcI ond ,h;r,r aI
told, Tinid mon now tnnt rnnr,ro
and ;oinrd Sm,nto,,. storJarJ 49,
Rutl1dvo made him q hr;ao1iar oWnuI
wos com0n,i.s;nnoI a ~;ontomnm,n '''
"Sou wore onaonnJ ~ Snno ,,;n
r;nr evonts TSII'n a.i '"
"Indccl va. W. ,,r"nI. p,;,;sh
and Tory n],r,ic. bcrc and ,horo Sn,n
cyncctcjlv and sL,rnlv. THAT rormwni
lis derl,rrl snn,,nr 90 L;e on"n,"',
in tho C,rnl;naY e
"You wcrc h,rI nnsLoa ., Eishi,,
Crock y | rnmnrtod e
"Iudccd we rrc-sur,risol hoa.
" surprTsrdn
az thouyht Snm,or w,c ,,wo,s wi1o
awake said
$50 he wns Inn, .occilo,,O wi,I ,o,
49, Nv, "Not''".' WIN nap
pen III me pest OF ialinlles,' you know.
'aa oeeh sent by yates % III.
lcrceP, br''lsh escort from Ninety
o'A' we captured more Than forty
wagons 'oadea WIN clothing and
stores, ANA were returning to the Wa
,eree wl'rn we heard OF the defeat OF
na'c? near camden, SO we went up
lhe river about forty miles and halted
ior needed rest near the mouth OF
r''h'hg Greek We dd not dream
'''' u" enemy was near AL noon, ON
u NOT august day, whlie our arms
were stacked the horses were grazing,
"h' more 'hah nan Tue men were Il.
sleep nhucr inc trees. the llery Iarlc-
lon WIN MS cavalry dashed among us,
s''"c" our aT"'s aiio horses, Killed n
one hunofcd ana MY OF our
men, ana made three hundred prison
crs' Sumter, who seemed never to
S'c'P' seeing his men slaughtered and
dispersed, spranS upon his big white
"orse, an" ciosel! followed by myself
a'.l " or"i'l'lier-boy with his drum,
DOM on u oHE mare. ilcd INTO North
cd ChnrInl,r nnn,ln n.orr, t ,i,"
when we rodr into rho y;lla"o 80
fer wos wi,hnut :, hot / WITHIN, o I"
and tho Lrnwn,nr'h nr s;,,;nm ',";,,
hrhinI mo hal nnIr ,hir, I.'in.
come ont Of ,ir rrrnk whnro hss
IaJ Lonn Hn,,in. o ,oM' "noio nc
wi,hont soJJlrs5 ""'
"Wh.t ihnn2u osLod
"Action' ONLY Marion woo ,ho, i,
the field win Whiy. IN Son,L C,n,ii
ma. sumter won, immnLi,,niv ~ ,ho
unncr country whcrn :, tow -, ~.
me- who had csconrd ioineJ lin ,"I
many volunteers tiortnL 70 his s,an
dari W. were then nh mnunio5 omI
were soon ioinrJ i've o,hnr nnr,i",
We had an nnnortnnitv nrnsan,in g"
show Tnrlrton urcsrntiv I'm, An,ori
cans could strike heavy bInys ~ vol
~ British Iotn in Tnron WI
chased MS. Wa had cnc.""~od Nv
Blnrkstork. on thn Tynar R,ie" ~
Union District, where T,rleta,
took ms with a n,rt nf III, fnr"n ~
toupht dcsncr,inIv ,nd ,, Ju.r, W.
so, T,rlrinn ami liz mnn we
lie and lihnriv ln,yinm ,h"', W.
hundred M Lis mon on 1ho ,i"In
Iy ono LnuiroJ "rt u hG,'' hc"r-
81 h,vn hoarh ,hana '."n
bravo wnm"u in ,h,, , o,e n"n,
scrvcd vi" ''s'o"' op-
"Rrayc, WI ,hor ho,,o,
,lmn., 49, '"! "e'Pu" ''c rn'sc
w"rc trac. ", a"I 'ho Men mere
Dillond Diccv Ion"s,"n anI m,
n,har. N ,ho; L""T "nu scores OF
Inv ,ho mon !. uo'. ,eit u,
THAR "or, :" ", anu 'nc!
IJr T,.sn,a P",r :" .'"'Cs' no,