Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-31

ceased to advance. Thus narrowly did Corn
wallis escape capture, for Washington was
within fifty yards of him. In few minutes
his horse was again shot under him
While Webster had thus been repulsed, the
attack by the British upon the Second Mary
land was more successful That regiment
gave way before the grenadiers and the
guards Second battalion), losing the guns,
winch had been withdrawn TO this line. Tho
advance Of the guards was not perceived by
Col. Williams, on account of an intervening
clump Of trees, till they were near This at
tack threatened the entire American
line. The First Maryland wheeled to
the left and used the bayonet. Aided
by. Washington's cavalry it retook the
guns and repulsed tho British with
great slaughter, in the open ground.
Gen O'Hara, though wounded, rallied the
remainder of the Second battalion of the
guards to the Twenty-third and Seventy
first, who were advancing. To cover their
advance the British brought up two cannon
upon a knoll, and checked the Americans
until the British massed, and thus presented
a largely superior force to the intrepid Mary
landers. The fight was raging and the
British and Americans were interminsled in
a hand to hand combat. The American on
set was so persistent and the moment so
critical that Cornwallis was compelled to
begin this artillery fire before the guards
were disengaged, though O'Hara entreated
him not to do so, and they were actually ex-
posed to its effect. Hardly 100 British came
out of that slaughter When the First Mary
land wheeled upon the guards, it uncovered
the Virginia line under Gen. Huger) and
Lieut.. Col. Webster seized this opportunity
TO recross the ravine and Join the main body
of the British. Tarleton's dragons had
Just returned from the support of
the Hessian regiment Of Bose in
its pursuit of CampbelI's rifemen (of
the first line). The First battalion of the
guards also came up at this juncture. The
force the British now concentrated could
not be resisted and Gen. Greene ordered a
retreat This was successfully made under
cover of Col. Greenes regiment Of Virginia
Continentals, which had taken no active part
in the battle, being held in reserve to watch
Webster's movements.
The Twenty-third and Seventy-first British
regiments followed the Americans a short
distance in pursuit, but Tarleton says:
"Cornwallis did not think it advisable for
tho British cavalry to charge the Americans,
who were retreating in good order" Col.
Lee, who had been with Campbell's rihemen
far to the right, made wide detour TO join
the msin army at Guilford Court House; but
he lost a great opportunity of striking Tarle-
ton q deadly blow, for he in fact failed TO
reach the main army until the next morn
ing. Lee said that if Gen. Greene had known
the exact condition of the British army re-
treat would have been unnecessary and the
victory certain. He did not reach Greene in
time, however, to 50 advise him. His arrival
at the proper moment would clearly have set
victory on the American side CORVALLIS,
in his report, stated that in the two hours
FIGHTING one-third of the British force was
killed or wounded. Their exact loss was $50.
They were encountered with their dead and
were scant Of provisions, and, as Greene ex-
pected, were compelled, after burying their
dead the day after the battle, to beat q
hasty retreat.
Greene retreated after the battle to a point
three miles distant, and there waited for the
enemy, who never came.
Tho American loss was 800 The British
buried many Of their dead in a pit at the
Hoskins house, in front Of the first line Of
battle CORVALLIS left seventy-five of his
wounded at New Garden church Many of
tho British and Hassians deserted and made
their homes in that section. Greene said of
the battle: THE enemy gained his cause,
but is ruined by the success of it." Tarleton
said he regarded ''the victory as the pledge
of ultimate defeat while Ramsey, the his
torian, says: "The British had the name,
but the Americans the good consequences of
victory Fox stated in the British parlia-
ment that "another such victory would ruin
the British army
There were no North Carolina Continent
ais in this battle, because, practically, all of
them, nine regiments, had been captured at
Charleston at the surrender of that place
some months previously.
All the points of interest are brought out
strikingly in the restoration of the battle
ground. In front Of the cottage a granite
tablet bears this inscription: I'm Memory
of Col Arthur Forbis, Of the North Carolina
Troops. who fell at his post ir. the discharge
of his duty on this memorable field of battlen
To the left OF this stands granite pyramid
inscribed: "Guilford Battle Ground, Thurs
day, March Is, ISL" The Hoskins house is
well preserved On its right is large
spring, known as Hospital spring, where the
British wounded were taken and near which
more than 100 Of their dead were buried
Very near the point where the Continental
line stood. and where the fight was so desper-
ate, is another spring. This has been very
sheltered and fitted up, thanks
to the generosity Of Mr.. W. P. Clyde, of
New York, and i'll his honor has been named
the "Clyde SPRING Martinsville is in view
eastward from the slope above the spring
1t consists OF few houses, and its chief feat
ure is the great tree known far and near as
the Battle oak, - the top of which, tradition
Gays, was shot off by cannon ball. 1t is
proposed to erect on the battle field a monu-
inent to the memory Of the gallant Gen.
Greene and bill to appropriate S20,0 for
this patriotic purpose has recently been in
reduced in congress. +. A. OLDS.
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