The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1890-11-14

Aution with a popular reputation, and
hat of a kind to draw around him fight
ny men. He was known 10 be Of that
stamp himself. lie had volunteered in the
Cherokee war, and, having rise,l t@ Il lieu
.enancy, led forlorn hope of thirty men,
where twenty three of the party tril. lt ls
test Of 4 soldiers grit when Ee chooses to
ante his fortunes with leader nf spirit
and energy, and "Alariou's company
'Marions regiment and "Narons bri-
yade, n, he rose from o,ae rank - another,
each in turn gave proof that the men who
.allnd around him for his great name
were ready To seek glory with him and Eot
.hrough him, following to the cannon's
mouth whenever he led the way. William
Jasper was sergeant in the Volunteer
company recruited by Marion, and merged
nto the Second regiment when IL organ
ze.i. with Col. William Moultrle At the
head This regiment owed mGeh Of It's
celebrity, and also that efficiency winch
earned its celebrity, to Marion. lie was
.arly chosen major and helped - mold the
organization, and one Of his supcrors IN
she regiment called him its architect,
Almost the first duty of the command
was at Fort Sullivan or Moultrie, Oh sui
livan's island, where Jasper first dAtln-
~,ished himself The Second found oaiyan
outline of fort prepared for them, but
,hey set to work in anticipation Of an at
tack by the British. and built up walls or
palmetto logs and sand, high enough 70
afford protection for men Standing ut
arms Col MoultrIe was III command ot
the work and it was unfinished 8hen a
,trung British feet appeared IN IS aa!
DOR in June, l116. There H"re about 40
men and thrty-one cannon III the fort.
The British had eight vessels. mounting
about 800 cannon. and gave their first
blow ta Moultric, hecaGss II commanded
he entrance To the harh9r. The spirit of
me garrison il shown by the confidence
Col. Moultrie had in the issue q the nm
equal lieht. His fort had one unfinished
,ide exposed to the sea and his ammuni.
Bion was short, and though Gen. Lee,
The American commander at Charleston,
wished 10 have it abandoned rs being only
slaughter PEN" Moultrie insisted on
| light. When the formidable fleet ap-
| reared and some one said that the for1
souId be .hatte1ul down in half an
| hour. the colonel said the garrison would
| them fight on ~behind the ruins
The battle began rs 10 O'Clock IN tie
| morning and ragged all day over twelve
| hundred shots were fr,d at the tort, bu'
the officer, and men stood coosly az theli
work, doing terrible execution en- the lie,t
Moultrie was the advance guard OF thf
! harts,r and the hope of Charleston. On tht
/ aacss.aff had been placed the first Revoil
| tionary banner ever hoistei in south Caro-
tira II waved proudly over tile brave
men of the Second in the fight untll 9 brit
ish shot cut the staff the tail mast af shli
and the aag fell outward onto the beach
/ Jasrer. of his own accord, resolved TO 10
store the banner for the hope and eheour
aer,nent of the patriots al q distance, VIZ
would watch, with trembling hearts ti'
fate OF Moultrie and its standard. leap
/ ing the ranparts, he ran along TIE pe''ci
1 nnaer fire the whole length 81 the lort
.ut the flag from the prostrate mast aiie
nnenared to restore it to position. JUS
| ahnve where it fell there was an en- prasuf'
With a cannon at work, The captain OF Ih'
battery. Horny, was watching jasper, an
when he called for a sponge sEall lfoiii s'i'
cannon gave it to him. Inc prsFe Sei
eaapt still under fire, bound the nag U
IN staff with cords, climbed up the ram
na,+ and fixed the standard in the SAND OF
h,stion wall facing the fleet ana Ii iui
,-;e,v of the whole harbor. Tins done, NJ
nimh,y bounded over the wall into IN
! fort erected by the cheers Of his ceinr'"ies
T1,e day following the battle, which was
thnndering American victory, the goVerno
of Sout.h Carolina visited the FORT ah'
learning Of Jasper's deed took on ~, ~
sword and presented it with thlilhs ~ 'ir
name Of the country.
jasper declined lieutenahe : cos'i.hn' -,
sion offered him by the governor lor ~
flag exploit. saying, ! am content 70 ~ -
sergeant But he was fitted ior nlsn.
york than routine camp duty, ana 4uafpo