The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-07-13
COL WINSTON'S PORTRAIT
Presented to the TWin-City Club
Saturday Night.
INTERESTING. HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF the Life of the Pioneer Hero-The
Portrait Presented by A. H. EIIer,
Esq on Behalf of President Man
". and Accepted by Hon, c. B
Watson on Behalf of the Club.

Steward, from which a photograph
was taken, and from the photograph
the portrait was painted. 1t is a
large and finely executed picture. eIe-
gantly framed, and President Manly
has gone to considerable trouble
and expense to secure it. Hon. C. b.
Watson accepted the portrait on
behalf of the Club, ana his speech
was both instructive and entertain
ing.
The following historical sketch of
the life and deeds of Col Joseph Win
ston is from ''King's Mountain and
its Heroes, by Lyman G. Draper.
A branch of the Winston family.
originally of Yorkshire. England. set
tied in Wales, and thence migrated to
Virginia. The family of Winstons. ;"
says Alexander H. Everett, was
among the most distinguished in the
Colony" One of the Virginia de
| scendents was Samuel Winston, Of
Louisa county-reputed the bro her
of the mother of Patrick Henry-who
had seven sons all actively engaged in
the Revolution. Among them was
Joseph Winston, born in Louisa cuun-
ty, June 18th, 1146. Receiving q fair
education for that day, lie Joined. at
the age of seventeen, a company OF
rangers, under Captain Phillips, who
marched from Louisa to the frontiers
on Jackson's river, where, uniting
with Capt. George Motfett, making
sixty men altogether, they pursued Il
party of Indians between Forts Young
| and DlnW.ddie, and were drawn into
| an ambuScdde September 3Oth, 1903
| They were fired on from both sides Of
| the trail, and maintained the fight a
considerable time: but, at length.
overpOwered by numbers, they were
| forced to give way, scattering aS brst
| they could. Several were killed and,
| in the melee, young Winston had his
| horse Shot from under him, ana him
| self received two wounds. one in the
| body, and the other through his
| thigh, rendering him well nigh help
| less. He managed To conceal himself
| till the Indians retired in pursuit of
| the fugltives, when COmrade fortu-
| natelY came to his aid, carried him
| upon his back for three days, living
| upon wild roSeberrieS, and at length
| reached Il friendly frontier cabin.
| Though he in time recovered, the bail
| In his body was never extracted, and
was the source of occasional suffering
| through life.
In 1869. Joseph Winston and others
| petitioned the Virginia authorities
| for grant of ten thousand acres OF
| land on the lower side of Little Guy
andOtte; and probably failing To Sc
cure it, Mr.. Winston migrated about
/ this period to North Carolina. Iucat-
| ing on Town Fork of Dan river, in
j what was long Surry, subsequently,
Stokes county, North Carolina. LII
| l115, he was member of the Hills.
| bOro Convention; and. in February.
| l7l6, he went on the expedition against
| the Scotch Tories at Cross Creek lie
| was appointed, in this year. Ranger
| of Surry county, and Major in the mi
| litia, serving on Rutherf0rd,S eXpedi-
/ tion against the CherOkees. Ia I777
he was member of the House Of
| Commons, and Il Commissioner to
treat with the Cherokee Indians. In
| 1850, he served in Colonel Davidson 5
expedition in pursuit of Bryans' To.
rieS, was with Cleveland against the
| Loyalists on New river; in Il skiFmisE
at Alamance; and commanded a pOr
tiOn of the right wing al Kings Noun
tain, for which he subsequently was
| voted an elegant sword by the Le4is
lature of North Carolina.
In February, 17sl, he led party
against band of Tories; had run
| ming fight with them, killing some
| remainder. He shortly after ioineC
| General Greene with hundred rifle
men, and shared in the battle Ol
Guilford. In 1892 SO and again from
1S03-7, he represented his district in
Congress. He was Presidential
Elector in 1900, voting for jefferson
and in 1872, voting for Madison. Three
times he was chosen a member OF the
State Senate from SurTy; and whcr
|
| ed Lieutenant-ColOnei, and five time:
elected to the Senate-thc last tim,
in 1872, when the Legislature provid
ed for the presentation OF the sWOr(
| voted in 1881, and which he thus per
tinently acknowledges:
Mr.. Speaker:-l am at loss 70
words to express my sense Of tile hon
or which the General Assembly ha
conferred upon me by this grateful
present. L trust that the SWORD
! which is directed to be presented t.
ardice, but welded in defence Of NJ
country's rights and Independence.
, Col. Winston died April DIST, 1916
in his siXty-ninth year-curiOusl.
enough, the same age as his superior
Colonel Cleveland. lie was a man 0
stately form, old school manners, ant
commanding presence. His hom
was WIUnln view OF the 1OIUy noun
tains of Stokes and Surry, who's
) 'cloud-clapped SUBMITS seemed with
in squirrels jump of Heaven" II
left many worthy descendants-thre
sons born at single birth.
Soon after the birth of these trir
lets, a married sister, who had a bah
about a month old, called to visit tn
mother, and proposed to adopt one o
the trio, and thus each would hay
practically pair of twins to real
Mrs. Winston regarded the propos
tion favorably; and as she sat up i
bed, carefully examining all three t
! determine which to retain, and whic
! one to bestow upon her sister-she a
length exclaimed: 81 can not decid
! for my life-you can not have any {
; them, sister; as God has given the1
to me, he will give me strength t
nurse them" And so he did-all {
them lived, and were well educated
One of them became a Major-Genera
: another Judge, and the third
t State Senator and Lieutenant-Govel
nor of Mississippi; while a brother {
+ | theirs, who remained III North Care
f lima, fought in the war of 1872, b,
came Major-General, and served i
the State Legislature.