Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-02-02
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an assault upon The fort ere hi,
works were in complete readiness
risk battle with Ravdon, OF re-
tire over the Saluda and thus give
confidence and strength to The
d tories androya1ist army. His frs
determination was to meet the re.
lieving army under Rawdon, bnt
1 everything depending on his not
! Egiying the enemy, at this particular
crisis Of affairs in the South,
|; victory, and seeing that his force
was much inferior to that of the
British. he rcsolved'to make an
attack upon the fort, and if not
successful in educing it, TO retire
with his army towards North Caro-.
'|lina before Rawdon came up.
The 18th of June 1881, was the
!. day chosen for this assault. But
made, as5it was, with the besiegers'
works ncomplete, though the men
fought with desperate courage, the
fort was uccessfully defended, and
Gen. Greene ordered his troops to
retire, after they had suffered the
lloss of one hundred and eighty-fve
killed and wounded.
Nothing was now left but retreat.
For some tWen.y-si1 days the be
seiging army had been at work be-
fore ths fort, and in three days
more, all their arrangements would
nave been completed and the post
fallen into their. hands. 1t was
therefore deeply notifying and
dispiriting to be forced to retire,
| just as success was about crowning
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their efforts. But far-seeing, pru-
dent, and looking more to future
results than present triumphs,
Greene on the 10Th commenced re-
Treating towards the Saluda, which
river he passed in safety, and
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moved forward with all possible
dispatch for the Enoree. Before
his reargnard had left the south Of
this river, the van of Lord Raw
don's army appeared in pursuit.
But the British commander hesita-
tied tomake ar; attack upon Green's
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and was;a brave, well-di iseipE Lined d
land super II troop, and SO permit
ted them to pass the Enoree un-
molested. While Lord Rawdon
paused at this point, undetermined
which course to pursue, Gen.
Greene moved on towards the Broad
River, where he halted and made
his encampment.
Such was the aspect of affairs at
the time our story bsgins-a story
of woman's self-devotion and hero
5ism. Near the place where Gen,
Greene had halted with his weary
and disheartened troops, stood the
unpretending residence of coun-
try farmer, in moderate circum-
4Estances. His name was Geiger,
He vas q true friend Of the Ameri-
can cause, and but for ill-heslth
that rendered him unable to endure
the fatigues of the camp would
have been under arms in defence
of his country. The deop interest
felt in the cause of liberty by Gel
ger, made him ever on the alert
for information touching the pro-
(gress of affair." in his State, and
the freedom with which he express
led his opinions created him hosts
of enemies among the evil-minded
tories with whom he was surround
led. Geiger had an only daughter,
eighteen years Of age, who was inn
Ebued with hersfather's spirit.
eff i were only q man !" sh'
would often say, when intelligence
came of British or tory outrages, o
4 wheE news was brought of som'
4 reverse to the American arms. Il
I I we're only a man, that I coult
fight for my country"
On the third dayof Gen. Green
encampment near the residence O
Geiger, a neighbor dropped in.
a s.Whatnews % asked the farmer
Lord Rawdon has determined
to abandon the fort at Ninety-six.
"Are you certain 2"
eyes, Gen. Greene received tn
J, information this morning. Raw
don has dispatched intelligence t.
Col. Stuart to advance with hi
regiment from Charleston to Fri
davis Ferry on the Congaree, wher