The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-08-01
BY WALTER CLARK.

War-NobIy She Did Her Duty.
| BY WALTER CLARK.
The following list of Generals whom
North Carolina has furnished, and oil
the various wars through which she
has passed, may merit preservation
BEFORE THE REVOLUTION
Before the Revolution, North Caro-.
lima, owing to the small number ol
troops she could furnish had no Gen
erals except those OF the militia. She
had severe Indian War at home in
171I-13, and some Indian trouble
later of minor importance.
In 1918 she sent her first expedi-
ton beyond the State, being horse
and foot soldiers under Col. Maurice
Moore, to aid South Carolina against
the Yemassee Indians. In 174o she
sent four companies OF 100 each in
the only expedition this country has
ever made beyond the Continent, to
Carthagena, South America. James
Innes afterwards Colonel in the French
war;, Robert Halton and Coltrane
were three of the Captains. In the
same year, 174o, she sent troops in
the expedition under Oglethorpe
against St. Augustine, Florida, then
under the control of the Spanish. In
the latter expedition her troops, exclu-
sive of the company of Highlanders,
probably from near Fayetteville, (then
Cross Creeks) under Capt. Mcintosh,
were combined with the Virginia and
South Carolina troops into a regiment
commanded by Van Derdussen. The
company of Highlanders were espe-
cially exposed and were cut off almost
to man at Fort Moose.
In the French war, she sent in I755,
prior to Braddock's defeat, regiment
to Winchester, Va, under command
of Col. James Innes, who took the
command, outranking at the time It..
Col. George Washington, who COM
manded the Virginia forces. Her
troops who fought the battle of Ala
nance against the Regulators, 10th
May, 1771, were detachments OF
militia commanded by their Colonel
under Governor Tryon who was in
chief command. Gen. Hugh Waddell,
who had seen some service against the
French and Indians in lower rank,
commanded some 800 militia across
the battle field.
IN THE REVOLUTION, 1853.
North Carolina had in the Cont
mental Line -
Major General,
Robert Howe.
4 Brigadier Generals,
James Moore, died in service Feb
ruary, 1777.
Francis Nash, killed at Germantown,
October, 1777.
Jethro Sumner.
James Hogun, died prisoner oi
war at Charleston, S. c., January T.
1891.
Besides these, the following Gener'
ais of Militia commanded troops in
action:
General John Ashe, at Briar Creek
Ca, March, 1879.
General Richard Caswell, at Cam
den, S. c., August, 1880.
| General Isaac Gregory, at Camden,
S. c., August, 1880, where he wa
wounded and the conduct of his men
highly praised by the British.
General Griffith Rutherford. a,
stono, June, 1879, and at Camden, S
c., August, 1880, where he wa:
wounded and captured.
General William Lee Davidson
killed at Cowan's Ford, October
1880. (He had been a Lieutenant
Colonel in the Continental Line.)
General John Butler, at Stono, June
20, 1779, at Camden, August 16
1880 and at Guilford c. H., I6tf
March, 1881.
General William Eaton, at Guilforc
c. H., 18th March, 1881.
North Carolina furnished ten regi
ments of Regulars to the Continenta
Line, one battery of artillery kings
bury's) and three companies of Cavalry
Besides this her militia were frequentl,
ordered out on "tours of duty" Alone
and unaided they won the brillian
victories at Moore's Creek, Ramseur'!
Mills and Kings Mountain, ant
helped the Regulars lose the battles..o
Camden and Guilford c. H. The,
also shared in the battles of Stono
Brlar Creek, Cowpens and the surren
der at Charleston. The North Caro-
lima Continentals rendered efficien
service at Brandywine, Germantown
Monmouth, Eutaw at the seiges @
Charleston and Savannah, and else
where and formed part Of the garrison
of West Point when our General How
succeeded Arnold in command ther
on the latter's treason and flight.
IN WAR OF I8I2-I5.
Brigadier Ge ,erl Joseph Graham
in command of the brigade Of Nor,
Y Carolina and South Carolina trooI
sent in 1914 10 aid Of General Andre
Jackson in the Creek War. Gener
Graham had attained the rank of NJ
: jor in the Revolutionary War and ha
been badly wounded at the capture
S Charlotte, 1880
IN MExICAN WAR, I846-47.
Colonel Robert Treat Paine,
North Carolina Regiment.
Colonel LoBis D. Wilson, I2th
S. Infantry, died at Vera Cruz, I3
d August, 1917.
r North Carolina had no General
THAT war. She furnished one regime