The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-06-05

ed others whosrcatly distinguished them.
! selves.
Lord CORVALLIS, tor,,ovcr the prison
crs, Fastened to intercept Morgan. hut
failed because of u rise i'll the Cat;lw,G,
river. Shortly afterwards General
Green arrived and took command of
Morgan's aimy. He continued the re-
treat and crossed the Iadkin river 80
closely pursued 10y the British that he
lost Il pmt of his baggage. CORVALLIS
Was Il second time deferred from the
pursuit by rise in the river ami retreat
ed into North Carolina. where Il" was i'm
turn pursued by Greene.
After the battle ct GuilTurl court
house, General Greene returned To the
help of the struggling lartiSans iii South
Carolina. He took possession of Hob
kinks Hill. where on April 2a, l1Sl, he
was attacked by Lord Raw,lon. For Il
While. victory seem 10 bc on the side of
the Americans. but Lord Rlwt,on by a
mastery disposition q! his forces compall-
ei Gcnearl Greene 10 retreat. lie pro
CcCdcd to Nincty-SiX hy way of Gralbv,
dislmtching General Lee with Il force 10
Slhluc that fort. After 4 blicf conflict
the garrison, consisting of four hundred
men, surrendered, The terms of the
capitulation giving the eneEly the prjvi-
l"gc of carrying off their baggage, were
greatly cOmplined of hy Col, Thomas
Taylor and other CaroimanS, who were
Indignant at seeing wagons. drawn by
their own horses. ard filled with the pro-
ducc of their own homes. driven away
before their eyes. General Lees excuse
Tor this action was that Lord RawdOn
was rapidly approaching to the relief of
the fort
On May -. Greene took up his posi-
ton before Nincty-SiX and, after be-
sciging il for nearly Il month, attempted
to carry the place bv assault. but was
beaten off with heavy lpss, lie felluck
hrfore Lord I.awdou, nMtil the latter,
weary of the hopeless chase. discontinued
the pursuit and gradually withdrew his
army into Charleston. Soon after this,
the news of the surrender Of Lord Corn
wallis at Yorktown reached South Caro-
lima; and, on May Ia, lIS2, the British
evacuated Charleston.
The war was over; the colonies were
free; our heroes laid down their arms and
returned to their plow shulps, rejoicing
that their struggle Ind not been In vain.
The love Of liberty and the intleXible
devotion TO duty that were displayed by
shee men during the dark and gloomy
r4ciod Of the revolution, have kept aglow
the flame of patriotism upon the altar of
thcir country. 1t was their example
that inspired such SONS as Andrew Jack
son, the hero of the m;tlV Of New Or
leans; rs John G. Calhoun, the apostle of
States rights; us our own loved martyrs
ot the Lost Cause, whose hoDorcd graves
we still! water with our tears and cover
with the sweet emblems of Immortality.
But not only for themselves and for
thcir children did our worthy iorrfatlnrs
gain the blessings ct freeunn.. When.
III The not distant future. the shadow of
the Statue of Liberty shall fall upon the
shores of Cuba; and, when. in the pro-
g.rSs Of the ages, its reflection shall b.
cast upon AL lands that are down-tro,i-
den and oppressed, then will history re-
cord, The Patriots of the American
Rcyo!u,ion Won il victory for the world -
MARY MrSCRQyE.