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

ance. patience ard devotion which wery
afterwards emulated 10y their grand
daughters of TIE Confederacy. Space
fails to speak in details of the youthful
and daring Emily Geigcr, who carried !
message from General Greene to General
Sumter through country infested with
Tories; of Dicey Langston, WHO swan
the deep and rapid Tiger to warn hol
brothers of the approaching OF Blood!
Bill' Cunningham, of Mrs. Dillard, who
rode sixty miles through the darkness to
save Colonel Clarke and his men, eIl-
camped at Cedar Springs, from asurpri*t
by the Tories; OF Mrs Bratton, "wLO
would not have her husband and his
comrades owe to COwardiy sts1tagem
the victory they could gain in tie field Of
battle;" of the lovely Mary Musgrovu
and the courageous Esther Gl,ston, whose
gentle miniStratiCns sOothed the plans of
the wounded and dying; those and many
other noble deeds lave been recorded in
history; some arc preserved in family
tradition; others again are known only to
that ever watchful eye which takes notes
even to the fall of Il sparrow.
The most active of the partisan lead
crS ut this time We're Pickells, Sumter
and Marion, the three great and choice
spirits of the Revolution. Marion
operated from Camden to the sea csast ;
Sumter from Camden to Ninety-SiN; ;
while Pickens traversed the country
from Ninety-SiX to Augusta. On tho
18th of July, Sumter at Williamson $
Plantation in York county. engaged IL
detachment of British and Tories COM
mandel by Coloncls IIuch and Fergu-
son and completely routed them, killing
both these officers. After an unsuccesS-
full attack upon the cnemy'S post at
Rocky Mount in Fairfield county; he
moved on to Hanging Rock, where lie
defeated Il large body of British and
Tories.
Colonel Williams, another have mrt-
san, always on the alert to hiir;lss the
enemy, attacked and defeated. on the
18th of August, a considerable body OF
of British and Tories at Musgrove's Mill
Oh the Enorec river. The notorious
Cunningham We're of this ncighbOrhoGd
and it were perpetrated some OF the
lnurderOus acts of Bloody Bill' Cum
ninghan, the leader oi tie Bloody
Scout 1t was here that he shot Major
Caldwell In his wifr'S presence; and j;
was here that lie surprised Colonel Hay
with twenty men i'll command of a block
house. In compliance with the Wishe;
of some of his men the women, and
children were spared, but the house, was
fired by throwing heated irons UPON It,
and the men after having surrendered
themselves, were deliberately nlassacrcd.
In July, 1880, General Gates the hero
of Saratoga, was appointed to the COM
mand of the Southern forces and was APP
preaching with an army from the North.
He directed his march towards Camden,
where the British under the command Of
Lord CORVALLIS were cntrencled. On
July 10, the two armies met within II few
miles of the town. Thr ever ucM!mient
General Gates displayed little ability in
the management of this battle: the mill
tia, being placed in front. gave way be-
fore the charge OF the British regulars.
creating panic which it WAS impossible
to arrest. Among the killed WAS the
brave Baron de kalb. who hal generous
ly taken up arms in the cause Of mdc-
pendence. General Gates. having lost
almost half his mcn ami all his baggage,
fled into North Carolina.
Another disaster WAS sustained 10y the
Americans at Fishing Creek, where sum
ter. cncumbered with prisoners and bag
gage. was surprised and routed by Tarlc-
ton. Almost his entire command Were
either killed or captured. Lord Corn
wallis, seeing the rebel forces dispersed.
proceeded TO Charlotte, leaving Tariclon
and Ferguson to overcome Che innasi-
tantS of the "back country" Ferguson
encamped on Kings Mountains. where
he was attacked with great fury by il
party of Wings, collected for the purpose
from the up-country and the adjoining
States of Virginia. North Carolina and
Cauuhll, Cleveland, Williams, $cvigr
and Shelby. The attack Wa, made Sin,ll
taneouSly from the four sides of the
mountain. the several divisions advanC-
ing under cover of the trees and deliver
ing their fire as they went. The uc,ion
was short and decisive, and the death of
Ferguson was followed by Il surrender or
his force But two hundred Of them cS-
capped, leaving behind them thirteen hun
dred comrades. Killed Wuundcd ANA
prisoners and fifteen hundred stand of
arms. The gallant Colonel Williams lost
his life in this battle. His friend Colonel
Hammond. went To his side when Ec fell
and received his dying command, Never
give up the hill
Gen. tiates, having ,>Cijdgrh his
Northern laurelS for Southern Willows"
was recalled, and General Greene was
appointed in his place. I'm December.
1850, ne reached the Southern army
which ne himself described as II ''Slmlow
without substance. Th" undamtcd
Sumter. after his defeat at Fishing Creek
had collected Il new corps "i Volunteers,
With this small force and no Continent
al army in the state, ne had kept tie
field for more than three months. ald
had so haraSScd the enemy that they
could only move with caution and dill
Guilty. lleopcratcd about EGorcc, Broad
and Tiger rivers. General Gree" sent
Gcncral MnLgan hiLli !. I'm q. l,is tnrcn