The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-14

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Camden by way of Hanging Rock
Rawdou next moved dowu to Graoby
aod Greece moved dowo upoo him from
Wioosboro Rawdoo retired tc
O,sugebnrg and Greene's srmy follow
ed. bcicg joloed By Sun.er from
Camden During these movements
Greeoe and Snmter we're still frequent
y coruuricsiiog WITH each other Ii
Emily Geleer took dispatch from
Greene to Sumter at bis time why was
! sbe not SEPT direct to Sun ter ? Greene
vas east of Broad River. wi;h ootbisg
besweeo bin aud Sumter Why wss
Emily sent around across both the
Broad aud saluda rivers By Cranky
Surely this vas DOT the time ;has Emily
took tee dispatch and yet this vas the
only time during the whole campaign
that Sumter was ou the Wa;erea, and
even if she carried dispatch 20 Sum
ter, at Camden, urging bin to join
Greece for the movement CO Rawaoo
at CRANKY or O;aogeourg, it was only
one of several dispatches that Greene
sent Sumter on tbs: subject at that
time, apd Sumter. eycu before be got
suca dispatches, had announced bis
determination of rejoiuiog Greene as
5000 SIS be had Strengthened up some
militia troubles about Camden,
Il is also strange that in not one Of
the disps;ohes before Us does Gen
Greece say word about sending dis
patch by Miss Geiger, OF young
woman, or aoythlog like that Gen
Sumter does nos say word about
reeeivios dispatch by the baud Cor
wc7d CT mouth o! Miss Geiger, or
anything of that sort, AID yet io one Of
Gen Suu,er's letters to Gen Greene he
acknowledges dispatch by cap,
LIbtop,'' aod 10 another he oo'es bav
ing sen. one By Capt Glenn - They
did not consider it necessary to mention
the names of osdioary couriers, but
when commissioned officer took
dispatch bis oame- was mentioned. Il
does seem .hasso extraordinary bearer
as young gil would have been men
toned 10 some letter BY one or the
other Of these officers
As | said before. there is something
in the Eni!y Geiger story. bu. 1t is
very little It was FIRST published by
Benson ) Lsssiog in his Field Book Of
the American Revolution, in l83O5z.
and Mr. Losing. like many others Of
ouy Norihero historical writer's who
make oar history for us, knew very
little about the history Of the campaign
10 South Caroline 10 1881, aud be just
wrote tie Geiger story from some
impcrfecs tradition that he heard ID
Soa;h Caroliaa, and it has grown and
grown during these fifty years until
uow wa have story that is unreason-
ably urops. and before we 60 any
further with it We should get the tra'b
OF it, or we are likely to do as our New
Eoglaua friends do-claim all. Paul
Revere gal'oped dowo the road one
nieas Wien there vas scarcely the
slightest dagger in his way. aud carried
a message and to let our New England
historians and cur South Caroliua
school chl;drdo cell it, be was one of the
leaders in the American revolution,
while tue noblees Roman of them all.
Christopher Gadssn. is seldom mention.
ed.
OF cousee we should honor Emily
Geiger-we should honor all of the
ooblc wouso who helped ont the men
in our Revolutionary struggle, and We
should s:iii more hooor the brave
women of .se Coufceerscy, bot If the
State were TO put up monument to
each one VITO did soDe brave act there
would not De ground enough left for a
one horse faro. and there would Likewise
be 60 money left to pay the keeper of
the cemetery. IF Mr Lever would do
. grand service for The State let bim
ge, .brousb 8 5ill to pub!isb our Colo.
uia, Revolutionary ana Confederate
records. The publication Of these
records (s6is State being particularly
rich in them would DOT ouly enable the
student OF toe States history 60 get at
our true history, but If pu, 10 the bands
of competent persoos eonId be made to
pay she expense of publication. and
probably Leave profit eoough TO pat up
a glorious mcoamens TO Thomas Sum
ter, virtually the dictator of South
Carolina 10 sbe summer aud fail Of
1880, when everything looked go
gloomy, and the real savior of The State.
instead of Greene, who gets the credit,
10 1881.
A. S Sally, Jr. in Sunday News.
According to the census figures just
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