The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-25
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a MERE i MoUND I IN CEMETERY
The Las sestins PLACE s Of S Nal
Gem % an, nIorgans p Deaeribed. S. 50 4
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The following about the hero Of the
Battle; OF CoWpens, print under the
Winchester, va. datellne inlastI Suns
days fillmore American may = prove
OF interest to our read ders, most ses.
peolally those Who are at all familiar
with the Revolt ionary war history OF
South Carolina. The 4 British forces
at the battle of CoWpensg were; led by,
Col. Tarleton !! sss 80 ss.
In the public cemetery at Winches-
ter, Va, lie the remains OF Mai. GEN.
Daniel Morgan OF Revolutionary, fame,
and the of the Cowpens In a
grave marked only by defaced and
weather beaten marble slab lying fat
and even with the ground. 5sss
Several years ago movement was
inaugurated in Winchester having for
Its object the erection of a suitable
monument to the memory OF the gal
lant soldier Ytho served the cause OF
American independence SO well and
did so much to further the triumph OF
the colonies in the long and Oft-times
seemingly hopeless struggle with the
mother country. An appeal was made
to congress for an anAappropriation in
furtherance Of the movement, but
was not tsucceSSful.
The grave in which the ashes OF the
gallant soldier repose is not neglected,
however, but the turf around it is
kept smooth and green, and the spot
is one OF the first pointed out to
strangers vislsting the cemetery, and,
though no marble or granite shaft
rises over the last resting place OF the
hero, bis deeds are as familiar to and
his memory as proudly cherished by
Americans As If they were recorded In
enduring brass and bronze over the
place OF his interment The truth Of
this is shown by a fact which does not
seem to be generally known outside OF
narrow circle about Spartanburg,
S. @.
In the centre ef that town stands
monument erected apparently as a
centennial commemorative OF the Bat
tile or Cowpens, which Is surmounted
by bronze statue Of Gen. Morgan, OF
heroic size. This monument has
square base Of granite resting on
broad granite subbase, from which
rises granite column on which stands
the statue. The Inscriptions on this
monument are exceedingly interesting
and tell the story OF It's erection In
terse, but graphic, Language. These
inscriptions cover the 'front.' sides and
back of the base and SUI bbase. 3
Those on the frontiare as follows: a
n ss5ss :s5s. ~: TO s.. :;
THE AMERIO OAN SOLDIERS Fl.
who, 81 81 ~
on. the field of Cowpens,
auuary I 7th, 1881 S.
Fought v Yictoriouslys
! for e ~ 49,, I, IS s5 q rs: rs:
The! Right OF Self Government f
and
$50; Civil Liberty, .$ .;.3;fs 80
We enjoy the result Of their toll and
sacrifice; let us emulate their
fortitude and virtue.
This column Is erected by the IS tg
States Of 4
NeW.Hampshirei NJ assac chusetts, 4
N eW ~ oFl,, N ew. ] ersey, 81
Pennsy lvania, Delaware,
i Maryland j N ortiz Carolina
Virginia G Georgia
Sou III Carolina,
The Old Thirteen States, E
The St;t Of Z Tennessee,
j 1881. 80
MORGAN. s5.F
The unanimous resolve Of the
CONGRESS- OF THE UNITED "
STATES. 81 I
crowns this memorial column with the
form and face OF
GENERAL DANIEL MORGAN, \.
The hero OF the Gowpens, who on that
i field was victorious in the Great
Cause OF
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
The inscription on the back Of the
monument is as follows:
| One hundred years ago
the men
Of the North and South
fought together
and by their blood secured
The heIndependence
/ and cemented the Union of the
\ AMERICAN STATES.
The bond that then bound them to-
gether is the
Bond of their Fellow Countrymen
today.
The Common Country
they created is the heritage Of all
their sons,
! The Perpetuation of the Republic
OF their Fathers
| Is the Safety and Honor
OF North and South,
Alike the sentiment and
duty Of all
the States.
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