The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-25
WAR STORIES.
StScenes Of Cowpens, -Buford's Massacre
and Kings Mountain, all in South
Carolina.


1t has been our rare good fortune TO
yisit three famous battle grounds the
past scar, and we glaly share the in
:crest and pleasure they have afforded
gith the readers Of The News and
Courier.
COWPENS.
We were returning by private con-
;eyancc from trip to the blue Kldge
MOUNTAINS, and had spent the night
It beautiful Tryon, y. c., when We
struck "thc old battle-ground road to
IaHney. We did not at once catch
the significance Of the name. We
had seen the fine monument to the
heroes Of Cowpens at Spartanburg. we
knew Of the town Of Cowpens on the
Southern Railway, and were under
the Impression that the famous bat
tle6eld was much to our right. But
presently we learned that we would
pass within hundred yards of it on
the same highway, just seven miles
from Gafney, and not quite sixteen
from Spartarburg. This used to be
in old Spartanburg County, however,
until ihfell within the limits of the
,enew:county of Cherokee.
we drove upon the ground with
many memories thronging through US.
We had but recently read McCrady,
and the circumstances of Morgan 8
splendid victory were comparatively
o.scesh.
But surely one gathers but little
>enthusiasm.from the present appear
,.onnes Of the field. It was seventy
five years .f.e- the ss.e, hsss:.!ee &C 1855
that the Washington Light Infantry of
Charleston, held notable celebration
at this place. A careful survey was
made Of tho ground and as nearly as
koossible the exact spot located whore
Tarleton's Legion had first been
shocked by Col. William Washington.
Here the old monument was erected.
at was composed Of rough granite
block, selected from the field itself,
.slas base) and in it was inserted q
white marble slab, bearing these
.words:
THE MEMORIAL SHAFT.
This monument was erected
kBy the Washington Light Infantry,
Capt. L. M. Hatch, April, 1856.
On this rose an octagonal pillar,
about four feet in height, made OF
concrete, the shells of which were
gathered near Fort Moultrie, and q
thick marble slab, of the same shape,
surmounted the whole, whose several
sides bore the following inscription:
Washington.
The Washington Light Infantry, OF
Charleston,
go whose custody the widow of Will
liam Washington entrusted
His banner, visited this Battlefield
April, 1856.
And again waved over it the aag
Borne by him on that occasion.
Morgan. Howard.
Fort Moultrie. Kings Mountain,
Cowpens.
Eutaw Springs, our heritage,
P;ekens.
TO the victors of Cowpens; We enjoy
the Result of their struggle. Let
.-us Emulate the virtues which
secured it.
From the centre Of the pedestal
sowered up o huted iron shaft, capped
by ball, on which rested gilded
eagle with extended wings. In the
interior of the monument were depos-
sited bottle of Eutaw Spring water,
a brick from the house where the
British took.refuge on that hotly con-
,tested day, the roll Of che officers and
members Of tho company present, and
q pamphlet, descriptive Of the battle,
,from DIR. Joseph Johnson's nara
>tive.
The accompanying picture gives q
good idea Of this elegant and unique
memorial.
iBnt alas! for the ravages Of time,
and The still more cruel ravages Of the
relic hunterl In a little cleared space
stands the remains Of the monument.
The bail and eagle are gone. The
) Huted column is out of plum and the
marble slab has been so Clipped and
: defaced that not single name can be
read.
Capt. Charles Petty, the veteran
jonrnalist Of Spartanburg, writes us:
= s'Some time after the monument was
I. erected the citizens of 'Spartanburg
placed neat and strong iron railing
around il. During the var the iron