The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-25

Lean direction these were now inter
red second time by the side Of the
little stream, and this monument SGT
up at the good Doctor 8 expense. This
is given as the inscription of which 80
listlc remains: "Sacred to the memory
Of Maior William Chronicle, Capt.
John Mat.ocks, William Robb and
John Byrd, who we're killed ct this
place on she 7th Of October, 1880,
fighting in defense Of America" This
on the East side. On the West
"Col. Ferguson, an officer of his Bri-
tanic Majesty, was defeated ard
killed at this place on the 7th OF Oc-
tober, 1880"
But still we thiuk that one reason
at least for the location of this
monument on the roadside was to
attract the travellers attention.
The battle was fought upon the
mountain. 1t was not far away, how
ever. Walking straight up the noun
tainside from the little stream, in
about one hundred and fifty yards We
come to two granite slabs. They lie
prone some eight or ten feet apart,
thrown carelsssly upon the ground.
They have not been placed in position,
We are told.
They are inscribed respectively,
"Here Col. Ferguson fell, October /,
$780," and Here Col. Ferguson was
buried" As they lie they do not, Of
Oourss, indicate exactly, but certainly
approximately, the spots intended TO
be marked.
Climbing the mountain still further,
and going along les crest, in all some
six or seven hundred yards, We resch
the rather imposing monument erected
in 1880.
These sre the inscriptions upon it,
on tho east, south, west and north
face respectively: "Here, on the 7th
Of October. A. D., 1880, che British
forces, commanded by Col. Patrick
Ferguson, were met and totally defeat
Cd Dy Campbell, Shelby. Williams,
Cleveland, Sewer and their heroic
followers from Virginia, the Carolinas
Tennessee" "Fell on this battle
ground, in defense of civil liberty,
Col. James Williams, Major William
Chronicle, Capts. John Mattocks, Da.
vid Beatie, William Edmondson,
First Lieuts. Reece, Bowen, Thomas,
MOCulloch, William Blackburn, Rob
ert Edmoudson, second Lieuts. John
Beatie, Andrew Edmondson, Humber.
son Lyon, James Curry, James Laird,
Nathaniel Guist, Nathaniel Dryden,
James Phillips; Privates William
Rabb, John Boyd, David Duff, Henry
Herigan,' William Watson, Arthur
Patterson, Preston Goforth." "In
memory Of the patriotic Americans,
who participated in the battle OF
Kings Mountain this monument is
erected by their grateful descend.
ants.' Here the tide II bstsle
turned in favor of the American col
onies."
f, This fine memorial WAS unveiled
with imposing centennial services, no.
table in which was an eloquent address
by Senator John W. Daniel, Of Vir.
ginia. This was the third celebration
on the famous field; the one in 1916
already referred to, the seventy.fifth
anniversary in 1855, when Con. John
s. Preston was the orator OF the day.
The venerable William Campbell Pres.
ton and the historian, George Ban
croft, graced the latter occasion. Now
Senator Daniel spoke at the eenten'
nial, patriotic poems by Paul a,
nayne aud Mrs. Clara Dargan No.
Lean were read, and vast assembly
from many States gave truly Ameri-
can cast to the commemoration.
The monument is 18 feet square OF
base, and g feet high. The corner.
stone was laid by the Hon. a. T.
smythe at che head Of the Masonic
Order in South Carolina. D.
Kings Mountain was named for a
Mr.. King. This is. at least. the
most probable derivation Of the name.
It is range some 90 miles long,
quite detached from, but running par.
allel with the Blue Ridge, and cutting
across the line between North and
South Carolina. Only one Of ita
heights may be called speak" che
quite imposing Pinnacle" that rises
in full view Of j the battle ground,
some six or seven miles TO the north.
east.
The ridge upon which the battle
was fought is in York County, S. G.,
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