The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-10

, was astounded He told Gates he would
return to the service at an early date,
but he certainly did not intend to
serve under a man who mad treated
him SO badly.
Morgan, nevertheless, was ordered
few weeks later to report to Gates,
and with the order came promotion to
a brigadier-g gen eralship. Thoroughly
disgruntled. he started South. little
knowing that there he was to win one
of the most brilliant victories of the
war, one that would place him for all
I-time among the leading figures Of the
great contest.
In the South.
He joined Gates at Hillsborough.
The battle of Camden had been fought
and Gates had been routed. South
Carolina had been overrun by the
British. and North Carolina was next
in order. Gates sent Morgan to join
General Smallwood. but when Greene
date change of plans. Greene called
in various scattered bodies of Ameri-
cans that had been operating sepa-
rately and divided them into two d.
visions, one under Morgan to operate
| In the western quarter. and the other
under himself to operate in the eastern
| quarter. BY this division he hoped to
hold open lines for militia reinforce
ments, upon which the rebuilding OF
4 the crushed army depended. and also
obtain much needed provisions. Nor
gan. in his movement was Joined by
| Pickens with 500 militiamen. and es-
/ tablished himself on the Broad River,
near where 1t meets the Pacolet.
CORVALLIS had been reinforced by
the arrival Of a fresh detachment OF
| troops at Charleston and seeing in
J Morgan's progress in the western
| quarter design on Ninety-Six or an
anal gamation with the mountaineers
and a breaking up of the British line
Of communications, he sent Tarleton
with cavalry and infantry to bring
Morgan to battle or to drive him
| North.
CORVALLIS was not content with
| this but determined on intercepting
Morgan In case the brigadier eluded
Tarleton, he moved north with his
4 main army between the Catawba and
the Broad Rivers
Tarleton lost no time In going after
Morgan and Morgan, who never was
unwilling to accept reasonable fight
was eager to meet him. but the march
of CORVALLIS between the Broad and
Catawba meant manifestations trou-
ble-the complete severance ofthe two
divisions OF the little American army
and the total destruction Of Morgan's
command In case 1t was caught between
| Tarleton and CORVALLIS.
4 To insure his own safety and Greene S
safety Morgan would have to prevent
| Cornwallis from cutting him off. Re-
4 luctantly Morgan retreated. Tarletor
/ was after him like o hound after 9
\ hare. Morgan's force was inferior tc
4 Tarletons, but Morgan never dld llke
retreating Tarleton passed througi
Morgan's old camp only few hours
after Morgan had abandoned Z. Press
ing forward with all haste. Tar4etor
soon was on the heels Of Morgan TIL
was more than Morgan relished. He
had been accustomed to giving patt1e
to the enemy and not to running from
1t, SO. weary of flight. he halted at the
Cowpens, some distance from the Broat
!, River, and determined to rest his "a
) tigued men whether It brought on
! battle or not.
> Military students say the ground Wa
not we'll chosen; that conditions al
favored Tarleton; that Morgan allowe'
. his combative spirit to outweigh hi
i keen Judgment. and that had Morgan
! gone further he would have gained
I far more advantageous position, TIL
] military students may be right, but tn
I battle Of Cowpens tells its own story
4 Morgan had 500 men, 500 of whom
h We're militia and eighty of whom wer
$ mounted. Tarleton had 1000 men, al
i regulars. and including $50 OF his fam
: GUS cayalrymen. In addition he ha,
4 two pieces Of artillery,
g However military, students may criti
n cize Morgan's selection Of a battle
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