The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-08

IL no. o.
dians were allies Of the P~.+:.s In,
kept up a constant running v.r4
using nile, tomahaWk ana e..,--
knife. In 1919. Captain Seyi4r
troops, invaded the Indian +a~r's1d
successfully fought the Is+..
"Boyds Creek" took the Indlars ~
oners and burned their towns.
days after this battle Colonel gs-"
forces were Joined by Col .r+r,ss
Campbell with a Virginia re4...--t
and by Col. Isaac Shelly in cor.1
q resilient OF mountain troou- AMI
these three colonies in harrro-
u the Cherokee country
tered hostile bands, captured ..f
stroyed tnelr towns, ana ~letrr...
their homes in better security all. .-
every confidence of peace. r....
John Sewer was actively e~uga-.. .-.-
Colonel Christian, of Air2Inia
expedition against the Indians ..
Double Springs n he neglected m
opportunity to pursue them or gHa--..
them Tor their insults ana o.-....I
He promptly united with Others
out envy, jealousy, or reservation .,4
he as readily fitted out expr...~.
from his immediate nelgn.ora..t
from ms own purse, paying Tor ..s.n-
ment anu arms when needed u4t.ag,
Boosting n without fear. ana ,,,L
never a failure In 1117 he vae conn
missioned Northumberland h, ~,
General Assembly of North Cara.~+
The year 1880 was the critical War
of the American Revolution. cerrgtnry
so far as the Southern States vera
concerned; Charleston and Savannah
had fallen; General Gates had saaa.a4
defeat at Camden by Cornwal'fs. the
American army had suffered ret-l--s
mere and there; money exhausted r~a-
visions II ammunition Scarce-marv
hearts fainting, fearful and 0e.uau.>
ing; Tories multiplying. sa<aga. and
daIing-the British troops o<errln-
Minis South Carolina and g orgia. part
OF Virginia and advancing To the
mountains of North Carolina. The
Indians armed, bribed ana Iustieated
by the British were on a constant Mar
fare, thus the sun Of American Inae-
pendence was obscured-hIdden be-
hind accommodating clouds, VIII. h were
OOn TO be rent aSunder, and suddenly
1t am forth and sent its Oh erinZ
avs through all the land, as il rose
over the summit OF Kings Mountain.
Ferguson was marching towards the
mountain with q force OF 1000 Brit
ism with all the pomp and ecIat fcuoN-
ing General Gates defeat and S4mp~
teT'S disaster. The brave Were acs~
tdfi ~ ~ lI4IllG ldE4IiS projection
with the British and the Tories .ubl~
liant. With the country in this coD-
dition Of affairs Ferguson was rd1ag-
ing the whole west, subduing all OPP
ponents of English power, and tn-
cOuraging, by brides and a|rtiile,
others to join him.
When Colonies Sewer, Shelly ana
Campbell leaned of Ferguson depIe-
dations they resolved to attack nlm.
These fearless men assembled at Fort
Watauga, with their followers, about
1,4O0 strong on September Is. ] so.
1t was decided to march IN the enemy
and they were soon joined by CoI
Cleaviand with a force OF Nearly 800
men. On the night of October 10Th
the officers again met in council Never
before We're purer minds deliherathS.
never nrmer hearts assembled. they
felt deeply the dangers and difficulties
before them. The liberty Of their
country, the lives of themselves ami
faithful followers, the safety OF their
wives and children were the oil "C-s OF
their deliberations, At a council Of
war the next day, Col Campbell vas
urged to take command, and name
diately attack Ferguson at Gilbert
Town. The next day they were joined
at CoWpens by Col. Williams Of SJ1th
Carolina, with a force of 800 men Inc
Americans now numbered aboIt 1000
men. When they reached GilHeTt
Town they learned that Fee. gusou had
left and aiken a strong poSilioa on
the top Of Kings Mountain, where he
impiously asserted that "God AL
mighty could not drive him Hon
Kings Mountain" and that he vas
/, king Of Kings Mountain .
At three o'clock on the afternoon vI
October Z. 1850, after beinS ID the
saddle for nearly thirty h0urs. " -A-
out rest, drenched by a cold, h-a'g
rain these fearless men approaeht"
Kings Mountain. Its plateau from
east to west is about 500 yards ana
from north to south about 50 Ea!os
and the summit about 100 feet 5000
the surrounding country. ON rms
summit, the wary little Scotch t~a.+"-
Ferguson and his army were Po~i"-
BY consent, Campbell was app"Al-1
conmander-in-chief. The Io-. ~
under Sewer and MacDOWeII tvt".1t
1nP flChf wing 20 m Dhati ana >I.EaHJ