The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21


on his return to Raleigh he sent the
appended ietter 10 Editor r. F. Beas-
,ey Of the Monroe Journal relating in
it a striking incident Of the war and
giving other interesting historical in
formation
My dear Mr., Beasley:
Our party Will always remember
with pleasure our visit to your town
snd county and the courtesy Of the
ladies and gentlemen who welcomed |
US SO cordially and went with us to |
the "WaxhAw Settlements We feel |
especially indebted to you. There |
is probably no ground with more his
torical associations in this State than |
that section
Years ago ! read Parton's life of
Andrew Jackson with the affidavits, |
nearly all from South Carolinians,
fixing the locality Of the birthplace Of
Andrew Jackson and have recently
reread them A visit to the spot and
the surroundings made clearer the
rufhfulness OF his statement that
Jackson was born in North Carolina.
The home OF his father and mother on
Twelve Nile creek WAS many miles
in North Carolina At his death, his
body was carried for burial to the
WlXhhw church which is over the
lut III fSbulH CdIOal1ld, HA Nl0OW
returned to North Carolina to the
residence of her brother-in law, Mr..
Nckamie, where her son was born
soon after his fathers death. Not
very long after his birth his mother
removed to the home Of another
brother-in-law, Major Robert Craw
fcrd, two or three miles down the
road and ON the west Of it, where the
first few years of Andrews life was
II n
fact that the State line was not def
nitely located till 1S4S that any con-
fusion arouse
The visit We made on Saturday
made clear the tenor OF the affidavitS
collected by Parton who visited the
that point the State line runs for sew
eral miles north and south approxi-
mateiy with the Camden and Char
iotte road, locally known as the Steel
Creek road Jackson's birthplace,
very appropriately marked by neat
mem orial erected by the Daughta
of the Revolution on the spot where
the residence stood, Is some 500 yards
east Of this line but about four miles
north of the South Carolina line after
Ii corners and runs due east and
west to the Pee Dee river The home
% his father and mother, as 1 have
said, was in North Carolina, several
miles north Of his birthplace Stand
ing at mis- birthplace we were showr
fought the battle OF +'Wahabs" some
times called 1.-The WaXhaw fight
The road running close by the birth
place goes on south to the spot o
Buford's Massacre, and Camde1
where Gates suffered his great de
feat. Along this road Gates mad
his hurried retreat with Cornwall
and THrlton in hot pursuit In full
view of the west, some 80 miles @
more Is Kings Mountain. Camden i
rome 80 miles south, while Charlott
is less than 25 miles north At Majo
Robert Crawford's, where Jackso
spent his early years, President Georg
Washington according to his diar
spent a night on his return from hi
southern trip. 1t will be remember
ed that he went south by way OF Hal
flax, Tarboro, New Bern, and VII
mington and returned by this road t
Charlotte, Salisbury and Salem an
at the latter spot there is still show
the house where ne spent night an
day
Not far from Jackson's birthplac
is the old Waxhaw church, which "
visited where repose the remains
many Revolutionary heroes and
others who became distinguished
the State and Nation in later year
Near the grave of Jackson's fath'
is the tomb of Gen. William X. Davi
with the classic inscription written
his friend, CASTOR, which is said
have no superior among mortuary m
MORALS. Davie was probably II
most distinguished soldier fro
North Carolina in the Revolutio
though he was then a very your
man, having been born in 1856,
this section, which fs also the sce1
of many of his exploits. He marri
daughter of Gen Allen Jones
Southampton, located in Hahf
where his residence is still standin
became member of the legislatui
Governor OF the State, member
congress and special Empassador
France. Before he was yet so yea