The Adair County news., 1916-03-01
REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS OF
sADAlR.
tBY II. C. BAKERY
TO be continued.

OIlduD0IS III JduudIys LOU. NO was
marched first to Prince Edward Court
House, where he remained short
time, then to Hillsboro. North Carroll
ma, where he joined the regiment
commanded by Col. Holcomb, and in
few days marched to Guilford, where
he joined Gen. Green. He was in the
battle at that place. From there he
was marched to Worford's Iron
Works, and then into Virginia, where
he remained for some time, and thence
back to Hillsborough.
He afterwards re-enlisted as a vol
unteer in the militia under Capt.
John Clark, by whom he was marched
to Staunton, where he Joined the ar
my commanded by Gen. Green, and
remained there until he was honorably
discharged.
William Mckinney, aged "a years,
enlisted from Charlotte county,
Virginia, in the year IT'S, under Capt.
Thomas Collier. He was marched to
Petersburg, Virginia, and then joined
the Halifax and Meckelberg troops.
They were then marched down to
jamestown, then to Williamsburg,
then to York, then to Gwinn's Island,
and were stationed there until the
battle was over, and then marched to
Cherry Point on the Potomac. The
Indians having broken out on the
HoIston, he marched there under Gen.
Lewis to route them, and was station
ed there until the return of a part of
the army which went in pursuit of
the Indians. He then returned home,
and went to Georgia, where he enlist
ed under Capt. Austin for three
months, during which time he was
ranging and guarding the country
from the outrages and barbarity of the
Indians.
Some time after this he enlisted in
Georgia under Gen. Williamson,
Capt. Logan and Lieutenant Charles
Herd to go to Florida They went
on to St. Mary's river, and there met
Gen. Howe, a continental officer.
seen. Howe wanted Gen. Williamson
to give up the flour and bacon to his
officers, and US to draw beef and rice
in their stead, and the soldiers re-
fused" and Gen. Williamson also.
Gen Howe and his officers got mad,
and went off, and left the army at ST.
Mary,s river. After some DAYS, Gen.
Williamson sent men to ascertain how
far the Tories had gone, he (McKin-
ney) going with them. After march
ing to Trout'S creek, distance OF
TWENTY-FIVE miles, they came across
1.-THE Tories and British in a half faced
| fort, had a scrimmage, and Clark, the
commander was wounded, and they
had to retreat back to St. Mary's river.
Gen. Williamson then sent Maj Pick
ems, afterwards, Gen. Pickens, back to
Trout Creek, he mckinney in the
company, but before they reached
there, the Tories and British had fed
across St. Johns river Pickens fol-
lowed them as far as the river, and
camped on one side, and the British
and Tories on the other. They then
rejoined Gen. Williamson and marched
into South Carolina.
In the spring following he was at
Augusta under Gen. Williamson, when
the British took Augusta at the time
of Cakes defeat at Bryar Creek. He
then received discharge from Gen.
Williamson, and returned to Virginia.
/; A few months later he went to Au-
lgusta and was taken prisoner by the
| British, and held four months. He
made his escape and joined Gen.
Clarke upon Little river. He then
went under Gen. Clarke to Augusta,
where q fight occurred which contin-
ued four days. HE was In the battle
from beginning to end"
| The army then went to Kings
Mountain, and in that battle he was
engaged all the time, and assisted in
defeating Gen. Ferguson. They took
great many prisoners, carried them
Iup to Bickerst&ff, and hanged nine of
them, and after crossing the river Ca
tawba, hung three more, and took the
others on to Moravian town.
He was under the command of
Campbell and Shelby at Kings Noun
tain.
A short time after this, he with
others, joined Sumpter, and went IN
pursuit Of TarletoR, but when they