I-
Ht«)' to i^ha iwn-
•»ft'ini1htnn^Mil . Aotito^JV. - QaitIab
pNtI;i6f^ni^'«el -ijaakad Serler
and' supfportnn "of the Stati
pt Franklin to coma Into aeaa-
hla in£MN*t and tc
. ~T- '^
Hr; Harrla
i«tlred%i^
ei;:
not-, ot
^om&0d 4aiw
^a SloTon 0t^..JBj|^t aroni^ tiraa o adjustment.' Franklin' ced-
iukil
^4)6iqitSnM«k’ ~
jli/SW»la
»t^ ’ add^
ffDfoai. Ou ihi|
iPiuit hero died irom th^
kd h^ claims to the territory to
the t^nited Statra knd: fb* terrt-
^peratod'*^ I*
CSMfiA ebiaK
■ heiBd he had reoetred a (eWdayflf tory south ot the ,0^o river wsip
Men. His remains were brought organized. The State' of Franklin
IMa and hurled In front ot the Quietly died: the stue of teni-
eM BMtee residence. torlal government was passed;
-*'*/ ^MDfl^lAL dOHN awvnm Ihe State of Tenneesee was eetab-
".. ftoeral John Sevier was not a
ot Wilkes county but In
Aat section of the country west
«( the Blue Ridge and Smoky
Heuntains that was in the time ot
JlevlM a portion ot Wilkes coun
ty he was the most conspicuous
■mn. In 1790, he was member of
'’■'•ongrese from Itorth Carolina,
Sving at that time in Wilkes
•onnty, the portion now Tenn
essee. This year Tennosee was or
ganized and admitted into the
Vnlon as a State and General
flevier was made the first Gov
ernor.
John Sevier was born In Vir
ginia about 1740. He came to the
Holston river with an exploring
imrty about 1769. He directed and
I tided in the constructioii'Of the
i tret fort on the Watauga river.
' Fhile in defense of Watauga Fort
.tfe discovered a young lady of tatl
and erect stature coming with the
Reetness of the doe towards the
fbrt closely pursued by Indians;
but turning suddenly she eluded
her pursuers and leaped the palis
ades at another point and fell In
to the arms of Captain John
3evler. This resolute woman was
Miss Catherine Sherill, who In a
fltw years became the deroted
wife of the Colonel and the .bosom
aompanlon of the General, the
SQvernor, the Congressman, . the
iJhiMitor, the people’s man and the
patriot, John Sevier.
Sevier was a contemporary of
Vaniel Boone, and devoted much
of his time to hunting. He was
oonstantly engaged In defending
the fort from the attacks of the
imiians and from the beginning
the people of the settlement re
garded him as their leader. Dur
ing the Revolutionary war he and
kis associates went into the Indl-
tm tmrttory, scattered the hostile
bands, burnt the Indian towns
sad returned to their homes in
bMter security and some more
sonfldence of peace.
At the battle of King’s Moun-
tsin Sevier commanded a section
of 'thw American army and shared
in the victory at that battle. The
iSocth Carolina Legislature pass-
ed' a resolution thanking Sevier
for his trilliant work at King’s
Mountain.
>n 17 84 came the scenes of the
State of Franklin. The people be-
Tond the Smokies organized a
govwnment of their own under
'he name of the State of Franklin.
Sevier was made Governor of
Franklin, and received his salary
in coon skins which was the cur
rency of the State. The meas
ures adopted by North Carotin
lisbed and admitted to the TTnlon.
and General Sevier was chosen
first Governor.
I The authorities In North Car(^-
lina had Sevier arrested and he
was taken to Morganton and put
la prison on the charge of rebell
ing against the i^tate, but was re
leased because of his services at
King’s Mountain.
In 1811 he was elected to Con
gress; he was re-elected in 1813.
He was a member of the Military
Committee during the war of
1812.
In 1815 President Madison ap
pointed him on a commission to
adjust some difficulties with the
Creek Indians. He engaged In the j
duties of a commissioner, was |
taken sick and died at an encamp- >
ment on the east side of the Talla-
.
■ In lf[34 U A. Ranis, who thferriidCr JJ»cker>'-IM
iliMn one of Wilkes county’s mosf^ tbah maiiF yoktv-Tripbill.'
successful and beet known coun^ I Becanse he kept 4ir Wltb tbe trkui
iry merchants for abont 20 years, jof the times and becansd herKOf>‘
^kame to North Wilkeeboro andfnized North Wllkesboro fee Kb
eetabUfehed a department store on and-comlng. town he daclded to
Tenth Street, which Is now owned open a. basRiM .-bore. - • -
and operated by bis son-in-law, B. I .His businew aihUltylb
In MKrofc%iS IFttilF:"
Mr. IWHfniifl^ nH * arebl
_,_,fej»4 yoBtlaM; .
■ r-' ■
wan
or.il
MUtstony. poita' *1
pradt^.
timilS
_ 'lbs malNriliff
i^MMlated-fral-HT, iestcblMied by ’"k.' ^
ward In 1872 In a U
In Chicago. The :prigln»i
was 82,400, and the tint,
was a single hand-wiittOb';
8 X 12 Inches.
gv JN^ L. A. Harris sold
bis 4ntei^t j#'ibo fetore in .1828
4*^. C/^Hari^ a«d Hr. Hackney
purchased tbp fptbrekt ot Mr. Har-
B. T. Hackney, who recently
purchased the other interest in
Hackney & Hani.s store' on
Tenth street, has many friends
and regular enstomers among
the people of northwe^em
North Carolina.
Store Founder
poosa river, near Port Decatur,
Ga., on the 24th of September,
1815, and was .buried with the
honors of war.
CH.ARLEV GORDON
Charley Gordon w'a,s a native
of Wilkes county tnd was a Cap
tain under Colonel Cleveland
during the Revolutionary war.
He was at the battle ot King’s
Mountain and distinguished him
self by seizing a British soldier
by the “Q’’ of hair on the back
of his head and dragging him
down the side of the mountain.
Finally the soldier was enabled
to draw his sword and immediate
ly Gordon drew his revolver and
killed him. The subject of this
sketch was the great-grandfather
of General John G. Gordon, late
Governor of the State of Georgia,
and a cousin of our Illustrious
Gen. James B. Gordon.
GENERAL JA.MES B. GORDOS
Among the great men of Wilkes
county the name of General James
B. Gordon stands In the front.
He was born In Wllkesboro on
the 2nd of November, 1822, and
was a descendant of a respectable
Scotch ancestry. He was educated
in the common schopls and aoa^
demies of this section and at
Emory and Henry clolege. He en
gaged in the mercantile business
and was probably the most suc
cessful business man In the coun
ty in his day. Gordon always took
a lively interest in politics and he
became the leader of his party
in the county. In 1850 he was
elected to represent the county in
the lower house of the Geueral
Assembly.
At the outbreak ot the Civil
war he was one of the first to
answer the call for volunteers.
He enlisted in Company B. form
ed by Sidney Stokes, and was
1
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ISAAC ELLER,
Farecter Awe.
-Prop,
: 'K
North Wilkeaboro
h. A. Harrisi, who established
a department store on Tenth
street in 1924, is widely known
tor his business .’iblllfy. He Is
a former member of the city
board of commissioners and
has always taken an interest In
public affairs In this city.
elehted Lieutenant of the com
pany. This company was attached
to the First North Carolina Regi
ment upon its organization at
Warrenton.
When the Ninth Regiment (aft
erwards known as the First Cav
alry) was organized Governor
Ellis appointed him Major of the
regiment. The regiment was com
posed of picked men and only
men of courage and bravery were
chosen for this regiment. In a lew
days Gordon was promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel. Ob the 25th
day of July. 1862, the cavalry was
reorganized and the Ninth Regi
ment was placed in the Hampton
Brigade. Gordon’s re^Timent was
soon called to the retreat at the
secon.d Manas.sas, where he show
ed his skill as a cavalry com
mander. checking the enemy and
giving time for the Confederates
to successfully rei ‘eat with their
men and artillery.
At Gettysburg the fighting was
mostly by infantry and artillery
'and the cavalry was not so ex
tensively engaged. However,
Hampton’s Brigade 'bore the
' brunt of a severe fight. Gordon
commanded the First N. C. Cav
alry and bravely held his ground.
After the fall of Colonel Evans
he was put In command of the
63rd, Regiment and he command
ed that regiment during the re
mainder of the Gettysburg cam
paign.
At the battle of Culpepper,
Jack’s Shop and Brandy Station,
Gordon did such brilliant work as
to receive the commendation of
General Stuart and which led to
his promotion to Brigadier Gen
eral.
In March. 1864. the Fifth N.
C. Cavalry returned to their sev
eral homes for new horses and
recuperation. On May 2nd, they
returned to the army and were
ordered to report to General R.
E. Lee for assignment In Gordon’s
Cavalry Brigade. At that time
Gordon’s brigade consisted of the
First, Second, Fourth and Fifth
North Carolina Cavalry Regi
ments.
On April 30th, 1864, a special
order was Issued taking Gordon’s
Brigade out of Hampton’s divis
ions and placing It in the dWalon
of General W. H. F. Iioe. Hamp
ton regretted to have this done
and his order in executing this
transfer Is here given In fttU, as
it shows the high esteem In which
Gordon and his men were held:
I ’’Headquarters Hampton's Di
vision Caralry,
“Cavalry Camp, Army of Nor-
I them, Va.,
1 “Milford, May 6, 1864.
I “Brigade Oeneral J- B. Gordon,
Commanding Cavalry Brigade:
“General: In paraa4SsiK/^coC
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