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Vantjs'cb'-pt of an old sol-
i DIER-THINGS HE SAW.
I plain Truth From Robert Hen
ry and Davia vance
uTT
now :l manv men
'Nearly 1,200, but not quite
E. an I B.
1 on.i '
Tory "Where did yon set the men to
defeat him." :
E. and.B. 44 We had the South Carolina
and Georgia refugees, Col. Gr ibam's men,
I will some from Virginia, some from the head
row
relate a
few facts
. nnrr cmpi on to-sav:
JloKTl new. B - ,f Yadkin n f u.
reiauve iu me ' ncu ui
in. which came Latawba, some from over the moi
v own view and not related bv and some frora everywhere else."
!l.attk- of -Hi" -5 s
ams.
with"1
Vance's narrative he
Tory "Tell lis how it hawnened and
all about it."
E. and B.
What is
T
f.,.1 Vmice. in
efers to i ol. urauanis aim uucucj s
..u.rmvtn visit his wife, and
leaving j where we found that
Pillv Chronicle s taking ms piace v imauuj count
his South-Fork bovs to "" iC,euwn, ana we toot
-"We met at Gilbert Ton,
Major
'sndcallmsr
if
4
01
ttor.
not overtake
At that time Enoch Gilmer from 600 t0 700 cavalry, leaying as many
Evit, Andrew Barrow mIantrJ to follow. We overhauled Fer
guson at King's Mountain, where we
surroundei and defeated him
Tory "Ah! that won't do. It would
take 2,000 to surround Col. Ferguson
uu couldn't do it.
l.. ana i. "isut we were all of
blue hens chickens "
Tory "There must have been of vou.
v ... i i i ii iwt aim iiorsp a- ihhi vv or ,..i,nt
nnU were scarceiv uiiereu wnen a Dan -,.v,. v un yuu
I ........ lift fell and in a second aic l uu waui to catch 1.3rd Corn-
;,r hull struck Wm. K)bb, and he : fv-b-
from Chronicle
I. .ii.! mi Hugh
I i JWfif to follow him close to the
JjQ(l 111 , . v - ' i
Vnt of the hill. We marched at a quick
,,, letting Maj. Chronicle advance
&bout ten steps ahead of. us, but further
V-om the hill than we were, until we met
ije winij from the other side of the
Vm- then Chronicle, raising his hat,
Lu,',i nut. "Fa:e to the hill." The
inii"--'
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Ths Csktaub Cohpaxt, 77 Hurray St., New York,
i
us
o.
after a
liraniH-1 ahout six feet
. .
hVe then 'advanced up the hill close to
v.? Tory lines. There was a log across
' hollo a where I took my stand, and by
rtei'pint,r one step back I was safe from
ihe British rire. I remained theie firing
Wul the liritish charged bayonets. As
Ihev charged they tired, at which fire it
i nis ended the dialogue. Not more
than two hours after sunrise Monday
morning the Tories sent an express to
Cornwallis giving him the news of Fer
son's defeat.
Before my wounds were well I wer
to Charlotte, after Corn walHs had left,
and met David Knox, an acauaintanrp.
Dav id Knox was either a brother or near
I.
i sands,
known
iy and
disa&.
s. ri
my M
emedy
Fever
;iUrrh,
VTI.0.
I tliev kilied CaDt. Mattox and
r , i,l. an l wounled Wm. Gilmer and Lelatjve of iames Knox, grandfather of
. . i . I KreSlflPnt fft t Ho (rora , (ln ,
chitt m. The feouth fork bovs . ----- &t U1C tuc .uu
. , ,, , t ins: information: That on MnnHav -noTt
llSn tim mi ( u cousiuerauie tiecui on. J -
uv. ii ... - V j j t ,
...- ,.,.., ,rin,r to fir whP.n T saw onp a"cl vu s ueieai, ne oemg a pisoner
wasj-'M " K c,
iiritil. advancing. I stonned and U1 ai,ullc. an oince came
ii'"-" I i. ii. t -i ...
a, in the act of cocking my gun when lu luc umer 01 lueuaru ana e Iollow-
Khv,Miet runnin-r alone the'barrel of Pce:
1 - I i scs t - t-H rtr-w U tta : i-. 1 .
jii tun i." ' -- " o" ""J
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land and into my thigh. My antagonist
Wl 1 both fell. The Fork boys retreated
W loaded their guns. I was then lying
mier the smoke', and it appeared some
Vere not, more than gun's length in front
,f the havonets, and the furthest could
ot have been more than twenty yards in
rout when they tired their rifles; and it is
iid evei v one dropped his man. The
h tlia retreated in great haste. and
Iiuiueit ny me rorK ooys. wm.
aldwell .-aw my condition and pulled
be bayonet out of my thigh, but it hung
0 my hand. He gave my hand a kick
find went on. I he thrust gave me much
uin but the pulling of it off gave me
inn more. , l tlx my .well hand 1 picked
P my un and found it discharged. I
appose when the soldier made his thrust
gripped the trigger and discharged it.
lie load must have passed through his
.adder and cut. a main artery in his
ack, as he bled profusely.
Immediately after Caldwell pulled the
ayonet out of my thigh the word , was
hat the flag was up. The Whigs then
ihouted, "Hurrafi for Liberty!" three
imes at the top of their" voices. It was
mraeliately". announced that Ferguson
was killed. I had a dt sire- to see him
)'and went and found him dead. He was
hot in the face and breast. It was said
hat he received other wounds. Samuel
Colbert turned him over and got his
peket pistol. Being in much pain and
pry thirsty, 1 left my gun and went to
he branch; met David Duckey and Col.
Graham riding his large black horse wield-
ng his sword and crying, "Hooray for
liberty! Damn the Tories!" and asconded
he, aril. Having seen him get leave of
kb SfcneP tn Vlcit Vila o rr T nr a o
i . .v. Men mo oin. nuc i nu iiucu
Vith excitement and a conflict of passion
ana extreme pain. But this brought on
mother et of feelings that may be
understood but I am not possessed with
branch, diank, bathed my thigh and
'i.theu went to see if Mai. Chronicle
i. i ...
m V m. Kol
...
"una them dead, and saw some of the
ys hauiin- Lapt. Mattox and John
'oiddown ihe hill, and Samuel Martin
.arryin m. (jilmer. who was wonnder
a the thiv.
me routn r ork boys were
i. hi JUL a. UU1UC lllctl lllUl
. uj iiiiu nuw muny were
" -uaes., joseon iieatv ana
-nocb i:p.t ... 'j
""u appoiniea ior mat
arpo.,. ri!ev rep0rted 248 British and
lulled: T
t-me vi)
-rwiu.
news; -
Second officer "No. What ne .vsV"
First officer t'Col. Ferguson is killld
and his whole army defeated and taken
prisoners."
Second officer "How can that be, and
w here did the men come from to do that?"
First officer ''2,000 desperadoes, call
ing themselves blue hens' chickens from
most everywhere, started on horseback
in pursuit of Ferguson, leaving as many
on foot to follow, overtook, surrounded,
killed and took prisoners him and all of
his army at a place called Kings Moun
tain. We may lookout for snakes."
Second officer "God help us!"
Whereupon David Knox jumped on
a pile of wood in the! street, slapped his
thighs; crowed like a cock and exclaimed,
"Day is at hand!" Hence he was called
Peter's Cock. It was generally reported
about Charlotte and elsewhere that thii
exagerated report came from the Neu
trals, and Col Campbell's force, horse
and foot, amounted to 4,000, which car
ried a strong air of plausibility with it
and which induced Cornwallis to retreat
from Charlotte that night.
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-i'.'.iv would not suffer me to ride
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I e Ul t0 my wounds
c. nrt
St.
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This gave me
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