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AN ANCIENT ACCOUNT OF THE MASSACRE AT
PINEY BOTTOM
An Episode of the Revolution That Took Place a Few Miles from
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DURING the Revo
lutionary War the
Sandhills were the
headquarters of one
of the most daring
and terrible of all
the guerilla captains
in Cornwallis' army. The story
of Colonel David Fanning
reads like a dime novel. He
had managed to enlist in his des
perate adventure most of the
loyal Scots of the section with the
result that the Pinehurst region
was at that time the scene of one
of the most bloodthirsty feuds
ever -recorded in America. Fan
ning's undoubted courage and in
genuity was rendered infamous
by his cruel and merciless meth
ods of warfare, which resembled
more nearly that of the modern
Prussian than anything conceiv
able in the wilderness.
As a consequence the Minute
Men and Continental leaders who
were among the foremost patriots
in the whole infant Union, and
themselves men of iron and fight
ing spirit, began to retaliate upon
the more easily accessible Tories.
With the inevitable result of such
wild scenes of surprise and mur
der without quarter as are here
recorded.
The following account of the
Massacre , at Piney Bottom is
given verbatim as told and re
corded many years ago by the
neighbors and clansmen of those
concerned. It should prove of
interest to many of our citizens
because the clans and even the in
dividuals are still represented
here, in the third and fourth generations.
The place has been carefully
pointed out to us by the old set
tlers, and is being marked with
a concrete monument and is
shown upon the historical map
printed in our last issue not that
it is desired to commemorate such
an outrage; but the Historical
Society considers it advisable
to make a permanent and com
plete record of all the remaining
memories of the Old Time, and
hence this disaster is recorded
along with many others of a more
heroic and pleasant association.
THE OLD CHRONICLE
The following facts were furn
ished by an intelligent and highly
esteemed friend, in that region,
who has taken much pains to have
them substantially correct; and
they are here given as illustrative
of the vindictive spirit, which
then reigned in both parties, and
of the deeds of reckless cruelty,
which were then committed,
everywhere over the country. As
he only furnished the facts, I
have not copied his language ; but
have not exaggerated or altered
the statements.
TORIES CAPTURE THE SANDHILLS
Capt. Neill McCranie, who be
longed to Colonel Armstrong's
command, was stationed west of
Fayetteville, near little Rockfish ;
and kept the Tories, for some
time, tolerably quiet; and so did
Colonel Mathew's, who was sta
tioned on Crane's Creek, in the
lower edge of Moore County ; but
the Tories ultimately got posses
sion of the whole country, be
tween the Cape Fear and the
Pedee Rivers. Gates was de
feated at Camden, and the Brit
ish overran South Carolina. Many
fled for safety from South Caro
lina and the Pedee country, into
North Carolina and a number
went on to the Whig region, on
Neuse River. Among these, were
Captain Clup of South Carolina,
Colonel Wade of Anson County
and Archd. McKisic of Ashpole
in Robeson County whose son
was taken prisoner at McPher
son's Mill Creek, and whose
property was all destroyed before
his return.
THE WHIGS TAKE A CHANCE
After Cornwallis had gone
north and General Green into
South Carolina, Colonel Wade
and Captain Gulp concluded that
they would return home, and be-