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THE GUILFORD BATTLEGROUND V HISTORY OF UNIQUE ' - ' ROES. . " f HB- negro named Harry. 'The "efficiency their respective men were frequetly; W f1 and fidelity of were well known aud mistaken lor each otner n tnat ac- Gen. William R. Davie made a re- count, as at Pyle's defeat in AIa-: J jj duest of the executor of,Uen. JNasn mance county. vxarieton naa 10 re- re much in little; always for the hirWof Harry as a ; body-sex- cruit his corps at times with Aeri- yant to himself,' and, Harry went can Tone, by -which it - became .de- .iXSK 3 r - Q ri pi etc Price 25 centa. ; We next hear of moralized, and for that reason . Ool The omy puis to tke with" Hood' sarsaparuia. o n Tr,ofir,cr TTistoVv of Old again to the war. OUiUO iuww. a w - , T I ttt-11- ttt l rri 1 j Timea-The North Carolina Oa-: him at the battle or .tfuiliord; . in wiinam uasnington gave xaneion the action Marry was. close ' to . tne I sucn a sunu tnrasning at jowpeos. valry heels of Davie and Greene. The lat- 4 D. Scjbenck, in; Greensboro Patriot.- ter with his field-glass directed a$ten ti. i:i3j.JL.4.;.. fi llennvor Mml-r firm "In Tinrd "CinrnwalHs and ' com- publish every incident, anecdote; and mented: playfully upon .the splendid occurence connected with- the . Guil? of the 'Constable of the Tower." i? j i- Tin .ion' wVi af Yi an if ho ' nf Thp. pvps' nf TTarrv jwpre at once di IOrUVUUllUUUOc nuvui I , , J . J . I e Uni Ti. the brave men who fought there or rected to the same object and he r , c . . o -rrtWi of the Bruce and Salisbury roads. the arms they used and even of the cried out, "It dare ain t-Lord Oorn- . . i -' , , .i i v i,- tuori PToVrxT "ear the ancient white, oak lust, in horses they rode, and ot these; last walhs ndin'.on Koun head.. Harry ' . Col. Tareton lost two fingers : at Guilfofdl s Second. Escape of Oornwallis (See , ;7 Schenck) P. 377). 1 " , ;5The iiext escape from danger ;by Lord Oornwallis took place at ' the S15. $20. $25 ' it; makes no DIFFERENCE.' Insure Your . Property against IpsO by fire. , V. animals much ot interest can oe saia nnti onen gruouieu -xvounuut-au aim , . - - . , , i- i i -i.- u i' u-. ;n "rnK ivffi; rri Wm. Washington, who had drawn off rf tlia Tntrhtsh linrsps. whip.h knew him well. Ine battle raffed - b , ' - - ,.-A..ii.tw5 " from one Dart of the' field to the nth- P.i8 'P.8' was- hovering around A Tailor-made First unon the authority of Mrs. Ross personally and upon well au i . i ; l i ' inenncaiea tituiLiuu . ; ; A Fine Gray-Horse Was shot and killed .under. .Lord Oornwallis very near a large persim mon tree, still standing, - very near and in front of Mrs. Ross' residence. She donated the spot and tree to the Battle Ground Company. She states that a very old "lady, a Mrs. White, who lived near-the spot, took Mrs. Ross, then Miss Meredeth, to the tree then small, and pointed it out to her this place where this noble animal was shot by the riflmen under. Col. Campbell. Mrs. Ross states that the to v ... i . t ' it. : f. l1 r n.'Ai 'n;rt nA ti waicn ms uupuriuuitv . lur ;a,uutuejr ci, ucuciai uicciic. iatic auu iiaii y i . . .. - , ; keeping to-gether. They, came at uu&eL' auu V length upon a . fine- horse recently ak ?nperoeiyed ,;by his; lordship. shot down it its last agonies. Harry pooping to. beckon on. his men to immediately recognized "Round move and intercept the officer. -then head," pierced by a grapeshot through unknown to him, he happened; to both fore-les and the body. Harry strike his u,ilaced elmet from his expressed great delight that "Round- head; ; While dismou nted , to recover head'7, had been killed since the Brit- 10 a 1UU"U UA Sl"uuu -LiUU1 uit fits better, wears 0 better, and gives bet ter satisfaction. - , A Guarantee that my $25.00 suits are ' the equal of : others $4000 suitb.; - It a Suit I make don't fit, yoa won't have to take it. British artillery wounded the ofiQcer next in command, to Washington and incapacitated to manage , his ; horse. The animui whepfl around and car. ried the officer. off. of the field, follow- animal, performing tricks to the ed by the rest ot the cavalry, who delight of -those around him.; I have unhappily supposed, that, the moye the following tradition in regard to men t had been directed. ' Thus c . n ish got a hold of him. General Greene's Hprse. It seems that Gen. Green's - horse was a most intelligent and teachable Don't Leave until you see my sam ples. - Hundreds r of -samples to select from. A.1TOELL The Tailor. . Z7 : Having bought but the fire insur ance business of E. E. Long, we ilow represent the g leading fire insur- . ance companies ot the, world, viz.V y LIVERPOOL. LONDON & GLOBE, ETNA, ROYAL, PHOENIX of Hartford, HOME of , New York, - - '- t HARTFORD COMMERCIAL UNION, NORTH AMERICA, VA. FIRE and MARINE, VA. STATE M N C HOME CAROLINA MUTUAL anH nPI PW&RF FirtFl 1TY Sb fM it v .a a a tf I a w n a iv S 13f , LIBERAL adjustment and pr:ompt: payment; these are second : to 'nbnev ; T5: - Thankiug our friends for past favors, and soliciting a continu ance of their business, we remain - 1 1 Yours trulyr" x ' ' C.J. WILLS0N & CO. R. K FEATHERSTON, "V . : Special Partner this horsp. which I take from an Uornwallis escaped." horse lay there until he decomposed account given me a few ear8 ag0 . Peter Francisco, The Giant , and left .a erreasy spot upon the m. ii n . pnB; two Was a volunteer cavalryman from w. I 111 1 f I lir I IJ . I tb V ' llllll I in II I MlVr ., I ' .. i- :" ..x mm. .vf'.'.. I. . schenCk that when he ofteu heard 1x1 Danyi le Ky, SOUTHERN RAILROAD .Mt9wr w"io v u"ab was reiatea to nim, As soon as this splendid steed fell uvea ac uuuiora ourc nonse: - Mboj: - - ; - ' EASTERN DIVISION. his lordship mounted a Dragoon's ground. . . . ' I ti 1 1 ' 11 I 1 ... 1 . ".Daniel Mob os, the ancestor tor yvi. vYasningion, wno was oti No-3 Sun. horse. Lamh, the English historian. M. V. Hobbs, of this generation lir- J .J. and an officer in this battle, relates 4 about a half mile East of Guil- Witnessed the inglorious flieht of the this incident in regard to the Dra goon's horse: On the instant, however, saw rora uourt Mouse on a iarm owned Rpnnnrl MarvUndpra Wo0icyfn by William Jenkins, who sold it had with him one company of North to William Ourr where he kent a Carolina cavalry, forty men under " iii 'mm w i-t Lord Oornwallis riding across clear county mnror tne accommodation ot VAr- . . 6" " , V, TT. , ,,.g . a fio n,i ..company of Virginia volunteer caval- grounu. .nis lorusnip was mounieu wo.um . from i Prinpp Rri ward pnnnfv on a Dragoon's horse, his own having: court hoe- . S.at-9n thf morning u"n(ier CaptJf'Thomas Watkins. and in . I . si -r-r V . - I fl! 1. TTT.1.I.. -i. . " Tilt 1 I OX under the creature's belly, . which M we noons - inn tor breaktast. ul; " vunngwu sounaea rno pu- 8 19 u .. Whpn hp rni nnt. tv,Jrp woa m,?fo fiie tor a charge, and pu8hinsr down 8 38 U,UUUKUUUCU UiB " , V r " the slope of ihe ridge leaned across L 9 07 to the vast quantity of underwood crowu arouna tne uenerars norse ad- ho ;n uia a 9 32 that was spread over the ground, miring him. The Gen. being in a in full gallon upon the rear of . the His lordship was evidently uncon- felictious humor took his sword from 'Queen's Guard," and passed through cious of his danger. I immediately its scrabbard and giving it a twirl slew them rght and left. Lieu ten laid hold of the bridle of his horse with the dexterity of a juggler plun- CaP y0" vand turned his head, I then mention- ged the point of the blade into a large P tho strong army of Francisco lev ed to him that if 'his lordship Had white oak tree nearby, aud then de- eled three of the enemy during one pursued the same direction he would manded his horse to fetch it to him. charge and eleven before th'e tight in a few moments have been sur- The splendid animal immediately was over.' In Foot's Sketch es . of rounded by the enemy and perhaps advanced and taken the handle -in Zl cut to pieces or captured. I contin- mouth pulled it out of the tree time thafc the noted Francisco per. and to r'un along side of the horse and bore jt to ...his master." ( formed a ieed otblood without' par: keeping the bridle in my hand-, until- This horse and his rider made a rallel One of the guards thrust his his lordship gained the 23rd regi- narrow escape seventy five ' vards bayonet and in spite of thc; parrying ment, which was at that time drawn Clyde Spring See Schen- J JVi up in the skirt of the woods." ' ck s "North Carolina 1780-81." as gcrike but agsiste(i. him to extricate - The common tradition-is that this follows: ,: his bayonet As the soildier turned horse was killed about a.hundred and ; "Such also had been the appre- and fled Francisco made .a furious fifty jards from "and a! little north- tension for the consequences of the blew with his sword and , clef t. , the -west of the present restaurant 'in a defeat of the 2nd battalion of guards g""1 , ieiluw aown ... - 7 ' . . . . i. xl. . cxi .1 1 , , i. . MCXO. a blind road at the northern bounda- tuat jtue . lst oattanon nad Deen or- ry. of the Battle ground. dered up from the left and nad reach- : . . ed the New Garden, road on which r ' Roundhead. n ' . , . . Greene was anxiously observing the This horse was a, splendid import- progress of events. The bush on the battle who were under the command stallion presented to Cornwallis . by roadside had so effectually concealed of the Marquis of Bretingy, a French OolFanin and killed during , the the advance of this corps from view noblema? who came, oyer with. La battle Dy a cannon ball.; We have thait GenV Green had approached layette to help us in oiir: struggle this account of the career of this no- within a few paces of them whpn for Nberty. They were well mount- Wa ftYiimal' -'. - ' J ii. ....' j?' . i ' t . 1 ' . ed an 3 did thpir dntv fhllv on that no 20 , v, i mey were uiscovfa Dy nis aide, Maj. K ; 7. " , " 7 J - " , " 750 Juage Maurice Moore was a man Morris, and nointed on f. tn him h W is an unaccouniaoie; laut 730 of large wealth and lived in Bruns- had th nrpspnop nf minH fn f,rn ? that Gen. Greene is his desire to sup V . ... I . ,r VV AVUtAV:. - r . t m. 1 j 1 1 . - . - - , r p m 6 40 6 10 6 19 6 81 6 52 7 20 7 26 7 40 10 00 p m No, 1 daily. a m 9 20 9 50 9 58 1010 10 30 10 53 X0 58 11 11 11 30 11 42 11 47 12 04 12,30 12 48 1 12 pm STATIONS. Leave Arrive Norfolk (Ferry) ' West Norfolk Churchland Shoulders Hill Suflfolk ' " - Holland El wood 1 Franklin' . -jCJourtland : Pope . Capron , Drewryville " Emporia Pleasant Shade Lawrence ville -Ar , Lv. No2 d'y pm 5 10 4 45 4 38 4 25 4 05 3 40 3 35 3 22 3.03 2 51 2 46 2 32 2 02 143 1 17 pm "No. 4 a m 10 10 9,45 9 37 9 26 9 06 8 09 3 34 8 22 8 00 7 48 7 44 7 30 6 58 6 38 6 10 ami . ' (PIEDMONT AIR-LINE.) ' , . CONUENSED SCHEPT7LE. IN ElfECT APRIL lTTn 18S6. samuel spencer, F.' WV Hoidckotier an Reuben Fosjer Receivers . ' DAILY Lt Richmond Lv Danville Ar Greensboro lv GolcUboro Ar Raleigh Lv Raleiga . Lv Durham v : ..; Av Greensboro Lv Winston-Salem Mo 3S No 11 No 11 Lv Greensboro . Ar Salisbury - Ar statesville - ' Ar Asheville A v riot Springs iv Salisbury Ar Charlotte . to his shoul- North Oorolina Cavalry. But few persons in our State are aware of the fact that North Caroli- No. ' 5. a m 5 52 6.03 .6 23 6 32 6 40 6 54 . 7 02 ,7 23 - 7 45 7 55 .8 07 8 18 1 8 28 8 50 9 00 9 11 9 24 9'43 10 00 10 15 10 35 am WESTERN DIVI ION. p m 1 17 128 146 154 2 02 217 2 24 2 41 3 00 310 3 22 333 3 42 3 58 4 08 417 4 30 4 41 4 55 5 07 5 25 pm Leave . - Arrive Lawrenceville 7. 4i arlie Hope "; ; Brodnax . ) LaCrosse - South Hill Union , Level , Baskerville Boydlon i.sV'--s-'v " V -s Jeffress ' CarksvilJe Buffalo Junction , :r Nelson : Virgilina ' . - - Mayo, -v, : ; Dennistqn , - ' Alton 1 uningl aih 4 oeinora '- Mil.on , Blanche Danville Ar Lv pm 112 103 12 45 12 37 12 31 1217 12 10 11 52 1132 1122 1111 10 57 1047 10 30 1017 10 07 9 56 9 43 9 28 916 9 00 am No. 6. am 1050 1008 9 46 9 37 9 30 9 13 9 04' 8 43 818' 8 06 7 54 7 42 7 32 7 09 7 00 6 50 6 39 6 28 612 5 49 5 40 pm. Lv Charlotte Lv Spartanburg Lv.GrCrtjwvMie Ar Atlanta - 12 55 pm 6 20 pm 7 37 pm 2 10 pm 710 pm 410 pm 5 15 pm 7 20 pm 7 45 pm 8 BU pm . 917 pm 10 .00 pm 10 55 pm 1 05 am 1 57 am 10 am 12 05 am 05 am 752 am 6 SO pm 11 45 pm b 05 am , 610 am 8 28 am .$ 50 am 8 32 am , 9 37 am 11 Oq h id 25 pm 3 52 pm 10 10 am 11 15 am .1140 am 2 60 pm .4 10 pm 9ft 103 am 135 am DAILY NORTHBOUND Lv Atlanta -Lv Greenville Lv Spartanburg Ar Charlotte Ar Charlotte Lv Charlotte , " , Ar Salisbury ' Lv Hot SprinSs Lv Asheville . ' Lv Statesville v Ar Salisbury . . No 12 .; No 36 ; No 38 7 50 am 214 am 319 am 6 40 pm 6 40 pm 6 40 pm 8 1U pm Lv Salisbury , Ar Greensboro Ar Winston-Salem Lv Greensboro ; Ar Durham ,- Ar Raleigh ' ; Lv Raleigh Ar Goldsboro Lv Greensboro Ar Danville Ar Richmond 8 15 pm 9 52 pm '12 00 n't 1 33 am 5 50 am ; 7 80 am 905 am 12 60 pra .9 52 pm 11 25 am 6 35, am 1160 pm 8 29 am ,4 26 am 715 am 7 15 am ;9 30 am .8 47 am 12 23 pm v!39ipm ;7 03 pm 7 55 pm 10 47am 1210 am 4 00 pm 1015 am 12 09 pm 1 10 pm .110 pnr 300 pm 1015 am 11 45 pm . 4 40 am 8 3 pm; 8 30.p; 8 30 p 9 38p 9 38 pa 1 48 am 5 Spa l j 8 pm 1 Uam. Between West Point and :- : Klehniond ' " Leave West Point 7 50 A m daily ; and na had a company of cavalry in. this Buffalo Lithia urine- Branch, sched- 8 50 -a m daily except Sunday and Monday: arrive xviuuuiuuu v vo auu xu kj a m. , Vt turnins: leave Bichmond 3 10 r M and 4 45 p ; M daily except Sunday; arrive , Wea Point 5 00 an 3 6 05 p m. v u . a ute in effect June : Daily . ex sun. " no 25 & 23 pn- 3 30 Ml 15 3 50 I 11 35 no 22 10 55 10 35 15th; 1897. . . . . Monday ;. ' only ' . - - : ' no 21 'am lv Buffalo Jet : " 8 10 ly Buffalo Lith. 8 30 arr. - 1 no 24 Buffalo Jet. - 3 10 Buffalo Lithia. 3 50 Train Seryiee on the Buffalo Lith- Between Richmon d and Ral :r u eigh via Keysville, . - v Leave Bichmond 12 30 pm daily: leave Keysville 4 00 p m; arrive Oxford 6 15 p, m., Henderson 7.10 pru Durham 740 p. m, Baleigh 1 40 1 a m. - Returning leave CUUI1LV. JUSC previous 10 tne wAlk ' A nrppinitfo flirrVif TOftiil Pcbb iub uuuiua ui uvupa iu ""6 -""u wcfimo owuc iutu &V V 1 J Tr . . J, .. 1 ' waih. A precipitate night would. r , , , . r ; and is discontinued October 1st. Oxford 12 55 p. m. ; arrive Key&yiUe 3 CJ itprninrinn h lmnnrteH frrm k!n rr I i i i . . fiom mann ' nas nmi erect names l.OI. ai - , I -d:t a tr - . w prooaoiy nave arawn upon mm a vol- 7 " , n m tvt" o -n , . p m,xviviiuuu w u. uu uuijr, flR.c r,T,rJr ol XTainS iNO. S Will wait at -tinmonai Trains nn (). Ac H R R Wv 0Tfnrfl . . 8 uuJleytmuSketry . . V j . - , for Atlantic Coast Line train No. 85 6.20 p.m., and 700 p m,dily except Sun-, trose, by name of a brood mare, ' diers rwho fought Btaunchm Cavalry. "HighlandMary," of equally firie blood. One of the progeny of this u Ool .pair-was' roundhead." a large splen superiority d id red ' bay. " This horse he srave to horses over the horses his son-in-law, Geu. Francis - Nash, : then a resident of Hillsboro, where the horse" developed in to a noted ; ra- ceiv hen Gen, Nash went into military -.service; f under Washington he left Ryundhead" at Hillsboro. David Fftnniothe noted . . Tory gne rilla, dashed into Hillsboro and seiz ed "Soundhead." Gen. - Nash was subsquentlyi killed :at Germantown He h id with him a ; bpdy-serVant, a airtP ' 'hora wora at oost t.wn thnn. I latiw mau moj uve paBSeuireJ s lor aerson .111 D. m.. and "Z.fiO a.. m. . Ila l-v T ' ' i i; i .,v ' v points oo a, & u. west , or : ii.mporiar. except bunday and 1 55 p. m.: daiiv Kl ;ol. Lee.frequently speaks of the sand volunteer mill tia . and cavalry- Trains 5 and 6 daily except Sunday turning leave Henderson l 00 , eriorityf of his American cavalry men who he does notnuinber .oral- ' At Danviiift ith thhpRmWn and arr,iy aOxford 1150a. i : , , . Ky. for all points South; at; Dennis r" - of Tarleton's lude to in his rsport 'of : the. bat- English Dragoons.. He says the lat tie. . -This,' howeyer tseenis ' to ter. were small and "bob-tailed." The have been a custom of that day as American; horses were large ; and Col. Campbell did the same:'m his heavy and could ride these . horses report of the battle of King's Moun- dqwii.. '. It is singular to relate that tain. It is a matter of great, regret both ieeand Tarieton were chosen that the military rolls of ; Greene's by their respective commanders north army have been irredeemably lost and placed at the head of , picked from the war records at Washington, corps. : Both corps were thoroughly and, many a gallant soldier has lost equipped and splendidly uniformed his fame by this misfortune. both wore green velvet jackets ; and h Aug;: 2, '97 1 ton Junction with the Norfolk & Western R. R- for Lynchburg, South Boston; Durham and all points on the Durham division of the Norfolk & Western R. B.; at J effr ess. Junction with the the Southern ny. for Oxford Henderson, Raleigh etc.; at Emporia, with the the Atlantic coast Line for Richmond. Petersburg and all points Sounth; at Norfolk with lines diverg ing for all points North East and West, v.- - -.; - ; - . Close connection made at Buffalo J; S. B. THOMP ON, vv. - . Hunt : "Pitat."' TlitrlaTrr - DanvUe, Va. x , Snpt. Second Division ' Charlotte, N. ; W. H. GREEN, W. A. TURK.. DonTt be a goose and pay . $4 or $5 or a pair of pants when jrou can buy ust as good for C2.CS. our Famous t uiose connection made at iiuffalo C2.CS Pants, Uanufactured by Noeli JuHtA??i(lruff HPJ' Bros. Pants . o.. Bcll-oio. N. . are H-IA TJ'011' CHAS. O. HAINIig, ur erior to nnythin?: usually cold at Traffic Manager. Gen'l Han. his price Bo convinced by trying a Norfolk. Va-., - , air. Forealeby -
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