Tar Heel Spotlight
Battle At Guilford Courthouse
Two good soldiers ? one British,
one American ? vowed that their
next meeting would be their last.
And indeed it was. They met for
the last time on March 15, 1781, at
the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.
In the Revolution's sixth year,
two battle-tested armies again
faced each other. The brilliant
Nathanael Greene, in command of
the Americans, had marched from
Halifax Court House in Virginia,
where he had encamped a month
for rest and supplies.
Lord Charles Cornwallis had
seized Charleston and from there
marched his army northward,
flghting along the way, to meet
Greene at Guilford, Courthouse.
During the years since 1776 the
two regiments had met in earlier
engagements, including battles in
New Jersey, New York, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina and North
Carolina.
Somewhere during these earlier
v meetings, possibly during a flag of
truce for exchange of prisoners or
exchange of notes ? British Lt.
^ Col. Robert Stewart became aware
of American Capt. John Smith.
Several accounts mention that
one or the other of the two ?
historians don't know which ?
promised that at their next meeting
"blood would be spilled."
The two units, both among the
best the American and British had
to offer, faced each other on a cold
and rainy March IS about 1:30
p.m.
Greene's soldiers numbered
about 4,000 to Cornwallis' 2,253,
but in addition to his excellent
Continental troops, Greene's army
included many raw, untrained
North Carolina militia, never
before in battle.
Greene positioned his troops in
three lines, and ordered the militia
to fire twice and then fall back to
allow the trained Continentals ?
the best in the American army ? to
take over.
The British were able to drive off
one American regiment only to
have to face the veteran First
Maryland's bayonet charge.
It was . during the fearsome
bayonet thrust that Capt. Smith
saw Lt. Col. Stewart coming toward
him in the midst of the fray.
Stewart approached Smith who
raised his left arm to deflect the
bayonet blow. At about the same
time, Stewart stepped on the arm of
i the soldier Smith had just downed
and lost his balance. Smith killed
Stewart.
Simultaneously, Stewart's
orderly sergeant (bodyguard)
lunged toward Smith and was
promptly killed by Smith's body
guard.
In about the same second,
somebody shot Smith in the head.
Some accounts state the bullet hit
the back of the head, others say
forehead. Historians are unsure.
Smith fell among the dead and was
carried off by his soldiers.
Revived later, he realized the
approximately 35-caliber buckshot
had flattened as it hit and luckily
had only stunned him.
Nobody knows why the buckshot
didn't kill Smith. Several theories
have been advanced. Since the
march was so long from Charles
ton, it was theorized that possibly
British powder was bad, or it could
have been damp. In his haste to
load and fire again, the British
soldier might have used less powder
in the charge. Any of these would
have reduced the strength of the
blast.
The three-hour battle at Guilford
Courthouse, called a tactical
victory for the British and stragetic
victory for the Americans, sorely
' weakened Cornwallis. It was the
third in a series of crippling
engagements suffered by the
British. Following King's Moun
tain in September, 1780, and
*Cowpens in January, 1781, the
Battle of Guilford Courthouse so
decimated Cornwallis' ranks that
he was unable to mount another
effective campaign and eventually
met defeat at Yorktown in October,
1781.
And what of the two "who met
for the last time" at Guilford
Courthouse? Stewart, a brave
soldier, popular with enlisted men
and other officers, was buried.
Smith lived on to fight again a
month later at the April 25 Battle
of Hobkirk's Hill, S.C.. where he
was captured.
Correction
In a photograph of McLauchlin
Elementary School kindergarten
students appearing in last week's
News?Journal the children were
incorrectly identified as pupils of
Miss Jordan's class.
The children are pupils in Miss
Morgan's kindergarten class.
The News?Journal apologizes
for the error.
The Veterans Administration oper
ated the largest health-care system
in the United States. Included are
171 hospitals and more than 200
outpatient clinic*.
BATTLE - One of the most decisive battles of the Revolutionary War was
fought at Guilford Courthouse between troops ted by Cornwallis and Nathaniel
Greene. A commemoration of the Battle will be held March 14-16 at Guilford
Courthouse National Military Park near Greensboro, North Carolina.
Magistrates Court
The following cases were heard
by the magistrates: John C. Borth
wick, Smyrna, Del., speeding 70 in
a 55 MPH zone, and passing
violation, S10, costs; Alfonso
Haynes, Rt. 1, Shannon, 62 in a 55
MPH zone, $5, costs; Tony Kyles.
McCain, worthless check, $10 resti
tution, costs, worthless check. $10
restitution, costs; Weldon Lock
lear. Long Beach, Cal., 65 in a 55
MPH zone. $10, costs; Rosalyn K.
Purcell, Rt. 1, Raeford, failure to
see before starting, fined costs.
Bruce E. Swayne, Lumberton, 65
in a 55 MPH zone. $5. costs; Tracy
N. Tammell, Forest Park, Ga., 66
in a 55 MPH zone. $10, costs;
Kenneth E. Douglas, 124 E. Cen
tral, Raeford. 55 in a 45 MPH
zone, $5, costs; Jimmie C. McLau
rin, 210 S. Magnolia, Raeford, 56
in a 45 MPH zone. $10, costs;
Kathy F. Morgan, Hope Mills, 65
in a 55 MPH zone. $5, costs;
Marvin Mack, Fayetteville, equip
ment violation, fined costs; John H.
McNeill, Rt. 3, Raeford. equip
ment violation, fined costs; Mar
garet F. Tyson. Wagram, 66 in a 55
MPH zone. $10. costs.
Robert C. Virgil. Rt. 2. Raeford.
worthless check, $21.49 restitution
costs, worthless check, $29.42 resti
tution. costs; Julius McMillon. Ft
Bragg, 65 in a 55 MPH zone, $5
costs; Willis H. Pope, Jr., Dunn, 68
in a 55 MPH zone, $10, costs
Mildred P. Berridge, Rt. 4, Rae
ford, worthless check, $41.29 resti
tution, costs; Lee A. Jones, Rt. 3
Raeford, equipment violation
fined costs; Linda K. Harrell, 128
W. Elwood, Raeford, 55 in a 45
MPH zone. $5, costs; Linnie
Farmer, Rt. 1, Raeford. worthless
check. $10 restitution, costs.
William D. Chavis, Rt. 1, Red
Springs, public drunkenness, four
days in jail; James Ray Jr.. Rt. 3,
Raeford, equipment violation,
fined costs; Columbus Oxendine.
Rt. 4. Red Springs. 65 in a 55 MPH
zone. $5. costs; Tony Herring. 565
Central Ave., Raeford. equipment
violation, fined costs; John C.
Stanton, Raleigh, inspection viola
tion, fined costs; Deborah A.
McLauchlin, Raeford. failure to
see before turning, fined costs; Ray
.R. Avila. Ft. Bragg, inspection
violation, fined costs; Hattie F.
Kells. Red Springs, driving left of
center, fined costs.
Farm Items
By
Hoke County
Agricultural Extension Agents
The workshop in financial man
agement for retail and service firms
has just been concluded. Certifi
cates were given to the people that
completed the course. They went to
Mr. and Mrs. Richard White who
run a cabinet shop; Betty Davis,
who has a dress shop: Mrs. Earl
Conoly from Conoly's Exxon Serv
ice: Julian King from Wood's
Furniture Company; Mr. and Mrs.
Hardin Crouch, who have a large
tobacco operation. Others who
attended some of the meetings w ere
John Lingle. a cattle farmer. Jimmy
Conoly and Hertesene Purcell who
runs a small store.
The workshop discussed how to
read balance sheets, how to use a
cash flow sheet and how to evaluate
investments. The teacher was out
standing and he visited each of the
businesses and talked with them
about personal problems.
The week ot March 21-27 has
been set aside as "Good Seed
Week". Whether you use seed in
your garden, for your lawn, on your
farm or all of these, good seed
definitely is a bargain purchase. A
tiny seed can produce pounds of
tomatoes, a few dollars worth of
grass seed can beautify your home
and 12 pounds of hybrid corn seed
can produce more than 100 bushels
for a farmer. We hope you will join
in celebrating "Good Seed Week"
and honor the tiny but mighty seed.
There have been a number of
calls about the use of chemicals to
keep birds from pulling up corn.
There are several repellents that
can be used but these have not been
too effective. There is no other
chemicals cleared for use in North
Carolina at the present ttnie. An
experimental chemical is being
used by the Wildlife Association in
a study of birds control but it is not
cleared for crop use at this time.
Furdan and Thimet are cleared for
ground insect control in the row or
over the row and it is thought that
they have some effect in keeping
birds away. You should know that
it is against the law to poison birds
in North Carolina.
WE
FINANCE
ALL
Good Bad no
Credit Credit Credit
MAKE PER MO
1 967 MUSTANG $29
1 970 CAMARO 157
197 1 FORD Stl Wqn. . . . $5 7
1 970 MAVERICK *43
1 969 FORD TOR INC . *29
1 970 MONTE CARLO S63
1 972 PONTIAC Lemim $57
1 967 CAMARO S.S. . $57
1 972 GREMLIN, loaded $39
1971 CHEVELLE S.S. . $55
1 966 VW 53 9
1 972 AUDI 4 dr . . $79
1 972 MONTE CARLO $6*
1 967 PONTIAC Firebird $39
1969 CAMARO Sup Spt. $5 7
1972 OLDS 442 *76
SPORTS CARS
?72 PORSCHE '91 4'
AM-FM
?70 JAGUAR 2*2, 4 spd
'69 FIAT 124. Spider
?72 TR 6
*74MAT XI*
MMOICONV
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FINANCING EXAMPLE
1 96? CHEVELLE. 2 dr.. HT.
total price including tax
710.45 37 payments at 29.00
per mo., finance charaei
329.37. Total not* 1073 00.
NOTE'
Down payments on these cars
rang? from *19 to *300 with
app. credit Annuel percentage
rate 21.40.
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