Troop Movements In Section
Before Battle Of Kings Mtn.
(Another of a series of irtfelcs
written on the Incidents leading up
to the battle of Klnf* Mtn. by
Prof. W. E. White, county histor an.
Mr. White has been sick for several
weeks, hence a number of -nstall
ments have been delayed. He hopes
Bow to finish the series.)
On the evening of Oct. 5th, 1780
the army of Colonel Campbell reach
ed the ford of Green River. He e it
was decided to select the best men
end horses with which to continue
the pursuit of Ferguson. So 7t)0
mounted men were chosen for tht*
purpose and the remaining 690 vol
unteers wero left under the om
uiand of Major Joseph Herndon and
Capt. William Neal.
The next day the little army
marched to Cowpens, S. C. At this
place they were joined by several
hundred patriots, who had been In
camp at Flint Hill or Cherry Moun
tain as It is now called. Some JiO
‘■.wwiwu oujuiura were selected i*orn
'his reinforcement, and on October
7th the American force of a Ut'.le
more than 900 men was on th“
march to find Ferguson. As Joseph
Kerr, the crippled spy had been in
the British camp the day before and
had reported to the patriot leaders
at Cowpens on the previous evening
the Americans knew the locality in
which they expected to find and to
attack the enemy that day.
Whan the Whigs were with'n
eight miles of Kings Mountain,
they captured two Tories whom y
lorced at the peril of their lives to
guide them to Ferguson's camp. A
little farther on some of Colonel Se
vier's men went Into the home of
a Tory to get some Information. T hf
men in the house would only say
that Ferguson was not far away, ou1
as the riflemen were departteg a
girl followed them and inquired'
"How many are there of you?”
"Enough to whip Ferguson, if we
can find him,” was the reply. "He
is on tl#at mountain,” responded the
girl, pointing to the ex'-t locality
This information cheer' • ? hearts
of the patriots who were eager for
tattle. •
Young Spy Captured.
As the Americans aproached near
er the position of the enemy. Provi
dence seemed to have again favored
them. They captured John Ponder,
a youth of 14 years, whom Colonel
Ferguson had just dispatched tc
Charlotte to Lord Cornwallis. When
colonel Hambright had the youth
rrrested it was found that he /as
carrying a message to Cornwallis im
plorlng aid and expressing anxiety
about the situation. In addition to
these things, the American officers
also learned the numerical strength
of Ferguson’s army, but did not it
\eal this to the privates. Young
Ponder was then questioned as to
how Colonel Ferguson was dressed
and replied that the British Com
mander was the l>?.st uniformed
man on the mountain, though his
military suit could not be seen, as
he wore a checked shirt or dusfer
over It. When this Information was
obtained. Colonel Hambright a na
tive of Germany addressed his men
as follows in his broken English ac
cent: "Well poys. when you see dot
man mit a pig shirt on over his
clothes, you may know who him U,
and mark him mit your rifles.'
After the patriots had come d lth
in a mile of the enemy, they met
with still more good fortune. George
Watkins a good Whig who had ’-ecn
a prisoner with Ferguson, had ocen
i released on parole, and was on his
way home from the British amp
when he unexpectedly came hito
contact with the American army. He
rrave the patriots the very latest in
formation and assured them *hat
the enemy still maintained their po
sition on the mountain. The Whfgs
then hastened to the scene of action
dismounted and tied their horvs
and got ready for battle. Then came
the final general order: ’Trash
arlme your guns and every man g-,
into battle firmly resolving to fight
W* he dies.” The American army
was divided into thre divisions
commanded by Colonels Campbell,
Shelby and Cleveland These gal
lant leaders and their able assist
l°nt leader and their able assistant
officers soon surrounded the moun
tain on which the British and To. -
ies were stationed. A new chapter
was about to be written in Amen
can history.
My next article will tie completely
devoted to the battle of Kilims
Mountain.
Wo* On Salisbury F. O.
Salisbury, Mar. 28.—Work on the
$143,000 addition to Salisbury’s post
office is to begin in a few days. 1 he
superintendent and assistant super
intendent to be in charge of tne
work have arrived in the city and
announce that work will probably
begin next Monday. All the labor is
being secured through the labor bu
reau of the chamber of commerce
Old Letters Tell Of
Hardshios Men In
Written by A. B. Irvin, Father .f I.
M. Iryln of R-2 Moorcsboro n
1862 And 1863.
The following letters written oy A
B. Irvin, father of J. M. Irvin, of
Mooresboro R-2, to A. B, Irvin ? rath
er. Eli Irvin In 1862. and 18G3 tell
of the many hardships the soldiers
underwent in the service of the Con
federacy
Appalling: l osses in Battle.
Company A, 4th N. C„ Hug
Camp near Richmond, Va„ May
i8 1865.
Deaf Father:
I received a letter from you yes
terday. You cannot imagine hew
glad I was to get a letter from io;rt
end learn you were all well and get
ting along so well. We have lc,ft
York Town, We were compelled to,
the Yankees had planted their can
non and were shelling us to death.
We left there three week-s ago last
night, and we have been retreating
and fighting every few clays. *vcr
since, the Yankees attacking us in
the rear and while our loss has been
heavy, we have whiped them in ev
ery attack.
Perhaps the severest battle lought
so far ill this wW was fought Uvo
weeks ago last Monday at Williams
burg. The losses on both sides was
appalling. To give you some idea of
it, the 5 N. C., regiment went into
battle 1000 strong and came >ut
with 210, the balance were eltnor
killed, wounded or taken prisoners. A
Mississippi regiment and a Louisia
na regiment fared nearly as bad. It
has been raining on us most of the
time' day and night ever since we
left Yorktown and the mud is any
where from ankle to knee deep at
Williamsburg. We lay on the battle
field that night. I felt sure I would
perish from cold and hunger, hav
ing been without anything to eat for
two days and our clothes wet and
muddy. The sun is shining origot
today and wc are getting this done.
However, we have orders to oreak
camp in the morning. It is not
thought that we will remain in me
camp as Danville is said to be our
destination. Some think we will re
main uround Richmond.
I have not seen or heard from
brother Miles since we left York
town and do not know if he has
been in any of the battles or not,
as his regiment the 6th N. C., was
not in our brigade. Rubin Lollar cap
tured a fine Yanke rifle before we
left Yorktown. He run a great risk
doing it, crawled several hundred
yards on his hands and feet unaer
Yankee fire. The gun is a Colts re
■■aa;ju!. J...JIL- 'HULsa'ij. m aj ■■■
peattng rifle He has been olieieci
#250 for it. I think he plan* to -end
it home if he does you can all %et
to see it.
A. B. Irvin to his father £11 Irvin
In Hospital Nine Weeks.
Ohambriao hospital Ward S-J
Richmond, Va., July 4, 1803.
Dear Father:
I will try to write you a few hues
j today to let you know I am sUll in
I the hospital. Have laid on mv out
day and night with fevered brow,
parched Ups and a mangled oody
We have been treated as well as
possible under the circumstances.
I You can buy almost anything you
want, although it is high. A whole
chicken cooked sells from $1.00 to
#1.50, eggs 60c do»en, butler 50c lb.,
sugar 33 cents per pound, coffee i d
(ea. In addition to this there is a
lot of women who come to the hos
pital with free nirknacks for tnem
that cannot buy.
George White, Peter Miller and
Cana Cline are In the same ward
with mt. The last have little euaucc j
to recover,
Gen. Lee is over in Maryland cut-!
ting and slashing around.
Rev. J. N. Snow To
Preach At Palm Tree;
Rev. J. N. Snow pator of the Bos
tic charge M. E. Church, South will
preach at Palm Tree church Sunday
afternoon at 3 p. m. Mr. Snow ts tile
brother of Rev. E. E. Snow, paster
of the Belwood circuit.. The 1 aim
Tree congregation is looking for
ward to this service with pleasure.
At this same hour the pastor of
Palm Tree church will be preaching
the commencement sermon at Hoi- i
lis Consolidated high school
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McAdoo’s Son Fined
For Going On Spree
Former Swrfttry Treasurer's Boy
Plead* Guilty To Charge In
California.
Beverly Hills, Calif.-WllUam
Gibbs McAdoo, Jr., son of the former
secretary of the treasury, pleaded
guilty to a charge of being drunk
and paid a fine of $10. The plea was
entered In a Justice of peace court
at Sherman, near here.
John W. Montgomery, his com
panion. did likewise The two men
were arrested Saturday night, after
an argument with a taxicab driver,
to whom McAdoo tendered a check
Charges of disturbing the peace
made against the pair, were dismiss
ed.
The case was set for 10 a. m. but
telephonic arrangement was made
for postponement for a week. Two
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Tax Collections On
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Washington, Mar 31.—Income rax
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their downward trend in the treaa
try report for March 27.
For the month only $329,ll5.«u
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$540,960,217 last year.
The day's colectlons totalled $1,
851,01-; as compared with $2,804,9u
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Senator J. Ham Lew la predicts
tour political parties in 1932.. No,
no, Jim, we really Haven't enough
gmlt for the two we now nave.—
Hubbard (Ore > Enterprise.
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