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BATTLH 0I: 'I Grrapliic Story o? SA Vi ugo triiit Tu riie< 1 Sim i lo ii I'a )'? Tbc following histor cul address \va.-> delivered by 0. I?ai|e.\ at thc recent Cowpetis celebration. Our Kaders -houhl fi lo this paper away for futun reference, as it is full ol information not easily obtained : I'EM.UW C'm/KN>, I. A DI Kr AM? < .' I N i l.KM KN . It affords me niucli pleasure to stand before you on this great occasion. As sembled as we are beneath the shades of peace and prosperity, while above us arc bright and sunny skies radiant with promise and hope. This is sub lime: but the most blessed thing of all is the super-abundance of pure, fresh and invigorating air that wc breathe, for it is thc air of liberty. Kverywhcre throughout this great American commonwealth this adorable goddess emits the air of freedom, free dom of thought, freedom of -peech and freedom to worship God, whieh ar" the most priceless boons that were ever bestowed upon any people. Lib erty, yes. glorious liberty! lint from whence came it' So far as we are concerned it caine out of seven long years of suffering from famine, naked ness, peril and sword endured by our ancestors about a century and a quar ter ago. Hy their uever-llagging de votion and patriotism, by their unpre cedented bravery and heroism they succeeded in driving the armies of King George from our shores. Asa result the goddess of American liberty was crowned and she has reigned from that hour to this, and may her .banner proudly wave* until the end of <iiuc. 'Tis true that there may have been tu some respects greater battles, but all things considered none played a more important part in the great drama of the ((evolution than that enacted on the glorious field of the Cowpcns. For a time previous to this action thc cause of liberty in the Carolinas seemed almost hopeless, ti ates had been disastrously defeated at Camden and Sumter cut to pieces on Fishing Creek. This forced the little bands of patriots to flee to the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee und Vir ginia for safety, thereby leaving the couutrv to the mercy of the British and Tories. But thc spirit of these fugitive heroes was by no means crushed. They determined to unite their, forces and destroy thc proud and de fiant Ferguson, who was at that time master of tho up country. A plan was agreed upon, and thc final junc tion of these intrepid devotees of liberty was formed at the Cowpeos thc very same field on which wc are assembled to-day. Thc next day. Oc tober 7, 1780. they overtook Ferguson at King's Mountain, where ho was killed and his army totally dc stroyed. A little more than three months later came thc brilliant action at the Cowpcns in which the irrepress ible and heretofore ever victorious Tarleton was put to flight and his army cut to pieces. The victory at King's Mountain opened up the way .for that at Cowpcns; hence on that mountain and on this plain arc thc .pivots on which tho tide in favor of American liberty completely turned. Yea, these two mighty and successful .blows virtually broke the backbone of British supremacy in the South. Then is it saying too much when we declare that if there had been no King's Mountain and if there had been no Cowpens there would have never been any Yorktown ? Fellow citizens, tread softly, for you stand on sacred ground. Thc soil bc ucath your feet drank blood which was gioured out as thc price of liberty. Ouly a few rods away lie the remains of twelve martyr-heroes, who not only poured out their blood, but gave up their lives as well. Noble patriots, to-day we would honor thee, but we would not disturb thy calm repose. Sleep on, sleep on until the resurrection morn when wc hope to awake with thee to a blessed immortality. Soon after Gen. Greene assumed command of thc Southern army a part of it was ordered to march into South Carolina under Major-General Daniel Morgan. This detachment consisted of 320 Marylanders, under Lieuten ant-Colonel Howard, 200 Yirginu militia, under Major Triplett, and 8( cavalry, led by Licutenant-Colone Wm. Washington, On December 1 ti 17S0, the order came for Morgan t< march. Leaving Charlotte he crosscc the Catawba and Broad rivers am pitched his camp at the G rindal Shoals on thc cast bank of the Pacolet, 01 Christmas day. Soon after his arriva at thc Grindal Shoals Morgan wai .joined by a body of North Carolin) . militia under thc command of Majo Joseph McDowell. The regiments o Colonels Thomas Brandon and Johi Thomas took post in dose proximity t Morgan. At the same time McCall' regiment, which was a part o* Dickens brigade, joined his standard. A part of Georgians under thc commando TH: COW PENS. ? .( ( try \\ < *n 1 1 ?S V < a r. tli<_- 1'nle ol War. i i 11 ? /,?, m s, Majors ?Jack .i n arni Cunningham also came up. Hein/.' in .. section that lum long : been overrun bj l?ritish und Torie? .provision.- were very scarce, ilene?' i it was accessary for Morgun to -end j out foraging detachments at some dis : tance. A body of some two hundred Tories whose headquarters won- ut ! Hammond's store on Kittie river, ad vanced as far as L'air Korest creek to embarrass these operation.-. Morgan ; immediately detached 200 mounted militia and 75 cavalrymen, under ; Cols. Washington and McCall, to I drive these Loyalists from the conn ' try. Hearing of Washington's ap I preach the Tories fell back to llain ? mond's store. WASIUNliT<?N OKHK1U.I" \ (.IIAltOK. After marchin.' -onie forty miles Washington arrived at that point and immediately ordered a charge, ll was j , a (light instead of a conflict, and one j hundred ami fifty Loyalists were killed j and forty prisoner- taken. ('td. Washington now determined to ad vance still further into thc enemy's country and attack a body of Tories on Mudlick creek, near Williams' plantation, commanded by Col. Cnn ningham, but thc Torie-.- made their escape to Ninety-Six which was near ; hy. These bnld movements on thc part of the Americans made Cornwallis fear for*tho safety ol' thc gani.-ot at Ninety-Six. So on the 1st ot ?January, ; IT.Sl, C irnwallis ordered Tarleton, who 1 had already advanced as far as llrier ] ley's Ferry, on Uroad river, to move ! towards Ninety-Six. with special in? : structions that ho "push Morgan to ! thc utmost.'' Tarloton's corps con ; sistcd of about 1.1U0 men, 50U of which ! belonged to his dreaded legion, which I had carried desolation into every part ! of the State. In accordance with his ' orders Tarleton moved towards thc ? west, but after proceeding twenty ? miles he found that the order for the j light troops to move was an error, so I bc halted in order to make more com j plcte arrangements. Here he found that Morgan was quite a distance from Ninety-Six, and that that post was comparatively secure, so he proposed to Cornwallis that they make a joint movement agaiust Morgan. Thc plan wis for Cornwallis to march up on thc oast side of Broad river, in the vicinity of King's Mountain, while Tarleton was to move up to the westward and head Morgan off. '.'When I advance," said Tarleton lil H?s message to Cornwallis, '"I must either destroy Morgan's corps, or push it before me over Uroad river, towards King's Mountain." To this Corn wallis readily consented. Hence, on .June ll', Tarleton resumed his march, moving in a westerly direction in order that be might lind thc most practicable fords for the passage of the Kooree and Tyger rivers. These streams were passed on thc 14th, above the Cherokee road, and on the 15th he reached the valley of the Pacolet. When Col. Washington was return ing from Hammond's store to Grindal Shoals he passed near where Gen. Pickens was encamped in the Plumber settlement, between Fair Forest and Tyger river. Major Joseph McJunkiu obtained leave to stop at this camp for awhile. Just at this time Gen. Pickens heard of Tarlcton's advance upon Morgan. No time waa to be lost. Feeling that it was unsafe to send a written message Gen. Pickens chose Major Joseph McJunkiu to bear the information verbally. In company with James Park, Major McJunkin set out about dusk for Gen. Morgan's camp. It was a perilous journey; tho night was intensely dark and the streams very high, because of exces sive rainfall. After swimming Fair Forest, Mill creek and Pacolct, he reached thc northern bank of that stream, where ho was hailed by thc sentinel and kept in thc edge of the river until thc corporal of thc guard could como wheu he was conducted to Gen. Morgan's tent. Here Maj. Mc Junkin informed him that Henny Tar leton was coming to give him a blast ; that he had promised Lords Hawdon and Cornwallis, on leaving Winnsboro, that he would have the old Wagoner, . i. c., Morgan, to dine with him in a ) few days. At this time Col. Wash 1 ington was at Wofford's Iron Works, on Lawson's Fork, now Glendale, hav ) ing his horses shod. 1 MORGAN'S HISTORIC M ESS AO K. 1 I pon receipt of the message deliv , crcd by Major McJunkin, Gen. Mor i gan called out to a little Frenchman, 1 who had just come in from the iron B works, but was then asleep: ' Barron, a got up and go back to the iron works r and tell Billy that Benny is approaoh f ing, and tell him to meet me to-mor i row evening at Gentleman Thompson's o on the cast side of Thickety creek." s Aceordingly on tho next morning, ' which was the 15th, Gen. Morgan y broke up camp at Grindal Shoals and f S inarched in tho direction of his for mer encampment at linn s mill, on Thiekety creek, and halted for the night, just twelve miles from this point. The site of this encampment is. in all probability, not far from thc confluence of Big and Little Thiekety. Being joined by Col. Washington and <?cn. Dickens, the march was re sumed early on the morning of the loth, and the little army reached the Cowpcns about sundown on the same day, ami a halt was again called. Ccu. Morgan'.- route from Grindal Shoals to Cowpcns was by the way of lian cookville, now .Mr. Durbin Littlejohn's: then in the direction of Coucher creek, where he struck the Cowpcns ridge, which he followed by way of Thiekety station and Macedonia Church to this point. On their arrival at the Cow pens the patriot band was informed that it was there where they should meet the enemy. This was received with great joy, for they were anxious to light, and many curses were heaped upon Gen. Morgan during thc m ireh from <i ri tidal Shoals, for they thought that he was retreating in o rr** er to avoid an action. MOKOAN INSPIRES III- M KN. Though night was soon upon them much remained to be ?lone. tien. Morgan well knew the power of Tarle ton's legion, and deemed it all impor tant to strengthen his cavalry. Vol unteers were called for. and they were ordered to press any horses into scr ! vice not belonging to an officer or dragoon. Two companies were formed by Majors dolly and McCall, consist ing of about forty-live men. This made Washington's force about i strong. Morgan went about among j thc volunteers, helped them to lix j their swords, joked them about their j sweethearts and told them to be of ' good cheer, and thc day would be ! theirs. From point to point he went among the men encouraging them and telling them that the "Old 'Wagoner" would crack his whip over Ben. Tar leton in thc morning as sure as they lived. 'Must hold up your heads, boys," he would say, 'three tires and you are free. And when you return to your homes, how the old folks will bless you and the girls will kiss you for your gallant conduct." Major Thomas young said. "I don't believe that he slept a wink that night." Xow, while these brave troopers snatch a few hour's sleep, let us re turn and watch thc movements of thc enemy. We left Tarleton in the valley of the Dacolct. Ile intended at one timo to cross that stream at thc iron works, now Clifton, but changed his course and crossed at Kastcrwood Shoals, some distance below. Tarlc ton's passage of the Dacolct took place about daylight on the morning of thc Kith. Cols. Thomas Brandon and Benja min Boebuck, with some others, sat on their horses and watched Tarleton cross, counted his men, and sent their report to headquarters. Tarleton proceeded until he came to thc camp that Morgan had deserted the morning before. Still watched by Cols. Brandon and Roebuck, he remained there until 3 o'clock on thc morning of the 17th, when ho renewed his linc of march towards the Cow pens. Some time before day Morgun's faithful scouts came running in and informed him that Tarleton was ap- , proaching, and was not more than three miles away. Upon receipt of this intelligence Gen. Morgan, accom panied by Gen. Dickens, began to go from mess to mess, saying: "Boys, get up. Benny is coming, and you that have sweethearts, or wives, or childron, or parents, must fight for them and above all you must fight for liberty and your country." THE LINE OP BATTLE FORMED. This appeared to nerve the arm of every true friend of liberty. After thus speaking to both thc militia and the regulars, the tattoo was sounded and thc Hues of battle were formed. Thc first line was formed on the crest of thc eminence just a little to the southeast of thc monument. This line consisted of 300 Maryland' regu lars und 140 Virginia militia, under Major Triplett. This linc, consisting of 430 guns, was under the command of Lieut. Col. Howard. This line composed the flower of Morgan's army, and upon it he depended largely for success. One hundred and fifty yards in front of Howard's line a second linc was formed, consisting of about 350 volunteer militia, commanded by Gen. Andrew Dickens. One hundred and fifty yards in front of Pickens' line a third line was formed, consist ing of 60 or 70 picked riflemen, com manded by Col. Cunningham and Major McDowell. Thc 1st and 2nd Spartan regiments under Cols. Bran don and Thomas, were in the front line. Some three hundred yards in rear of thc main line, under Howard, behind an eminence, near Mr. J. H. Kzells, was was posted Col. Washing ton, with his cavalry as a reserve. Orders wore then given that tho first line should open fire and then fall back to the second line under Pickens, when thia line should maintain its ; ground as long as possible and then fall back to the first and main lino, , under Howard, whero tho final assault i was to bo made. Admirable arrango I mont. Everything being thus in readiness, lien. Morgan addressed his soldiers as follows "My friends in anns, my dear boys I request you to remember Sara toga. Monmouth, Toola, and Brandy wine, and this day must play your parts for your honor and liberty's cause." Then, turning to thc great sovereign of thc universe, he thus addressed Elim: "Ob, thou, great dis poser of all events, the battle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift. Our domineering enemy now being in sight, oh! leave us not, nor forsake us!" This ncver to-bc-forgot tcn morn of .January 17, 17*1, was clear and extremely cold, -o much so that the men could only keep their hands warm by slapping them togeth er, while they awaited the approach of thc enemy. TAHXKTON OltDKltS AN AOVANTE. So we readily sec that when Tarie ton reached the Cowpens. shortly after sunrise, he founif Morgan in perfect readiness to receive him. Finding Morgan drawn tip in battle array, Tarleton ordered his infantry to divest themselves of everything except their arms and ammunition, and when within four hundred yards of the enemy he proceeded to form his lines of battle. All things being in readi ness, the British advanced in a sort ?d' trot, uttering a loud halloo. Major Thomas Voung declares that it was the most beautiful lino that he ever saw. As the British hallooed, Mor gan was heard to say: "Boys, they gave us the British halloo: boys, give them thc Indian balloo,' and gallop ing along tlii lines he cheered the men and told them not to lire until they could seo thc whites of their eyes. Kvcry o iii cc r was crying, '.Don't lire!" for. says .Major Voung. ' it was a hard matter for us to keep from it.' As thc redcoats streamed along, a column marched up before the front linc opposite Col. Brandon's men, lcd by a gaily-dressed officer on horseback. This fellow seemed'to be rather busy, and made himself obnox iously conspicuous in thc eye?of the patriotic Americans. Word passed along thc line. "Who can bring him down?" ?John Savage looked Col. Farr full in the face, and read "yes" in his eyes. So Savage darted a few paces in front, laid his rifle against a sapling, a blue gas streamed above his head, a sharp crack of a rifle broke the solemn stillness of the moment, and the result was that a hor3e without a rider wheeled from the front of the advancing column. .MUIS SAVAGE PIKES TUE KI I! ST SHOT. So you sec that John Savage, of Union District, fired the first gan in the battle of Cowpens, and that shot brought down a British officer. The next moment it was "pop," "pop," "pop." and then a whole volley from the front linc of picked riflemen. Their fire was unerring, and a number of saddles were emptied, as they had been ordered to mark the "epaulette men." Thc British continued to steadily advance, and the front linc fell back to the second line under Pickens. After delivering some mur derous tires this line was forced back and retreated towards Howard's flank, as they had been ordered to do. But before they could gain the cover of this line the British cavalry on the right charged and drove them back to wards the position held by Washing ton. WASHINGTON'S COUNTER CHARGE. That brave officer immediately met this bold dash by a counter-charge, which scattered the British horse in the wildest confusion, (len. Juckens now promptly rallied and reformed his men and passing around thc ridge be hind which Washington had been pos ted he reached the right flank of How ard's line just as the enemy were about to turn it. While these things were transpiring other grave and im portant ones were taking place on other parts of the field. When the militia by their retreat uncovered Howard's linc ne poured a terrific fire into the columns of thc advancing enemy. This was vigorously re turned, and for fifteen or twenty min utes thc ground was bitterly oontestcd. Seeing that his advance was checked, Tarleton ordered his reserves into action; the infantry to take a position on his left while the cavalry was to charge the American right. His objet was to turn Howard's flank with the reserves, while those already engaged should entertain the main line. This was qnite a strategic move and was very dangerous for thc Americans. But Morgan was equal to the occasion. He ordered Pickens to attack the ene my's left Hank, and Washington to charge their right. Both orders were promptly exeouted. PICKENS STRIKES THE UK lTts il LEFT FLANK. Piokens struck the left flank of the reserves and Washington charged and broke through their cavalry, just as they were about to swoop down on Howard's right. Before these move ments were understood by Howard, soeing the danger to which his right was exposed, he ordered the flank company to ebange t?eir front. Hore' a singular thing hat pened. Howard's order to change front was understood that they should retire to the emi nence some distance in *,ho rear, con sequently they began to fall back in good order to that point. Howard seeing this supposed that Morgan had given the order, and Morgan supposed that Howard had given the order. The enemy seeing this movement mistook it for a retreat and somewhat con fusedly dashed forward, yelling at the tops of their voices, until they were within thirty yards of Howard's men. THE COUP DE ORACE. Seeing the confusion, especially of the enemy, Washington sent Morgan word "That they were coming on like a mob, and if he would give them one lire the cavalry would charge them." Morgan instantly ordered the men to faon about and dre which was done with such dead'y effect that the enemy gave way. Howard then ordered a bayonet 3 charge, aud Washington wheeled into the rear and was about to charge when they laid down their arms. The victors now concentrated their efforts against thc forces of the enemy who were still trying to main tain their ground, and they, too, were soon put to flight. At this late hour Tarleton vainly hoped to reverse the fortunes of the day. He ordered his flying cavalry to halt and reform, and an effort was made to collect his strag gling infantry, but all to no avail. To use Tarleton's own words, "Neither promises nor threats could gain their attention: they surrendered or dis persed." Thc conflict was now over, and one of the most glorious and momentous victories that was ever achieved by any people perched on the American banners. On that January moru, 118 years ago. from this spot rose a blaz ing star of hope, and in tho great galaxy of Revolutionary battlefields none shines with greater brilliancy than that of Cowpcns. THE LOSSES OX MOTH SIDES. Thc number of Morgan's forces at thc Cowpens was about 850, while Tarleton's amounted to 1,150. The American loss was 12 killed and 02 wounded. Thc British loss was 80 killed, 100 wounded and OOO prisoners. Two pieces of artillery, two stands of colors, 800 muskets, 100 horses, 35 wagons.with the enemy's music,fell into the hands of the victors. When Tar leton was forced to see ?hat all was lost, in company with iomc of his horsemen he fled from the field in the direction of Hamilton's Ford, on Broad river, and never stopped until he reached Cornwallis' camp on Tur key creek, in York district. For some unknown reason Cornwallis had not co-operated in the movemont against Morgan as previously arranged. Though completely victorious Mor gan was fully conscious of his danger, and deemed it expedient to move at once. Placing tho dead and wounded undera flag of truce, and leaving them to be cared for by the people of the neighborhood, he set out in the direc tion of the Island Ford, on Broad river, to which placebo had moved his baggage carly in the morning. Pass ing that stream at that place he en camped .on its north bank the first night after thc action. Next day he resumed his march towards Beaty'? Ford, on thc Catawba. Here com menced his famous race with Corn wallis, but all the world knows that Cornwallis never caught him. The fetishism of savage Africa makes us shudder, and fills us with disgust. Yet we have fetishes of our own, one of them greatv widely-worshipped, and in whose name crimes innumerable are daily perpetrated. The name of that fe tish is Ignorance. To that powerful fetish thousands of mothers annu ally make sacrifice of their ?laughters. For what is it but a sacrifice to the fetish Ignorance to permit girls to blossom to wom anhood, and enter the marriage rela tion without jone helpful hint of the obligations of that relation .and ita physical perils? "just the word which the mother fails to speak would turn the young girls' atten tion to the danger of irregularity. For it is in the ignorance of the necessity for regularity in the periods that the foundation is laid for Ute debilitating drains, the female weakness, bearing-down pains, inflam mation and ulceration that rob marriage of joy and motherhood of happiness. That "God-send for women" as wom en have named it, Dr. Pierce's favorite Prescription, establishes regularity of the periods, dries up all. unhealthy drains, cures female disease, and inflammation and ulceration of the peculiarly femi nine organs. Women suffering from diseases pecu liarly feminine, may consult Dr. R. V. Pierce, by letter at the Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, absolutely without charge or fee. Each letter is opened in strict privacy, read as sacredly confidential and to pre serve the seal of confidence unbroken, all replies are sent in plain envelopes, bearing no single word of printed matter. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I AKDf?BSON OOO NTT By E. Y..11 Nance, Judge of Probate. WHEREAS, J. T. Hunter baa applied to me; to grant him Letters of Ad ministration on the Estate and effects of W. R. Jones, deceased. These are therefore to cito and admon ish all kindred and cr?dito? or the said W. R. Jones, deceased, to be and appear before me in Court of Probate, to behold at Anderson O. H. on the 8th day of Joly. 1899, after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they have, why the said 'Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this Suth dav of June, 1890 R. Y. VU NANCE, Probate Judge. Jone 19, 1890 r>2 ss .^f!^^^^",,g ri gor Infante and Ch?dJft rftSTftlB The Kind You ?a? IfMHBWBI I Always Bought ?VfegelaWcPreparalionlorAs- m + lingtheStam?fiisaialBowelsof H ?eaiS t?l6 ^ ? PtoniotesT)i|es?on,Che?iTui- S .^ftrilr iiiessandRest.ContMnsiu?ithcr H nf // H0. OpmirT^orphiiie norMm?rfil. ] Ul WOT NARCOTIC. ?i Wir* Atvv afoiaiirSANJ.TiLEnxvma \g Pianp&m Sai" B ^ Jtt?ttU&Ai- I SKA mm. 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