Produced by Alan R. Light, Gary Johnson, and Carolyn Lancaster
A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF BRIG. GEN. FRANCIS MARION
And A History of his Brigade,
From its Rise in June, 1780, until Disbanded in December, 1782;
With Descriptions of Characters and Scenes, not heretofore published.
Containing also, An Appendix, with Copies of Letters which passed between several of the Leading Characters of that Day; Principally From Gen. Greene to Gen. Marion.
By William Dobein James, A.M.
During that Period one of Marion's Militia.
At Present one of the Associate Judges in Equity, South Carolina.
_Quae contentio, divina et humana cuncta perniscuit, eoque vecordiae processit uti civilibus studiis bellum finem faceret._--Sall.
Transcriber's Note on text: Some obvious errors have been corrected. Some spellings are modernized. See notes at end of etext for additional explanations.
District of South-Carolina.
--| L. S. |-- BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the fifth day of April,--------- Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, and in the forty-fifth year of the Independence of the United States of America, the Honourable WILLIAM DOBEIN JAMES, deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author and proprietor, in the words following, TO WIT:
"A Sketch of the life of Brigadier General FRANCIS MARION, and a history of his Brigade from its rise in June, 1780, until disbanded in December, 1782; with descriptions of characters and scenes not heretofore published.--Containing also an appendix, with copies of letters which passed between several of the leading characters of that day, principally from Gen. Greene to Gen. Marion. By William Dobein James, A.M. during that period one of Marion's militia--at present one of the Associate Judges in Equity, South-Carolina."
In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned," and also an act entitled, "An Act supplementary to an act, entitled, 'An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical and other prints."
JAMES JERVEY, Clerk of the District of South-Carolina.
Preface.
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion
- 2: The originals were left by General HORRY with the Rev
- 3: Settled on the banks of the Santee
- 4: After passing through Sewee bay and up Santee
- 5: On the east side of Santee
- 6: Of the education of FRANCIS MARION
- 7: Of which William Moultrie was colonel
- 8: And Moultrie ordered a retreat
- 9: And Tulifinny above the bridges
- 10: They had passed Saltketcher bridge
- 11: An attack upon the British at Stono ferry
- 12: And John Rutledge was one of the most distinguished sons
- 13: Twelve sail of the enemy's ships passed Fort Moultrie
- 14: The capitulation was agreed to
- 15: And from the Saltketcher to the Santee
- 16: Buford sent Ensign Cruitt with a flag of truce
- 17: Tarleton despatched his favourite sergeant Hutt
- 18: And including the whole of the present Williamsburgh
- 19: Amos Gaskens and John Hamilton
- 20: Major James singled out Major Ganey
- 21: Horry advanced too near to a sentinel
- 22: Gum Swamp seven miles from Camden
- 23: Major Huger was the father of Col
- 24: The second proclamation declaring all paroles
- 25: After crossing the little Pedee
- 26: On the south side of Black Mingo
- 27: Finding Tarleton had now a guide
- 28: About ten miles above Kingstree
- 29: Which empties itself into Sampit
- 30: As did all the Pedee river swamp at that day
- 31: The second on the neck between Black and Pedee rivers
- 32: Major Wemyss was severely wounded and taken
- 33: Their other leaders were Shelby
- 34: Thomas Potts was elected captain of the upper Pedee company
- 35: Bradley petitioned Tarleton to liberate her husband
- 36: Reese would have made himself a voluntary martyr
- 37: Rugely will not be made a brigadier
- 38: The first battalion of the 71st
- 39: Tarleton brought the 71st into line
- 40: Postell and Major Postell on this important service
- 41: And summoned Depeyster to surrender
- 42: Vanderhorst now asked Witherspoon
- 43: Vanderhorst and his men gave them three huzzas
- 44: Peter Horry was placed in advance at the swamp
- 45: Conyers was greatly distinguished
- 46: And had taken this route to Georgetown
- 47: Proceeded again towards the Pedee
- 48: Marion passed through Williamsburgh
- 49: And had three rows of abbatis round it
- 50: It appears he was paroled in Charleston
- 51: His left rested on Pinetree creek
- 52: On the west side of the Wateree
- 53: That Cantey recommended it to Gen
- 54: Irvine obtained a guide and an escort from Col
- 55: Sumter took the British fort at Orangeburgh
- 56: Lord Rawdon still lay in Orangeburgh
- 57: Irvine was riding between Cols
- 58: Lord Rawdon had either departed or returned no answer
- 59: Made by Rawdon and Balfour themselves
- 60: Stewart had posted himself to great advantage at Eutaw
- 61: Marjoribanks though victorious on the right
- 62: About twenty miles below Eutaw
- 63: Rutledge answers his letter I received yours yesterday
- 64: The general depot was fixed at Bloomhill
- 65: Maham appears to have been very refractory on this occasion
- 66: Sumter was posted at Orangeburgh
- 67: Sumter and Greene were then at variance
- 68: And Major Hyrne succeeded to the extent of his wishes
- 69: None behaved better than Deliesseline
- 70: Which is a philippic against Horry
- 71: A large creek emptying into the Santee
- 72: M'Donald's regiment was on the right towards Echaw
- 73: Count Rumford told professor Pictet
- 74: Between Great and Little Pedee
- 75: Between Cooper and Santee rivers
- 76: Here ended the warfare of Marion
- 77: To propose a cessation of hostilities
- 78: Provisions and indigo of the whigs
- 79: Marion resigned his commission in the militia
- 80: Marion died at his house in St
- 81: Neglecting Caswell and his militia
- 82: Buford now perceiving that further resistance was hopeless
- 83: Where the county is called Stokes
- 84: Greene gave Kosciusko this command
- 85: Stock or any sort of provisions to Georgetown
- 86: And the rice is to be there stored
- 87: Tarleton had his horse killed and was wounded
- 88: After effecting my purpose at Watboo
- 89: John Postell with a flag to exchange some prisoners
- 90: Respecting the detention of Capt
- 91: Merritt will be immediately sent in
- 92: Three lieutenants and sixty privates of Col
- 93: This arduous work was completed this morning by Major Maham
- 94: And retired into Camden before night
- 95: Salley's Introduction from the 1948 edition
- 96: Salley wrote several works of genealogy and S
- 97: When General Gates was sent down to Hillsboro
- 98: Weems persuaded Horry to let him have the manuscript
- 99: Chapter IV Paragraph 20 Final Notes The format
