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Spartanburg Co.
8 Aug. 1780
Clarke &
600 4 20
24
41 Port's Ferry
Williamsburg Co. Richland Co.
15 Aug. 1780
Marion
250
2
2
42 Wateree
Kershaw Co.
16 Aug. 1780 Gates
3500
800
44 Fishing Creek
Chester Co.
18 Aug. 1780 Sumter
700
150
45 Musgrove's Mills
Laurens Co.
19 Aug. 1780 Clarke &
200
4
9
13
46 Nelson's Ferry
Clarendon Co.
20 Aug. 1780
Marion
16
1
1
2
47 King's Tree
Williamsburg Co. 27 Aug. 1780
Marion
150
48 Black Mingo
Williamsburg Co. 14 Sept. 1780 Marion
49 Tarcote
Williamsburg Co. York Co.
Sept. 1780
Marion
400 910 28
62
90
51 Fishdam
Chester Co.
9 Nov. 1780
Sumter
550
1
1
2
52 Blackstock
Union Co.
20 Nov. 1780 Sumter
420
1
3
4
53 Rugeley's Mills
Kershaw Co.
4 Dec. 1780
Washington
54 Long Cane
Abbeville Co.
11 Dec. 1780
Clarke
500 14
7
21
55 Hammond's Store 56 Williams's Planta- tion
Abbeville Co.
30 Dec. 1780 31 Dec. 1780
Washington
57 Cowpens
Spartanburg Co. Georgetown Co. Georgetown Co.
16 Jan. 1781 19 Jan. 1781 Jan. 1781
Morgan
940|11 28
61
72
58 De Peyster's capture
syste
59 Sampit Road, White's Bridge
60 Georgetown
Georgetown Co. Berkeley Co.
24 Jan. 1781 24 Jan. 1781 24 Jan. 1781 Feb. 1781
Postell, John Marion
64 Fort Granby
Lexington Co. Orangeburg Co.
19 Feb. 1781 23 Feb. 1781
Sumter Sumter
100
66 Wright's Bluff 67 Mud Lick
Clarendon Co. Newberry Co.
2 Mar. 1781
Sumter Roebuck
18
18
68 Lynch's Creek
6 Mar. 1781
Sumter
69 Wiboo Swamp
6 Mar. 1781
Marion Marion
71 Black River
Williamsburg Co. Mar. 1781
Marion
72 Sampit Bridge
Georgetown Co. Marion Co.
Mar. 1781
Marion
73 Snow Island
Mar. 1781
Marion
7
15
22
74 Witherspoon's Ferry
75 Dutchman's Creek
76 Beattie's Mill
77 Four Holes
Fairfield Co. Abbeville Co. Colleton Co.
Mar. 1781 24 Mar. 1781 7 Apr. 1781
Pickens Harden
100
-
-
-
60
33 McDowell's Camp 34 Flat Rock
36 Hunt's Bluff
37 Rocky Mount
38 Hanging Rock
39 Hanging Rock
Lancaster Co. Lancaster Co.
1 Aug. 1780 1 Aug. 1780 6 Aug. 1780
Sumter & Davie
Shelby
15 Aug. 1780 Sumter
127 31
Shelby
150 -
50
50 King's Mountain
7 Oct. 1780
Campbell
Postell, John Horry, Peter
Marion & Lee
1
2
3
61 Wadboo
Postell, Jas.
62 Monck's Corner
Berkeley Co. Clarendon Co.
63 Singleton's Mill, Halfway Swamp
ssoth
18
250
70 Mount Hope
Williamsburg Co. Mar. 1781
Georgetown Co.
Mar. 1781
Marion
275
Newberry Co.
Washington
65 Thomson's Planta- tion
Kershaw Co. Clarendon Co.
27 Feb. 1781
150
18
700
43 Camden
McDowell
600
APPENDIX B
747
BRITISH, TORY, OR INDIAN
Prisoners
Commander
Force
Killed
Wounded
Wounded Killed and
Missing
Prisoners
Aggregate
Loss
uson
150
1
3
4
32
36
S
300
8
8
en
re
94
94 100
100
ibull
300
12
12
en
500
50
50
en
500
200
uson
2000
30
30
30
ey
y
1270 wallis
2239 350
68
245
7 325 16 153
70
107 336 16 223
ptain lyss
300
15
176 15
176 30 60 26
uson
925
119
123
26 242
664
906 20
lyss
250
20
ton
500
92
100
192
104
192 104 3
officer ngham, R.
450 250
150
40
190
ton eyster
1000 29
60
124
184
600 29
784 29
ey
pbell
eroth
well
80
13
66
79
er
20
on
550
on
on
on
2
2
1
ap
34
42 26
76
26
Several British killed ; rest routed
Whole body of Tories routed; several killed
Several British and Tories killed and wounded
Many British and Tories killed and wounded Many British and Tories killed ; 5 taken No account of losses on either side No account of losses on either side No account of losses on either side
Sumter invests, but relieved by Rawdon
Sumter repulsed Total rout British and Tories
British dispersed British abandon the field Many British killed Skirmish
Sharp fight; no account of casualties
S
500
63
90
60
ley
3
100 11
31leton
150
40
94
100
748
APPENDIX B
AMERICAN
Battle or Action, etc.
Place (What is now)
Date
Commander
Force
Killed
Wounded
Killed and
Missing
Prisoners
78| Barton's Post 79| Pocotaligo Road
80 Waxhaws Church
81 Fort Balfour, Poco- taligo
82 Fort Watson
Clarendon Co.
15-23 Apr. 1781
Marion & Lee
380
2
6
8
83 Mathews's Bluff
Apr. 1781
McKoy Harden
7
11
18
1
85 Horner's Corner
Apr. 1781
Hammond
86 | Hammond's Mill
Apr. 1781
Hammond
87 Hobkirk's Hill
25 Apr. 1781
Greene
939
19 113 132
136
88| Friday's Ferry 89 Bush River
Richland Co. Newberry Co. Kershaw Co.
1 May 1781 May 1781 10 May 1781
Hampton, W. Thomas
Greene
91 Orangeburgh
Orangeburg Co.
11 May 1781
Sumter
500 380 300
93 Granby
Orangeburg Co. 11 May 1781 Lexington Co. Aiken Co.
15 May 1781 15 May 1781
Clarke
6
6
95 Fort Galphin
Aiken Co.
21 May 1781
Rudulph
96 Georgetown
97 Mydelton's ambus- cade 98 Ninety Six
Abbeville Co.
12 May to 19 Greene
1000
185
99 Eggleston's capture 100 Horse Shoe
Eggleston Hayne
14
1
15
101 Quarter House
102 Wadboo
103 Quinby Bridge
July 1781 July 1781
Washington
8
8
107 Parker's Ferry
Colleton Co.
31 Aug. 1781
Marion
200
108 Charlestown Road 109 Turkey Creek
110 Eutaw
111 Stevens's Creek
Hammond
8
17
25
112| Vince's Fort
113 Cloud's Creek
30
28 18
28
114 Hayes's Station 115 Gowen's Fort
116 Moore's surprise 117 Fair Lawn
Orangeburg Co. Nov. 1781 Berkeley Co.
27 Nov. 1781 Shelby &
380
Orangeburg Co.
Nov. 1781
Hampton, R.
11
Berkeley Co.
1 Dec. 1781
Hampton, W.
7
8
Berkeley Co. Berkeley Co.
29 Dec. 1781 3 Jan. 1782
Armstrong Richardson
57
20
-
-
-
-
Colleton Co. Colleton Co. Lancaster Co. Beaufort Co.
8 Apr. 1781 8 Apr. 1781 9 Apr. 1781 13 Apr. 1781
Cooper Cooper Sumter Harden
1
2
3
2
1
84|Wiggins's Hill
Apr. 1781
Marion & Lee
Sumter & Lee
94 Beach Island
Georgetown Co. 5 June 1781 Lexington Co. June 1781
Mydelton
150
Lexington Co. Colleton Co. Charleston Co. Berkeley Co. Berkeley Co. Berkeley Co. Laurens Co. Orangeburg Co.
1 Aug. 1781 Aug. 1781
Rumph
18
18
Berkeley Co. Edgefield Co. Berkeley Co. Edgefield Co. Barnwell Co.
31 Aug. 1781 6 Sept. 1781 9 Sept. 1781 5 Oct. 1781 25 Oct. 1781
Cooper
10
Greene
2098 139 370 509
8
Edgefield Co. Laurens Co. Greenville Co.
7 Nov. 1781 Nov. 1781 Nov. 1781
Turner Hayes
Moore
12
Maham
118 R. Hampton's sur- prise 119 Dorchester
120 Dorchester 121 Videau's Bridge
June 1781 8 July 1781 8 July 1781 15 July 1781 16 July 1781
Hampton, W. Sumter Sumter
1
700
60
104 Washington's raid 105 Cuningham's raid 106 Fork of Edisto
Marion
90 Camden, Evacua- tion of
92 Fort Motte
Edgefield Co. Barnwell Co. Edgefield Co. Edgefield Co. Kershaw Co.
Wounded
Vince
50
APPENDIX B
BRITISH, TORY, OR INDIAN
Commander
Force
Killed
Wounded
Killed and
Wounded
Missing
Prisoners
Aggregate
Loss
con wick
35 150
1
8
2
10
wick
91
91
91
Kay
120
120
120
Post captured by Marion and Lee
T officer
16
16
16
wne ke
r officer don
900
38 18 3
220
258 18 15
don
sh officer herson well vne
150
150
340
340
4
126
130
n
550
27
58
85
85
Siege of Ninety Six
Party of Royal militia attack and disperse Americans Marion ambuscades British party under Fraser Cooper raids within 10 miles of Charleston
Battle of Eutaw
American post captured and burnt by To- ries
ngham, W. ngham, W. 3
300
1
5
6
agham, R.
500
80
80
nagham, W. 't
500
80
8
1
20
1
350
1
1 2
2
British reconnoitring party defeated and dispersed American reconnoitring party defeated Americans routed
8
2300
82
335
417
247
664
sh officer er
60
45
45
gh
1
50
51
es
98
700
7
38
45
100
145
ngham, W. away
er
ams, Hez. rt ams, Hez. ams, Hez.
Whigs massacred by Tories Whigs massacred by Tories American fort captured; garrison massa- cred
Moore, commanding a party, routed Post taken and burnt
Hampton surprised and dispersed
1
670
Tory party dispersed Harden defeated by Browne Post captured by Hammond Company of Tories captured Greene defeated by Rawdon
12
100
100
100 150
340
Fort taken by Marion and Lee Fort taken by Lee
Marion takes Georgetown without loss Mydelton's command routed
er
British kill and wound several Post captured by Harden
1
1
3
3
7
749
Prisoners
750
APPENDIX B
AMERICAN
Battle or Action, etc
Place (What is now)
Date
Commander
Force
Killed
Wounded
Killed and
Wounded
Missing
Prisoners
122 Savannah River 123 | Wambaw
Beaufort Co. Berkeley Co. Berkeley Co.
24 Feb. 1782 24 Feb. 1782 25 Feb. 1782
Barnwell, R. McDonald Marion
5 40 20
124 Tidyman's Planta- tion 125 Indian Villages 126 Beaufort
Oconee Co. Beaufort Co. Charleston Co.
Mar. 1782 13 Mar. 1782 19 Mar. 1782
Pickens
400
Rudulph
127 Galley captured, Ashley River 128 Oconee River 129 Dorchester 130 Dean Swamp
Oconee Co. Berkeley Co. Orangeburg Co.
1 Apr. 1782 24 Apr. 1782 May 1782
131 Lorick's Ferry 132 Bowling Green 133 Combahee
Edgefield Co. Marion Co. Colleton Co.
May 1782 3 June 1782 25 Aug. 1782
Anderson O'Neal Watson & Butler Butler Marion Laurens
60
2
1 19
21
3
134 Wadboo 135 Capers's Scout 136 Port Royal Ferry 137 John's Island
Berkeley Co. Berkeley Co. Beaufort Co. Charleston Co.
29 Aug. 1782 Aug. 1782 2 Sept. 1782 14 Nov. 1782
Marion Capers, G. S. Gist Wilmot
12
2
-
-
-
12
1
9
751
APPENDIX B
BRITISH, TORY, OR INDIAN
Commander
Prisoners
Force
Killed
Wounded
Killed and
Wounded
Missing
Prisoners
Aggregate
Loss
5
4 12
eaux apson ipson
A small affair Americans defeated Americans defeated
n chief eaux
40
++ --
4
4
28
32
9
n chief kins officer
2
2
igham, W. y ton
140
7
500 7
r
8
11
19
th officer
26
Several Indians killed ; villages destroyed
Body of Tories attacked and dispersed
3
500
Cuningham's band dispersed Gainey's band of Tories surrender Small affair, in which Col. John Laurens was killed
Last action in which Marion engaged British Black Dragoons cut to pieces Balfour galley taken Capt. Wilmot killed on John's Island
TABLE OF BATTLES, ACTIONS, AND ENGAGEMENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE IN SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE REVO- LUTION, ARRANGED BY COUNTIES 1
Abbeville . . . Ninety Six, 1775; Cherokee Ford, Savannah River; Long Cane ; Hammond's Store ; Beattie's Mill ; Ninety Six, 1781.
Aiken Beach Island ; Fort Galphin.
Anderson Great Cane Brake, Cherokee Indian Town ; Essenecca.
Barnwell Wiggins's Hill ; Vince's Fort.
Beaufort Beaufort ; Coosawhatchie ; Fort Balfour, Pocotaligo ; Savannah River ; Port Royal Ferry.
Berkeley. Monck's Corner, 1780 ; Lenud's Ferry ; Monck's Corner, 1781; Wadboo; 2d Wadboo; Quinby Bridge (Shu- brick's); Washington's Raid; Charlestown Road ; Eutaw; Fair Lawn; Dorchester, Dec. 1, 1781 ; Dor- chester, Dec. 29, 1781; Videau's Bridge ; Wambaw; Tidyman's Plantation ; Dorchester, April 24, 1782 ; Wadboo, Aug. 29, 1782 ; Capers's Scout.
Charleston. . . Naval battle ; Fort Moultrie ; Prévost's Invasion ; Stono ; Galley fight, Stono River; Mathews's Plantation ; Cap- ture of seven British vessels; Schooner Rattlesnake ; Rantowle's ; Siege of Charlestown ; Quarter House ; Galley Capture, Ashley River ; John's Island.
Chester . Beckham's Old Field ; Fishing Creek ; Fishdam.
Chesterfield .
Clarendon . Nelson's Ferry ; Singleton's Mill (Halfway Swamp) ; Wright's Bluff ; Wiboo Swamp; Fort Watson.
Colleton Salkehatchie ; Pon Pon; Four Holes ; Barton's Post ; Pocotaligo Road ; Horse Shoe ; Parker's Ferry ; Com- bahee.
Darlington . . . Hunt's Bluff.
Edgefield Mathews's Bluff ; Horner's Corner ; Hammond's Mill ; Stevens's Creek ; Cloud's Creek ; Lorick's Ferry.
Fairfield . Mobley's Meeting-house ; Dutchman's Creek.
1 These counties are as the counties existed prior to the recent subdivisions.
752
753
APPENDIX B
Georgetown . . De Peyster's Capture ; White's Bridge, Sampit Road ; Georgetown ; Sampit Bridge ; Witherspoon's Ferry ; Georgetown.
Greenville . . Gowen's Fort.
Hampton This county was much traversed by the armies in 1779.
Horry The scene of Tory operations.
Kershaw Flat Rock ; Camden ; Rugeley's Mill ; Lynch's Creek ; Hobkirk's Hill ; Evacuation of Camden.
Lancaster Buford's Massacre; Rocky Mount; Hanging Rock ; 2d Hanging Rock; Waxhaws Church.
Laurens . Lyndley's Fort; Musgrove's Mills ; Cuningham's Raid ; Hayes's Station.
Lexington . Granby ; Mydelton ambuscaded ; Eggleston's Capture ; Tarrar's.
Marion . Snow Island ; Bowling Green.
Newberry
Marlboro. Williams's Plantation ; Mud Lick ; Bush River.
Oconee . Brass Town ; Oconore ; Tomassy ; Indian Villages ; Oco- nee River.
Orangeburg . . Thomson's Plantation; Orangeburgh (May, 1781) ; Fort Motte ; Fork of Edisto; Moore's Surprise ; R. Hamp- ton's Surprise ; Dean Swamp.
Pickens
Richland . Wateree ; Friday's Ferry, May, 1781.
Spartanburg. . Cedar Springs ; Gowen's Old Fort; McDowell's Camp ; Pursuit' Dunlap ; Thicketty Fort ; Old Iron Works ; Cowpens.
Sumter This county was much traversed by the armies during 1780-81. High Hills of Santee were the headquarters of Greene.
Union . . Brandon's Camp ; Blackstock.
Williamsburg . Port's Ferry ; King's Tree ; Black Mingo; Tarcote ; Mount Hope ; Black River.
York Williamson's Plantation ; Stallions ; King's Mountain.
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INDEX
Abingdon, Earl of, denounces in House of Lords execution of Colo- nel Hayne, 403.
Alexander, Captain Samuel, incident connected with his command at Au- gusta, 270.
Allen, Lieutenant-Colonel Isaac, New Jersey Loyalist, 737.
Allston, Captain William, Marion's brigade, 101; member of Jackson- borough legislature, 558.
Amercement Act, considered, 582, 583, 584, 585.
Amie's Mill, fight at, 85, 86.
Anderson, Major -, disperses Tories at Amie's Mill, 85, 86.
Anderson, Captain - (Tory), Con- fiscation Act, 585.
Anderson, Colonel Robert, despatched with Pickens to put down Indians, 484; mentioned, 514; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 559; ex- pedition against Cherokees, 625, 654, 655.
André, Major John, order for trial of Colonel Hayne follows precedent in his case, 388.
Andrews, Lieutenant, North Carolina, wounded at Eutaw, 460.
Anthony, John, on prison ship, 358.
Antigua, slave of John Harleston, em- ployed in communication with Whigs in Charlestown, 528.
Archer, Captain Henry, Lee's Legion, 80.
Armstrong, Captain George, Mary- land, killed at Ninety Six, 300.
Armstrong, Major, North Carolina, arrives with levies, 308; sent with Eggleston to reconnoitre, 309; takes part in battle of Eutaw, 448.
Armstrong, Captain James, Lee's Le- gion, 80; Colonel Browne given in charge to, 273; at battle of Quinby bridge, 334, 335; attacked, defeated, and captured by Major Coffin, 506, 507.
Arnold, Benedict, sent to replace Les- lie in Virginia, 93, 94; mentioned, 536.
Arthur, George, on prison ship, 358. Ash, Samuel, on prison ship, 358.
Ashby, Colonel, in command of Mar- ion's infantry, 639, 649.
Ashe, Colonel, of North Carolina, takes part in battle of Eutaw, 448. Ashe, General John, North Carolina, defeat of, at Brier Creek, mentioned, 713.
Ashley Hall, army at, 669.
Atmore, Ralph, on prison ship, 358. Augusta, sieges of, 268-277.
Axon, William, on prison ship, 358.
Baddeley, John, on prison ship, 358; joins in reply to Balfour's announce- ment of holding prisoners as host- ages, 359, 360.
Balfour, Lieutenant-Colonel Nisbet, question with Rawdon as to his com- mand, 97, 98; mentioned, 99, 137; his correspondence with Watson and Saunders in regard to the seizure of Postell, 152, 153, 154; letter of, to Clinton on battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 203 ; meets Rawdon at Nelson's Ferry with report of rising of the country, 249; Rawdon's despatches to Cruger to abandon Ninety Six sent through, 256; mentioned, 280; applies to Colonel Gould for reën- forcements, 306, 307 ; correspondence with Moultrie in regard to treat-
755
756
INDEX
ment of prisoners, 347, 348 ; attempts to seduce Moultrie, 355; correspond- ence with Moultrie upon subject of imprisonment of Grimke and Hab- ersham, 355, 356; issues order for- bidding prisoners on parole from pursuing any business or calling, 355, 356; seizes paroled prisoners as hostages, 359; relations with Lord Rawdon, 367 ; headquarters at Brew- ton mansion, ibid .; his tyrannical conduct, 368, 369; orders families of exiles out of province, 375; prohibits prisoners on parole from letting their houses, 376 ; his cruel edict men- tioned, 379; his course in regard to Colonel Hayne, 382-404; mentioned, 542, 725.
Balfour, Fort, taken by Harden, 135; mentioned, 226, 239, 537, 538, 551. Balfour Galley, capture of, 652.
Ball, Elias, of Comingtee, in Con- fiscation Act, 586.
Ball, Elias, of Wambaw, in Confisca- tion Act, 586.
Ball, Joseph, on prison ship, 358.
Ballingall, Colonel Robert, Loyal- ist attacked by Harden, 129, 130 ; his connection with Colonel Hayne's case, 130, 131; mentioned, 136.
Baltimore, objective point of British campaign, 93.
Banks, John, his fraudulent trans- actions, 180, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684; secures, contract to feed army, 681, 682.
Barfield, Captain - (Tory), men- tioned, 84.
Barge, George, commissioner of Penn- sylvania for Carolinian exiles in Philadelphia, 379.
Barnabas Deane & Co., General Greene a partner of firm of.
Barnwell, Edward, on prison ship, 359. Barnwell, John, on prison ship, 359; joins in reply to Balfour's announce- ment of holding prisoners as host- ages, 360; appointed brigadier- general, 529, 530; resigns, 594; mentioned, 611; on committee on subject of impressments, 687.
Barnwell, Robert, on prison ship, 359; commands party against De Veaux's expedition, 611 ; mentioned, 731.
Barry, Captain Henry, prepares ad- dress to Rawdon and Balfour in Colonel Hayne's case, 385, 386.
Barton, Captain - (Br.), captured by Harden, 134.
Barton's Post, captured by Harden, 134; mentioned, 537, 538, 551.
Basquin, William, on prison ship, 358. "Bates, Bloody," massacres garri- son of Gowen's fort, 477, 479, 480.
Baxter, John, captain in Marion's bri- gade, 82, 100; mentioned, 120; takes part in Sumter's expedition to Low- Country, 322; is wounded, 338; mentioned, 514; member of Jack- sonborough legislature, 558; holds Loyalists in check, 639; mentioned, 718.
Bayard, Colonel John, commissioner of Pennsylvania for Carolinian ex- iles in Philadelphia, 379, 380.
Bayle, Francis, on prison ship, 358. Baylor, Colonel George (Va.), in command of Greene's cavalry, 638. Beach Island, affair at, 264.
Beale, Captain, takes part in battle of Cowpens, 41; his command as major on reorganization of Greene's forces, 637.
Beard, Colonel Jonas, prisoner in provost, 368.
Beattie, Captain William, killed at Hobkirk's Hill, 192, 197 ; mentioned, 199, 551.
Beattie's Mill, affair at, 127; men- tioned, 257, 537, 538.
Beckham's Old Field, affair at, men- tioned, 735.
Bee, Joseph, on prison ship, 358; member of Jacksonborough legisla- ture, 558.
Bee, Thomas, Lieutenant-Governor, member Jacksonborough legisla- ture, 558; mentioned, 570.
Benbridge, Henry, on prison ship, 358. Bennett, Captain Thomas, Marion's brigade, 100; gallant conduct at Vi- deau's bridge, 591.
757
INDEX
Benison, Major William, of Marion's
brigade, 99; member of the Jack- sonborough legislature, 558; takes part in affair at Wambaw, 602, 603; and is killed, 604.
Benson, Captain Perry, at Hobkirk's Hill, 191.
Benson, Major (Br.), mentioned, 346. Benton, Colonel Lemuel, Marion's brigade, 514.
Beresford, Richard, member privy council, 572; lieutenant-governor, 685.
Berwick, John, clerk, House of Rep- resentatives, 562.
Biggin Church, Coates crosses to, from Monck's Corner, and burns, 331.
Bingham, William, commissioner of Pennsylvania for Carolinian exiles in Philadelphia, 379.
Black, Captain -, takes part in expedition against Cherokees, 625.
Black River, affair at, 118; mentioned, 537, 538, 551, 723.
Blackstock, Battle of, mentioned, 54, 55, 57, 720.
Blake, Edward, exile, and member of the Jacksonborough legislature, 557; commissioner of the treasury, 572; commissioner to carry out agreement between Governor Math- ews and General Leslie to prevent plunder on evacuation, 659, 660; re- called, 661.
Blake, John, on prison ship, 359.
Blewford, Major, of Sumter's com- mand, mentioned, 485.
Blount, Major, of North Carolina, takes part in the battle of Eutaw, 448.
Blundell, Nathan, on prison ship, 358. Bocker, Lieutenant (Br.), commander of Balfour galley when captured, 652.
Bocquet, Major Peter, prisoner in pro- vost, 369; member of the Jackson- borough legislature, 557; member privy council, 572, 685; on commit- tee on subject of impressment, 687.
Boone's Barony, purchased for Gen- eral Greene, 703.
Bcon (Boone ?), Lieutenant, wounded at Eutaw, 461.
Bounetheau, Peter, on prison ship, 358. Bowie, Major, Governor Rutledge sends blank commissions to Sumter by, 510.
Bowman, John, correspondent of the Duke of Richmond, 408.
Braddock's Defeat, mentioned, 709.
Bradley, James, member of Jackson- borough legislature, 559.
Brandon, Colonel Thomas, mentioned, 229; manœuvres between Augusta and Ninety Six, 263; mentioned, 285, 286, 514 ; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 559; mentioned, 731.
Branford, William, on prison ship, 359.
Bratton, Colonel William, mentioned, 1, 54, 149, 229, 424, 514, 717.
Brewton Mansion, scene of ladies' ap- peal for Hayne's life, 394, 395.
Bricken, John, on prison ship, 358.
British Forces in South Carolina, strength of, 96, 97.
Brockington, Captain John (Tory), warns Watson of Lee's approach, 172.
Brooks, Captain, warns Colonel Hayes of Cuningham's approach, 473.
Brown, William, commissary pris- oners, St. Augustine, kindly con- duct to exiles, 372, 373, 376.
Browne, Captain, takes part in battle of Eutaw, 448.
Browne, Colonel Thomas (Tory), Cruger, commanding Ninety Six, directed to join him, 256; sends party to dislodge McKoy from Mathews's Bluff, party defeated, 259; moves against Harden, 259; affair at Wiggins's Hill, 259, 260, 261; mentioned, 263, 264 ; commands Fort Cornwallis at siege of Augusta, 268; his conduct of its defence, 269, 270, 271, 272; surrender, 273; measures taken for his protection, notwith- standing his former cruelties, 273; is safely guarded to Savannah, 275.
Buford, Colonel Abraham, mentioned, 11, 36, 37.
Bull, Lieutenant-Governor William,
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his appeal for Colonel Hayne, 395, 396 ; conspicuous absence of his name in Confiscation Act, 584, 585.
Bull, General Stephen, his planta- tion ravaged and house burnt, 610. Burdell's Plantation, Greene's army at, 464.
Burgoyne, General, exchanged for General Moultrie, 668; mentioned, 711, 712.
Burgoyne's Army, mentioned, 346, 347. Burke, Ædanus, as judge presides in case of Sumter's law, 146, 147.
Burke, Governor, of North Carolina, sends express to Greene, 464; is cap- tured, 465, 466; his capture alluded to, 496.
Burnett, Major Ichabod, aide to Gen- eral Greene, 8; writes to Sumter by Greene's direction, 418; becomes involved with Banks & Co.'s trans- actions, 677, 678, 679.
Bush River, affair at, 209; mentioned, 551.
Butler, Captain James, killed by "Bloody Bill" Cuningham, 471.
Butler, James, Jr., killed by " Bloody Bill " Cuningham, 471.
Butler, Pierce, member Jackson- borough legislature, 558; sketch of, ibid.
Butler, Thomas, accompanies his brother William against "Bloody Bill " Cuningham, 629.
Butler, William (son of James), es- capes massacre, 473; takes part in affair at Deane Swamp, 627, 628, 629; becomes leader of the Whigs against " Bloody Bill" Cuningham, and ultimately defeats him and dis- perses his band, 628, 629, 630, 631; mentioned, 731.
Caldwell, John, William Cuningham enlists under and mutinies against, 468.
Calhoun (properly spelled Colhoun), John Ewing, member Jackson- borough legislature, 559.
Calhoun, Patrick, member of Jack- sonborough legislature, 559.
Camden, Greene appears before, 182, 183, 186; takes position against, 188;
Rawdon marches from and attacks Greene, 189; abandonment of ren- dered necessary, 202; Watson, Mc- Arthur, and Doyle succeed in mak- ing their way into, 213, 215; Rawdon determines to abandon, 235; men- tioned, 239.
Cameron, William, property confis- cated, 586.
Campbell, Colonel Alexander (Br.), mentioned, 713, 736.
Campbell, Captain - (Br.), at bat- tle of Quinby bridge, 333, 334.
Campbell, Captain, New Jersey Vol- unteers (Tory), commands sallying party at Ninety Six, 300.
Campbell, Captain Archibald (Br.), "Mad Archie," captures Hayne, 320, 321; is killed in affair at Videau's bridge, 592 ; romantic tradition in regard to, ibid.
Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel George (Br.), surrenders at Georgetown, 87. Campbell, Lieutenant-Colonel Rich- ard, of Virginia, at Hobkirk's Hill, 191, 192, 197; takes part at siege of Ninety Six, 299, 300; takes part in battle of Eutaw, 448; is killed, 460, 462
Campbell, Colonel William, of Vir- ginia, mentioned, 1, 223.
Carleton, Sir Guy, appointed com- mander-in-chief in America, 636.
Capers, G. Sinclair, Marion's brigade, 101; gallant conduct at Videau's bridge, 591; another gallant action of, 651.
Capers, William, Marion's brigade, 101.
Carey, Fort, Sumter's affair at, men- tioned, 36.
Carlisle, volunteer, killed at Eutaw, 460.
Carnes, Captain Patrick (Lee's Le- gion), 80; takes part in attempt upon Georgetown, 86, 87.
Carolina Coffee House, London, men- tioned, 707.
Carr, Captain Patrick, surprises, de- feats, and kills Major Dill, 264.
Carrington, Cornet Clements (Lee's Legion), 80.
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Carrington, Colonel Edward, quarter-
master to General Greene, 8; men- tioned, 163; ordered to Rugeley's Mill, 188, 189.
Carrington, Mr., volunteer, wounded at Eutaw, 461.
Carrington, Lieutenant George (Lee's Legion), 80; mentioned, 279; at bat- tle of Quinby bridge, 335.
Carrington, Lieutenant-Colonel Rich- ard (Va.), at Hobkirk's Hill, 188, 189; negotiates cartel of exchange of prisoners, 356; makes contract with Banks & Co. to feed army, 680, 681, 682.
Carson, Lieutenant, wounded mor- tally at Eutaw, 461.
"Cassius," Address of, in answer to Governor Rutledge's proclamation in regard to Tories, 524, 525, 526; bears good fruit, 588.
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