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Cattell, Benjamin, member of Privy Council, 511; member of the Jack- sonborough legislature, 557.
Cedar Springs, Battle of, mentioned, 19.
Charlestown Road, Cooper's raid on same, 440.
Cherokee Indians, uprising of, 484, 485, 624, 625, 653, 654.
Cheshire, Captain, Royal Militia, ne- gotiates truce on part of Tories, 626, 627; is seized by Major Good- win, ibid.
Cheraw Hill, Greene's army marches to, 15.
Chitty, Captain C. K, commissary, mentioned, 66, 67.
Clarke, Lieutenant-Colonel Allured (Br.), commands at St. Augustine, 374 ; now general, sends Creek Indians to join Cherokees, 653, 654. Clarke, Colonel Elijah, of Georgia, mentioned, 1, 23, 38, 55; with Mc- Call attacks Dunlap at Beattie's Mill, 127, 128; mentioned, 150, 223, 258; stricken with small-pox, 258; Williamson commands in his ab- sence, ibid .; recovers, marches to Augusta, 263, 264; captures goods sent by British to Indians, 265, 266; mentioned, 279; Greene calls upon,
to join him, 286; his operations con- fined to Georgia, 553; joins Ander- son against Cherokees, 625; joins Pickens in last expedition against Cherokees, 654, 655, 656; mentioned, 719, 736.
Clarke, John, Jr., on prison ship, 358. Clarke, Captain - (Tory), killed, 262.
Clary, Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel (Tory), named in Confiscation Act, 585, 586.
Cleveland, Colonel Benjamin, of North Carolina, mentioned, 1, 223. Clinton, Sir Henry, commander-in- chief British army, orders Leslie to reënforce Cornwallis in South Carolina, 8, 9; sends Arnold to re- place Leslie in Virginia, 93, 94; his criticism upon Cornwallis's advance, 93, 94; effect of his proclamation revoking paroles, 149, 150; letter of Balfour to, on battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 203; mentioned, 382 ; his move- ments in consequence of arrival of second French fleet, 436, 437; men- tioned, 508, 711, 714, 715, 716, 719.
Cloud's Creek Massacre, 471, 472, 473; mentioned, 551.
Coates, Lieutenant-Colonel (Br.), sent with regiment to Monck's Corner, 325; moves to Quinby bridge, 331; commands British force at battle of, 332, 343.
Cochran, Thomas, on prison ship, 359. Coffin, Major John, Loyalist from Massachusetts, commands at Nel- son's Ferry, 17; mentioned, 78; at battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 194, 195, 196 ; cavalry raised for his command, 292 ; ambuscades Mydelton, 198; at Eutaw, 444, 446, 447, 449, 453, 456, 457; one of the heroes of, 463; at- tacks, defeats, and captures Captain Armstrong of Lee's Legion, 506, 507; attacks and defeats Richardson at Videau's bridge, 590, 591; men- tioned, 737.
Colcock, Mr. John, counsel for Colonel Hayne, 391; his opinion on case, 392
Combahee, Leslie sends expedition to,
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for supplies, 641; affair at John Laurens's death, 642, 643, 644.
Confiscation Act of Jacksonborough legislature, 576; its preamble, 576, 577; provisions of, 578, 579; the same considered, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588.
Connaway, Captain, Royal militia, at- tacks and disperses one of Harden's parties on Edisto, 434.
Conyers, Captain Daniel, Marion's brigade, 82, 100; takes part in am- buscade of Watson, 114; distin- guishes himself, 117; mentioned, 171, 428; major of new corps, 639; his command consolidated with that of Maham, 639; takes part in affair at Fayssoux's, 651.
Conyers, Norwood, on prison ship, 359. Cook, John, killed by "Bloody Bill" Cuningham at Hayes's Station, 475. Cooper, Captain George, detached by Marion to Dorchester, 439.
Cooper, Major, under Harden captures Barton's post, 134.
Cooper, Lieutenant, brings answer to Colonel Hayne refusing respite, 394 ; reads message granting respite, 397. Cooper, Captain Samuel, Marion's brigade, 101; routes Tories at Cypress swamp, 440; raids Charles- town road, ibid .; takes conspicuous part in affair at Videau's bridge, 591.
Corley, Abner, accompanies William Butler against " Bloody Bill" Cun- ingham, 629.
Corley, John, accompanies William Butler against "Bloody Bill" Cun- ingham, 529, 630.
Cornwallis, Earl, General Leslie ordered to reënforce him, 9; pre- pares for renewed advance into North Carolina, 26, 27; begins his march into North Carolina, 92; not deterred by Greene's position at Cheraw, 95; mentioned, 96, 183, 184; reports of his movements, 210, 211; Rawdon complains of, 225; despatch to Rawdon in regard to landing of reënforcements intercepted, 284, 291; calls upon Moultrie to order Pendle-
ton back as prisoner, 346; unfavor- able to Balfour, 382 ; Hayne executed under general instructions of, 400; Greene writes to him on subject, ibid .; mentioned, 536, 539, 540, 554, 626; exchanged for Henry Laurens, 636; mentioned, 714, 717, 718, 719, 720, 726.
Cornwallis, Captain (Br.), negotiates cartel of exchange of prisoners, 356. Cornwallis, Fort, at Augusta, siege of, 268, 269, 270.
Cowan, Captain, wounded at Eutaw, 461.
Cowan's Ford, affair at, 120.
Cowpens, Battle of, 33-51; mentioned, 91, 92, 96; British losses at, 95; mentioned, 536, 551.
Cox, James, on prison ship, 358.
Craig, Colonel, garrison of Wilming- ton under, removed to Charlestown, 492; posted on John's Island, 493; mentioned, 501; expedition against, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506.
Cray, Joseph, on prison ship, 359.
Cruden, commissioner of sequestered estates, gives ball upon news of bat- tle of Guilford Court-house, 156.
Cruger, Lieutenant-Colonel John Harris, Pickens's message to, 21; Rawdon's despatches to him to abandon Ninety Six intercepted, 255, 256, 263; mentioned, 264; his defence of Ninety Six, 280, 303; mentioned, 305; left at Ninety Six, 307; covers Loyalists' exodus from Ninety Six, 314, 315; mentioned, 316; at Eutaw, 444; mentioned, 543, 544, 737.
Culpeper, Lieutenant, wounded at Eutaw, 461.
Cuningham, Andrew, mentioned, 469; name in Confiscation Act, 585.
Cuningham, John, mentioned, 469; name in Confiscation Act, 585.
Cuningham, Joseph, compelled by Butler to guide him against his brother, 629.
Cuningham, Patrick, mentioned, 469. Cuningham, Robert, made brigadier- general of loyal militia, is defeated at Williams's plantation, 24, 25, 27 ;
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defeats Major Moore, 485; men- tioned, 549; avails himself of terms and makes his peace, 67.
Cuningham, William, " Bloody Bill,"
sketch of, 467, 468, 469, 470; his bloody exploits, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475; defeats Colonel Richard Hampton and disperses his party, 490; his second raid, is ultimately defeated and his band dispersed by William Butler, 628, 629, 630, 631.
Cunningham, Major John, of Georgia, commands Clarke's men at affair at Hammond's Store, 23; commands Georgians at Cowpens, 32, 33, 42, 44 ; marches with Pickens against Che- rokees, 624.
Currency, Table of depreciation of, 365, 366, 367.
Davidson, General William, of North Carolina, mentioned, 1; his com- mand at Cowpens, 31, 38; Greene rides to consult, 94; killed at Cow- an's Ford, 120; mentioned, 446, 481, 553.
Davie, Colonel William R., men- tioned, 1; accepts position as com- missary, 13, 14, 15; mentioned, 55, 121, 163; quoted, 190; his account of Greene's plans for abandonment of campaign in South Carolina, 216, 217, 218, 219; mentioned, 223, 446, 553, 677, 718, 719.
Davies, Colonel, negotiates truce with Tories, 627.
Davis, Captain W. R., Sumter's order to, 428, 429, 430.
Dawkins, Captain (Br.), attacks and defeats O'Neal at Dorchester, 624.
Dean Swamp, affair at, 627, 628, 629.
D'Estaing, mentioned, 483, 736.
De Grasse, Count, mentioned, 54; ar- rives with second French fleet, 436; refuses cooperation for recovery of Charlestown, 481, 482; mentioned, 483, 484.
De Lancey's Corps, mentioned, 280; at battle of Eutaw, 453.
De Peyster, Captain James, captured by Postell, 83; mentioned, 551.
De Saussure, Daniel, member privy council, 685.
De Saussure, Henry W., on prison ship, 359.
De Saussure, Mary, petition of, to Balfour, 378.
De Veaux, Andrew (Tory), conducts a raid against Wayne in Georgia, 610, 611.
Dewall, Lieutenant (Md.), killed at Eutaw, 460.
Dewar, Robert, on prison ship, 359.
Dill, Major (Tory), surprised, de- feated, and killed, 264.
Dillon, Lieutenant, of North Carolina, killed at Eutaw, 460.
Dixon, Lieutenant, of North Caro- lina, wounded at Eutaw, 460.
Dobson, Captain (Md.), killed at Eutaw, 460.
Dorchester, taken by Lee, 327 ; Hamp- ton defeats Loyalists at, 491; men- tioned, 551.
Dorsius, Joseph, on prison ship, 358 (misspelled in text Dorsus).
Doyle, Lieutenant-Colonel John (Br.), directed to cooperate with Watson in crushing Marion, 112; incident related by, ibid .; attacks and defeats Erwin at Snow Island, 118; Marion attacks and defeats him, ibid .; gets into Camden, 213, 215; mentioned, 251; joins Rawdon on his march to Ninety Six, 292; sails for Europe with Lord Rawdon, is captured at sea, 424; Stuart turns over com- mand to, 466; mentioned, 537, 538, 540; commands royal militia in Colonel Thompson's raids, 603, 604; mentioned, 723.
Drayton, William Henry, Death of, mentioned, 646.
Drew, Lieutenant, wounded, 461.
Drew, Captain (Va.), mentioned, 12. Dudley, Lieutenant, North Carolina, wounded, 460.
Duncan, James, on confiscation list, 586.
Dunlap, Major James (Br.), his sanguinary career, is mortally wounded, as supposed by Captain Gilbert, because of abduction of
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Mary McRea, 19, 20; plunders Pickens's house, his cruel conduct to McCall's family, ibid .; his attack and defeat by Clarke and McCall at Beattie's Mill, 127 ; question as to his death, 128; mentioned, 226, 276, 537, 737.
Dunlap, Joseph, on prison ship, 358. Dunn Ads. Porter, case of, 145, 146, 147.
Dutchman's Creek, affair at, 126, 127; mentioned, 538, 551.
Dwight, Nathaniel, member of Jack- sonborough legislature, 558.
Earle's Ford, affair at, mentioned, 19. Eaton, Major Pinkertham (N.C.), joins Greene with North Carolina levies, 188; mentioned 251; takes part in siege of Augusta, 268, 269; is killed, 270; mentioned, 277, 442. Eberly, John, on prison ship, 358.
Edgerly, Captain (Md.), killed at Eutaw, 460.
Edisto, Fork of, Tory leader Will- iams's raids into, 476.
Edmunds, Rev. James, on prison ship, 358.
Edmunds, Captain Thomas (Va.), takes part in battle of Eutaw, 448; killed, 460.
Edwards, John, on prison ship, 359. Edwards, Mrs. - , Colonel Hayne sends papers to, 397.
Eggleston, Captain Joseph, Lee's Legion, 80; detached to attack picket, 121; his recollection as to movement by Greene into South Carolina after battle of Guilford Court-house, 160; negotiates sur- render of Maxwell at Granby, 237, 238, 239; detached to reconnoitre, 309; mentioned, 551.
Elliott, Joseph, on prison ship, 358. Elliott, Captain Thomas, appointed on Marion's staff, 82.
Elliott, William, on prison ship, 359. Ellis, Richard, keeper Quarter House captured, 507.
Erskine, Lieutenant, wounded at Eutaw, 461.
Erwin, Colonel John, of Marion's brigade, 99; left in charge of Snow
Island, 113; attacked and defeated by Doyle, 118; mentioned, 119, 154. Eutaw Springs, Battle of, 441-463; strength of forces at, 443, 444; men- tioned, 544, 551.
Evacuation of Charlestown, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675.
Evans, John, on prison ship, 358.
Eveleigh, Nicholas, member privy council, 685.
Eveleigh, Thomas, on prison ship, 359.
Ewing, Lieutenant (Md.), wounded at Eutaw, 460.
Exiles to St. Augustine, their treat- ment, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376; returning home, 556; many of them elected to Assembly, 557.
Fair Lawn, affair at, 488, 489; men- tioned, 551.
Fanning, notorious Tory leader of North Carolina, mentioned, 639.
Fayssoux, Dr. Peter, his account of British treatment of prisoners, 349. Fenwick, Colonel, Harden's affair with, 134.
Ferguson, Colonel Patrick, men- tioned, 30.
Ferguson, Thomas, exile, of Gov- ernor's Council, 511; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 577; commissioner to purchase estate for General Greene, 574.
Finley, Captain, joins Lee with piece of artillery, 206; uses it at Fort Motte, 235.
Finn, Captain Lieutenant, wounded at Eutaw, 461.
Firis, James, killed by " Bloody Bill " Cuningham at Hayes's Station, 475. Fishdam, affair at, mentioned, 54, 55, 720.
Fisher, John, in Confiscation Act, 586. Flagg, George, exile, member Jack- sonborough legislature, 558.
Flat Rock, affair at, mentioned, 720. Fletchall, Colonel, mentioned, 549; not named in Confiscation Act, 586. Ford, Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin, (Md.), at battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 191, 192, 193; mortally wounded, 193, 197.
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Forsyth, Major Robert, deputy com-
missary-general, 8; introduces John Banks to General Greene, 677.
Fort Motte, siege of, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234; mentioned, 724.
Four Holes, affair at, 134; mentioned, 537, 538, 551.
Franklin, Dr. Benjamin, mentioned, 496.
Fraser, Major C. (Br.), intercepts Sumter, 110, 111 ; reënforces Rawdon, at Camden, 164; commissary of prisoners, 362, 363 ; brings death sen- tence to Colonel Hayne, 393, 394; is ambuscaded by Marion, 439; with Colonel Thompson on his raids, pro- tests against his attempt to cross the Ashley, its result, 607.
French, Captain, of De Lancey's corps (Tory), commands sallying party at Ninety Six, 300.
Friday's or Fridig's Ferry, affair at, 209.
Fuller, William, a young volunteer, takes part in last fight of war, 667. Futhey, Captain John, Marion's bri- gade, 101.
Gadsden, Christopher, immured in dungeon at St. Augustine, 371; re- leased; chief of party on voyage from St. Augustine to Philadelphia, 377; member Jacksonborough legis- lature, 558 ; elected governor, but de- clines the office, 570, 571; his speech thereon, 571, 572; member privy council, 572.
Gadsden, Philip, on prison ship, 359. Gainey, Major Micajah (Tory), at- tacked by Peter Horry, pursued and bayoneted, 84, 85; again takes the field, 120; Horry's treaty with him, 317, 318; again rises, 466.
Gaines, Captain William Fleming, of Virginia, takes part in battle of Eutaw, 448.
Galphin Fort, capture of, by Rudulph, 266; mentioned, 551.
Garden, Dr. Alexander(Tory), refuses medical certificate of disability to Lord Rawdon upon his leaving the field, 384.
Garden, Alexander, author of Gar- den's " Anecdotes of the Revolu- tion," serves as volunteer in Lee's Legion, 80; his father refuses asso- ciation with him, 384.
Gargie, Mitchell, on prison ship, 358. Gates, General Horatio, endeavors to reorganize his vanquished army, 1; is relieved of command, ibid. ; corps organized by him for Morgan's com- mand, 10, 11; mentioned, 718.
Gee, Captain, wounded at Eutaw, 461. Georgetown, affair at, 86, 87, 88; men- tioned, 551.
Georgetown, burned by Manson, 318. Germain, Lord George, correspon- dence with Sir Henry Clinton in reference to Lord Rawdon's rank, 97, 98; mentioned, 717.
Gervais, John Lewis, his escape into North Carolina, 508, 511; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 559; chosen president of Senate, 562; elected delegate to Congress, 572.
Gibbs, Major Zachariah (Tory), not named in Confiscation Act, 586.
Gibbes, William Hasell, member privy council, 685.
Gibbon, John, on prison ship, 359.
Gibson, Captain (Md.), wounded at Eutaw, 460.
Giessendanner, Captain (Tory), men- tioned, 495.
Gilbert, William, Dunlapleft wounded at his house, 19.
Gilespie, Captain, romantic story in connection with Major Dunlap's death, 19, 20.
Gist, General Mordecai (Md.), men- tioned, 12; commands expedition in defence of Combahee, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645; presses on to Port Royal, and returns, 652; enters Charlestown on its evacuation, 673.
Glazier, Lieutenant-Colonel (Br.), commands at St. Augustine, 375; exiles memorialize as to transporta- tion to Philadelphia, 377.
Glover, Charles, with Hayne, but es- capes capture, 320.
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Glover, Joseph, on prison ship, 358. Glover, Charles, accompanies Hayne, 320.
Goodman, Benjamin, killed by
"Bloody Bill" Cuningham at
Hayes's Station, 475.
Goodman, Captain, North Carolina, killed at Eutaw, 460.
Goodwin, Major, seizes Captain Che- shire, Royal militia, 627.
Gordon, Lieutenant, rallies survivors of Washington's command at Eutaw, 454; is killed, 461.
Gornell, Sergeant, Pennsylvania line mutinies, execution of, 622, 623.
Gould, Lieutenant (Md.), killed at Eutaw, 460.
Gould, Colonel Pasten (Br.), arrives at Charlestown with reinforcements which he allows to disembark, 291; retains command of troop, 306; mentioned in House of Lords as in command, 403, 407.
Gowen's Fort, massacre at, 477; men- tioned, 551, 735.
Graham, Captain Joseph, North Caro- lina, mentioned, 1; takes part in capture of picket, 122, 123.
Granby (Br.), post at, 229; invested by Sumter, 229, 230; taken by Lee, 236, 237, 238, 239; mentioned, 279, 446, 538, 551, 734.
Graves, John, on prison ship, 359. Graves, William, on prison ship, 358. Grayson, Thomas, on prison ship, 359. Green, Major (Br.), mentioned, 293, 294. Green, Captain John T., Marion bri- gade mentioned, 101.
Greene, General Nathanael, appointed to command Southern Department, 2; sketch of, 2, 3, 4, 5; appointed at instance of Southern delegates in Congress, 6; Washington's instruc- tions to, 6, 7; arrives in Philadel- phia, 7; his efforts there for his command, ibid .; proceeds to the South, 8; appoints his staff, 8; ap- proves position at Cheraw, 16, 17; mentioned, 26; his lack of apprecia- tion of results achieved by partisan leaders, 56; his character and con- duct, 58, 59; his singular letter to
Sumter on assuming command, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 ; his letter to Morgan on his complaint against Sumter, 67, 68, 69; his position on the Pee Dee, 90; learns of Cornwallis's ad- vance, his action thereon, 93; his ride across the country, 94; his posi- tion at Cheraw considered, 95; sug- gests to Marion attack upon Nelson's Ferry, 98; letter to Sumter, ibid .; mentioned, 99; writes to Sumter, 104, 105; appoints Pickens to com- mand Whig militia in North Caro- lina, 120; prepares for decisive action, 123; sends Pickens to South Carolina, 125, 126; Sumter sends letter to, by Wade Hampton, 159; question as to his credit for move- ments to South Carolina after battle of Guilford Court-house, 159, 160, 161, 162; letter to Sumter informing him of his proposed movement into South Carolina, 163; sends letter to Sumter by Hyrne, 166; Hyrne's re- port thereon, and Sumter's reply misunderstood, 168; misconceives condition in South Carolina and Sumter's powers, 169; criticises Sumter, but commends Marion, 177 ; lukewarm report of, in regard to Sumter and Marion, to Washington and Reed, 178, 179, 180, 181; his movement back to South Carolina, 182; receives letter from Sumter, 183; letter of instructions to Sumter, 184, 185; approaches Camden, finds garrison superior to his force, 186; his numbers, 186, 187; advances to Hobkirk's Hill, reconnoitres, receives reinforcements of artillery and North Carolina levies, 188; orders Marion to join him, ibid. ; Rawdon attacks and defeats him, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196; letter to Reed on loss of battle, 199, 200, 201; summons Sum- ter, Marion, and Lee to join him, 204 ; contemplates withdrawal of his army to Virginia, 205; moves to Rugeley's Mill, 206; thence to 25 Mile Creek, ibid .; complaints against Sumter, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214; writes to Sumter, 215; determines
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to abandon the campaign in South Carolina, 216; question as to, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228; want of horses, 240 ; letter returning Sumter's resig- nation, 247, 248; refuses Sumter's advice to concentrate and attack Rawdon, his reasons therefor, 252; same considered, 253, 254; decides to move against Ninety Six, 254, 255; looking to return to Virginia, 257; orders Lee to Ninety Six, 264; division of goods taken by Clarke, 257; his orders to Sumter, 278, 279; conducts siege of Ninety Six, 279, 303; mentioned, 304, 305; sends Lee with his Legion to watch Rawdon, 307; advances to Granby, 308; de- termines to strike Rawdon, ibid .; but fails to do so, 309; the failure of his plan discussed, 310, 311, 312; moves against Orangeburgh, 313, 316; retires to High Hills of Santee, receives communication from those on prison ships held as hostages, 361 ; receives information of Colonel Hayne's execution, 399; his course thereon, 399, 400, 401; in his camp of repose, 413; Shelby and Sevier start to reënforce him, but fail to do so, 414; conjures other causes of complaint against Sumter, 415-433; resumes offensive, 435; is joined by Marion, 439; his saying as to desert- ers from the respective armies, 445; commands at battle of Eutaw, 446- 463; intends to renew action, but receives intelligence which forbids, 464; retires to High Hills of Santee, 465; receives intelligence of sur- render of Yorktown, and applies to Washington for cooperation of French fleet in the recovery of Charlestown, 481, 482; determines to cross Congaree and move against enemy, 484; breaks up camp on High Hills of Santee, moves toward Four Holes Swamp, 486; learns of the withdrawal of Shelby and Se- vier, 490; leaves army under Will- iams to move to Four Holes, 491; with small escort advances to Dor-
chester, 491; finds enemy prepared for him, ibid .; addresses Governor Rutledge upon subject of employing negroes in army, 499, 500; arouses great opposition, 500, 501; forbids impressment of indigo by Lee, 520; cabal witli Lee against Sumter, cor- respondence, 531, 532, 533; men- tioned, 538, 541, 542, 543, 546, 550, 553; Governor Rutledge in his speech to Jacksonborough legislature extols his conduct, 564; how far en- titled to sole credit for redemption of state, 567; commissioners appointed to purchase estate for, 574; styled "deputy Saviour," 575; North Caro- lina and Georgia make grants to, 575; the shadow of the Hunter, Banks & Co. affair arises, ibid .; posted at Round O, 589; his correspondence with Marion, Horry, and Maham upon controversy between Maham and Horry as to rank and command, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600; decides against Maham, moves from Skir- ven's plantation to Bacon's bridge, 612; contemplates move against Charlestown, ibid .; appeals to Con- gress for assistance, 614, 615; com- plains to Governor Mathews of Mr. Hort, commissary, 617, 618, 619; has deeper causes of anxiety ; deplorable and mutinous condition of army, 619, 620; renewed mutiny of Penn- sylvania line, 621, 622; Leslie addresses Greene on subject of con- fiscation acts, he refers him to Gov- ernor Mathews, 633; action upon Leslie's proposition for leave to ob- tain supplies, 637; reorganizes his forces, 637, 638; distress at death of John Laurens, 644, 645; advances Pickens to Quarter House, 652; sets up doctrine of postliminium in re- gard to horses recaptured, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667; enters Charles- town on its evacuation, 673; his connection with Banks & Co.'s trans- actions, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682; is acquitted by Congress, 683, 684; mentioned, 687; addresses the As- sembly upon subject of repeal of
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act granting Congress right to levy certain taxes, 688, 689; offence taken thereat, 690; " Hampden's " letter in reply thereto, 690, 691, 692 ; action of Assembly thereon, 693; contro- versy with Governor Guerard over Governor Tonyn's flag or embassy, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699; his army and himself become unpopular, 699, 700, 701, 702, 703; Assembly grants him Boone's Barony and negroes, which he accepts, 703; removes to Georgia, ibid .; his death, ibid .; men- tioned, 720, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 732, 735.
Grey, Captain, affair at Dutchman's Creek, 126, 127.
Grierson, George, of Waxhaws (Tory), in Confiscation Act, 585.
Grierson, Colonel (Tory), defence of Augusta, 268, 269, 270, 271; mur- dered, 274.
Grierson, Fort, at Augusta, siege of, 268, 269, 270.
Grimball, Major Thomas, member of the Jacksonborough legislature, 557. Grimké, Lieutenant-Colonel John Faucheraud, as judge presides in case under "Sumter law," 145, 146, 147; imprisoned by British on flimsy pretence, 354 ; organizes party to release prisoners, 256, 257.
Grindall's Shoals, Pacolet River, Tarleton outmanœuvres Morgan at, 30.
Grott, Joseph, on prison ship, 358.
Guerard, Benjamin, on prison ship, 359; joins in reply to Balfour's an- nouncement of holding prisoners as hostages, 360; member privy coun- cil, 572; commissioner on behalf of State to negotiate agreement to check plunder on both sides, 658, 659; chosen governor, 685, 686; con- troversy with General Greene over flag on embassy from Governor Tonyn of Florida, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699; mentioned, 729, 730.
Guerard, Peter, on prison ship, 358.
Guest, William (Tory), in Confiscation Act, 585.
Guilford Court-house, Battle of, men-
tioned, 125; British rejoicing at Charlestown upon receipt of news of, 156; Sumter will not admit de- feat, 157; causes assigned by Greene for his defeat at, 157.
Gun, Captain, case of using horses belonging to public, 655.
Gunby, Lieutenant-Colonel John
(Md.), at battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 191, 192, 193; court of inquiry on, 198; Greene puts blame of loss of battle of Hobkirk's Hill on, 198, 199; mentioned, 539.
Guristersigo, Indian chief, a Creek, attacks General Wayne in Georgia, 653.
Gwyn, boy of that name shoots Lewis, a Tory, 84.
Habersham, Major, imprisoned by British on flimsy pretext, 354.
Hadley, Captain Nola, wounded at Eutaw, 460.
Haldane, Lieutenant (Br.), at siege of Ninety Six, 280.
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