The history of South Carolina in the Revolution, 1780-1783, Part 62

Author: McCrady, Edward, 1833-1903
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company; London, Macmillan & Co., ltd.
Number of Pages: 844


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Hall, George Abbott, receiver for South Carolina quota of supplies, agent of Mr. Morris, financier United States, 678; General Greene requires him to assist Banks, 678, 679.


Halfway Swamp, affair at, 100, 101, 102, 103; mentioned, 537, 538, 551.


Hamilton, Colonel Alexander, leads storming party at Yorktown, men- tioned, 497.


Hamilton, David, in prison ship, 358. Hamilton, Major James, Pennsylva- nia line, commands detachment in expedition against John's Island, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506; commands party in taking possession of Charlestown on its evacuation, 672.


Hamilton, Major John (Tory), not named in Confiscation Act, 586.


Hamilton, Paul, Harden sends to in- vite Hayne's cooperation, 133.


Hammond, Colonel Le Roy, joins Pickens in rousing people of Ninety Six, 262, 263; mentioned, 514 ; mem- ber of Jacksonborough legislature, 559.


Hammond, Major Samuel, sent to seize General Williamson, 21; cap-


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tures him, 22; joins Pickens in rous- ing people of Ninety Six, 262, 263; prisoners taken at Augusta put in his charge, 274, 275; detached with Pickens against Indians, 486; men- tioned, 514, 537.


Hammond, Lieutenant, wounded at Eutaw, 461.


Hammond's Mill, affair at, 262.


Hammond's Store, affair at, 23, 24; mentioned, 54.


"Hampden," letter of, in reply to Greene's communication to Assem- bly, 691, 692.


Hampton, Colonel Henry, mentioned, 182, 229; on Sumter expedition to Low-Country, 322; seizes Four Holes Creek, 327; watches Cruger's move- ments, 331, 340; mentioned, 421, 424, 425, 514, 717.


Hampton, Major John, Colonel Richard Hampton's letter to him on subject of reorganization of militia, 144; mentioned, 731.


Hampton, Colonel Richard, his letter to Major John upon subject of reor- ganization of militia, 144; men- tioned, 229; take part in Sumter expedition to Low-Country, 322; is surprised by Cuningham, 490; mentioned, 551 ; member of the Jack- sonborough legislature, 559; men- tioned, 717, 731.


Hampton, Colonel Wade, first men- tion of his joining the Whigs, 144, 147; his case, 148, 149; Sumter sends letter by, to Greene, 158; affair at Friday's Ferry, 209; mentioned, 229; in Sumter's expedition to Low- Country, 322; takes British guard at Quarter House, 327, 328, 329, 330; takes part in battle of Quinby bridge, 332, 340; mentioned, 364, 380; Sumter leaves in command of his brigade, 415; Colonel Henderson supersedes, 415, 416 ; mentioned, 421, 425 ; letter of, on condition of country, 425; succeeds to command of Sum- ter's brigade at Eutaw, 453; his conduct thereat, 454, 457, 463; men- tioned, 465; in command of cavalry, attacks and defeats Loyalists at Dor-


chester, 491; keeps open communi- cation between Sumter and Marion, 493; mentioned, 514, 538, 549; mem- ber of Jacksonborough legislature, 559; mentioned, 725, 730, 731.


Hamptons, The, mentioned, 1, 562, 574. Hancock, Clement, murdered by " Bloody Bill " Cuningham, Hayes's Station, 475.


Handy, Captain George, Lee's Legion, 80.


Hanging Rock, battle at, mentioned, 53, 55, 57, 720, 735.


Harden, Colonel William, mentioned, 99 ; sketch of, 129; his raid into the lower part of the State, 127, 128; Hayne refuses to join him, 133; his letter to Marion on subject, 133, 134 ; captures British party at Four Holes, 134; Barton's post, 134; affair with Fenwick on Pocotaligo road, 134; takes Fort Balfour, 135; his successes, 136; writes again to Marion on subject of Hayne's position, 136; mentioned, 150, 223; his brilliant strokes, 251; his move- ments, 257, 258 ; Browne attacks him at Wiggins's Hill, 259, 260, 261, 263; at Horseshoe on Ashepoo, 318; men- tioned, 380; informs Greene of Hayne's execution, 399; keeping watch on Edisto, 434; mentioned, 437; pressed by British, appeals to Marion for assistance, 438; Marion comes to his help, 439; mentioned, 514 ; resigns because superseded by John Barnwell, 520, 529; mentioned, 537, 544, 545; member of Jackson- borough legislature, 558, 559; men- tioned, 594, 723, 726.


Hardman, Major Henry (Md.), com- mands Maryland battalion at Eutaw, 448.


Hardy, Lieutenant Christopher, mur- dered by " Bloody Bill " Cuningham at Hayes's Station, 475.


Harleston, Major Isaac, member of the Jacksonborough legislature, 558. Harleston, Colonel John, in Am- ercement Act, 587.


Harper, Robert Goodloe, mentioned, 731.


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Harris, Thomas, in prison ship, 358;


takes part in battle of Eutaw, 574. Harrison, Colonel - (Tory), sent with Watson to crush Marion, 113; is ambuscaded at Wiboo Swamp, ibid.


Harrison, Colonel Charles, of Vir- ginia, on march to join Greene, 188; on Court of Inquiry on Colonel Gunby, 198.


Harrison, Governor Benjamin (Va.), receives from General Scott inter- cepted letters of Forsyth, and with council informs General Greene of discovered conspiracy, 680, 682, 683. Hawes, Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel, of Virginia, at battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 191, 192, 194.


Hayes, Colonel Joseph, captures Loy- alistsat Williams's plantation, 24,25; massacred by " Bloody Bill " Cuning- ham, 471, 474, 475; mentioned, 514. Hayes's Station, massacre at, 473, 474, 475; mentioned, 551.


Hayne, Colonel Isaac, sketch of, 130; his case, 130, 131, 132; refuses to join Harden, 133, 150; takes the field, his dash to Charlestown, cap- ture of Williamson, is himself cap- tured, 318, 319, 320, 321; mentioned, 364, 380; his case, trial, and execu- tion, 382-398; Greene's course in regard to it, 399, 402; its considera- tion in the House of Lords, England, 402, 412 ; effect of his execution, 434 ; mentioned, 466, 544, 726.


Heath, General, Washington leaves in command of New York, 437.


Henderson, Colonel William, ex- changed and released, is put in command of Sumter's brigade, 416; Sumter's instructions to him, 416, 417; Greene writes to him to disre- gard, 417, 418; Sumter's letter to, 421; letter of, on condition of Sum- ter's brigade, 426; in command of same, 441; commands advance at Eutaw, his troops most exposed, 451; is wounded, 452, 460, 461, 462; made brigadier-general, member of Jacksonborough legislature, 559; mentioned, 638, 653.


Henry, Jacob, on prison ship, 358. Hervey, William H., on prison ship, 359.


Hessians, numbers of desert the Brit- ish army and remain in Charlestown on its evacuation, 675.


Heyward, James, on prison ship, 358.


Heyward, Thomas, Sr., member of Jacksonborough legislature, 558.


Heyward, Thomas, Jr. (signer of


Declaration of Independence), as judge, sits in trial of case under Sumter's law, 146, 147; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 557.


High Hills of Santee, description of, 119; Sumter retires to, 119; Marion and Lee at, 206; Greene retires to, 317; establishes at, 343; styled Camp of Repose, 413-423.


Hill, Colonel William, mentioned, 1, 424, 514; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 559; mentioned, 574, 717, 731.


Hillsboro, N. C., Greene arrives at, 9; Governor Rutledge at, 139; returns to, 509.


Hobkirk's Hill, Battle of, 188, 197; Greene's want of horses at, 240 ; men- tioned, 546, 551, 553, 554, 724, 725.


Holloway, Captain, Anderson's Regi- ment, killed in expedition against Cherokees, 626.


Holmes, John B., on prison ship, 359. Holmes, William, on prison ship, 359. Holmes, Lieutenant, wounded at Eutaw, 461.


Hood, John (Tory), at Hayes's Station, 473.


Hood, Sir Samuel, arrives with fleet for evacuation of Charlestown, 657. Hornby, William, on prison ship, 358. Horner's Corner, affair at, 262; men- tioned, 538, 551.


Horry, Colonel Daniel, name found in Amercement Act, 587.


Horry, Colonel Hugh, Marion's bri- gade, 82; his recapture of Conti- nental prisoners the year before alluded to, 84; mentioned, 99; de- spatched to intercept McLeroth, 104; mentioned, 119; wounded at Eutaw,


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461; mentioned, 514; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 558; mentioned, 574, 718.


Horry, Colonel Peter, Marion's bri- gade, 82 ; his affair with Gainey, 83, 84; colonel of one of Marion's regi- ments, 99; takes part in ambuscade of Watson at Wiboo Swamp, 113; pursues Watson, 117; mentioned, 119; his treaty with Gainey, 317, 318; takes part in Sumter's expedi- tion to Low-Country, and battle of Quinby bridge, 322, 331, 342; his treaty with Gainey, mentioned, 466; ordered to join Marion, 484; men- tioned, 514; member of Jacksonbor- ough legislature, 558; mentioned, 574; Maham's controversy with him as to rank and command, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600; takes position at Wambaw, 602; taken sick, retires to liis plantation, leaving Colo- nel McDonald in command, 602; retires from the field, put in com- mand of Georgetown, 608; men- tioned, 718.


Horseshoe, Harden establishes camp at, 318; Hayne joins him there, ibid .; affair at, Hayne captured at, 319; mentioned, 551.


Hort, William, Commissary, 617; Greene dissatisfied with, 617, 618.


Howard, Colonel John Eager (Md.), detailed with Continental infantry to Morgan's command, 10; takes part in battle of Cowpens, 47, 48; Congress presents him with medal, 55; at battle of Hobkirk's Hill, 193; at battle of Eutaw, 448; wounded at Eutaw, 460.


Howarth, Colonel Probart, name not in Confiscation Act, 585.


Howe, Lord, mentioned, 712.


Howe, Sir William, mentioned, 97; through his influence Balfour at- tains his position, 382; mentioned, 711, 712.


Huck's Defeat, mentioned, 53, 559, 717, 720, 737.


Huger, Daniel, his abandonment of cause and taking protection referred VOL. IV. - 3 D


to, 508, 511; not named in Amerce- ment Act, 587.


Huger, General Isaac, commands troops on march to Cheraw, 16; Greene leaves to conduct army across Cornwallis's front, 94, 95; forms junction with Greene and Morgan, 121; second in command at Hobkirk's Hill, 190, 191 ; on Court of Inquiry in case of Colonel Gunby, 198; letter to Sumter, 311, 312; signs memorial to Greene, urging retalia- tion for execution of Colonel Hayne, 400; absent from Eutaw, 459; mem- ber of the Jacksonborough legisla- ture, 557; mentioned, 721.


Hughes, Thomas, on prison ship, 359. Hugon, Captain-Lieutenant (Md.), wounded at Eutaw, 460.


Huntington, Earl of, speech of, upon Colonel Hayne's case, in House of Lords, 402, 407.


Hurd, Captain -, Lee's Legion, 80. Hutchinson, Dr. James, Commissioner of Pennsylvania for Carolinian ex- iles in Philadelphia, 379.


Hutson, Richard, brother-in-law of Colonel Hayne, mentioned, 383; member of Governor's Council, 511; member of the Jacksonbor- ough legislature, 557; elected lieu- tenant-governor, 571.


Hutto, - (Tory), captured and made to lead Butler and Watson, escapes, 627, 628.


Hyrne, Major Edmund, Commissary of Prisoners, relieves Pickens of those taken at Cowpens, 92; bears letter from Greene to Sumter, 165; mentioned, 166; confers with Sum- ter and reports to Greene, 166, 167; Greene misunderstands, 168; sent by Greene to Sumter, 207, 208; his excellent management in execution of cartel for exchange of prisoners, 362, 363; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 558.


Impressments, legislature prohibits, 616, 617.


Innis (should be spelled Innes), Col- onel Alexander, name not in Confis- cation Act, 585.


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Irby, Captain -, Marion's brigade, 100.


Irby, Greaf, massacred at Hayes's Station, 475.


Irby, Joseph, massacred at Hayes's Station, 475.


Irby, Joseph, Jr., massacred at Hayes's Station, 475.


Irvine, Dr. Matthew, surgeon Lee's Legion, 80; bears letters from Lee to Greene suggesting movement into South Carolina after battle of Guil- ford Court-house, 161, 219; carries summons to McPherson to surren- der Fort Motte, 234; at battle of Quinby bridge, 335.


Irvine, Major - -, Royal militia, killed at Georgetown, 88.


Izard, Ralph, envoy abroad, member of Jacksonborough legislature, 559; by Tory rumor he to be candidate for governor for aristocratic party, 510, 511; elected to Congress, 572; again, 685.


Jackson, Major James (Ga.), joins Pickens, 262; body of troops raised by him destroyed by small-pox, 414.


Jacksonborough, Governor Rutledge determines to call General Assembly to meet at, 496; army moves to cover, 501; description of, 560; As- sembly convenes at, 560, 561; acts passed by, 572, 573, 616.


Jacoby, Daniel, on prison ship, 358. James, Major John, of Marion's bri- gade, 99; despatched to intercept McLeroth, 104; takes part in am- buscade of Watson, 113; in conflict with Watson at Mount Hope, 115, 116; mentioned, 119; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 558, 559; mentioned, 574; takes part in fight at Wambaw, 602, 603, 604; mentioned, 718.


James, Robert, mentioned, 639.


Jarvis, Lieutenant, of Provost (Br.), 389.


Jefferson, Governor Thomas, of Vir- ginia, mentioned, 80.


Jenkins, Colonel Joseph, named in Amercement Act, 587.


Johnson, -, a Whig, informs Marion of Lee's return, 172.


Johnson, William, mentioned, 56; released from St. Augustine joins his family in Philadelphia, 378; member of the Jacksonborough legis- lature, 558.


Johnson, Hon. William, Jr., the his- torian, sketch of, 56.


Johnson, James, British commissioner to negotiate agreement to check plunder on both sides, 658, 659.


Johnston, Captain Peter, lieutenant Lee's Legion, 80; letter upon subject of Lee's suggestion of movement into South Carolina after battle of Guilford Court-house, 161, 162, 219. Johnston, Captain - -, of Harden's corps intercepts enemy's boats on Savannah, 258, 259; with Harden at Wiggins's Hill, 259, 260.


Jones, Captain, Royal militia, 626 ; sets fire to house of Colonel Kolb, 636.


Jones, Lieutenant, killed at Quinby bridge, 338.


Jordon, Lieutenant, Lee's Legion, 80. Jowitt, Lieutenant (Va.), wounded at Eutaw, 460.


Julin, George, in Confiscation Act, 585.


Kean, John, on prison ship, 359.


Kee, Captain Thomas, detached by Colonel Hammond to attack party of Tories at Horner's Corner, 262.


Kellsal, Colonel, Royal militia, cap- tured by Harden, 135.


Kemp, Lieutenant, King's Rangers. Kennon, Henry, on prison ship, 359. Kent Charles, on prison ship, 359.


Kerr, Captain (Br.), mentioned, 20, 150, 279; bears flag from Governor Tonyn of Florida, is arrested by Governor Guerard, controversy over same, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698.


Kershaw, Eli, death of, mentioned, 559.


Kershaw, Joseph, member of Jack- sonborough legislature, 559.


Kettle Creek, battle of, mentioned, 22.


King's Mountain, battle of, men- tioned, 19, 53, 55, 57, 553, 720, 736.


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Kirkwood, Captain Robert (Del.),


takes part in battle of Hobkirk's Hill; in battle at Eutaw, 446, 454.


Knyphausen, Lieutenant - General (Br.), mentioned, 714, 715.


Kolb, Colonel Abel, of Marion's bri- gade complains of Major Snipes, 147, 514; his house burned, and himself killed by Tories, 638, 639.


Kosciuszko, Count, recommends posi- tion at Cheraw, 15; serves as engi- neer at Ninety Six, 281, 282; selects position for army at Round O, 492; succeeds Laurens in confidential ser- vices, 662; expedition to James Island, recaptures horses, ibid.


Lacey, Colonel Edward, mentioned, 1, 54, 149, 229, 295; in Sumter's expedition to Low-Country, 322; at battle of Quinby bridge, 331-340; mentioned, 424, 514; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 559, 562; mentioned, 717, 731.


Lafayette, Marquis de, Washington directed to join the Southern army, 414 ; his movements in Virginia, 436, 437; Greene writes to of his victory at Eutaw, 465.


Lamb, Ensign, North Carolina, wounded at Eutaw, 460.


Laurens, Henry, just released from the Tower, elected member of the Jacksonborough legislature, 537 ; ex- changed for Lord Cornwallis and engaged negotiating treaty of peace, 636, 637; sketch of, 646; member of Congress, 685.


Laurens, John, mentioned, 22; returns to South Carolina, 496; how em- ployed during his absence, 496, 497 ; detachment placed under his com- mand, 497; commands expedition against John's Island, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506; elected member of the Jacksonborough legislature, 557; mentioned, 594; his command, 638; leaves post at Wappoo to take part in defence of Combahee, is killed, 641, 642, 643, 644, 645; sketch of, 646, 647, 648, 649.


Lawson's Legion of Virginia proposed


to be sent to South Carolina, but dis- charged, 81.


Lechmere, Colonel Nicholas, captured by Harden, 135.


Lee, Major Henry, ordered to join Greene, 7; promoted lieutenant- colonel, 8; begins his march to South Carolina, 79; account of his corps, 79, 80; mentioned, 82; arrives at Greene's camp, ordered to join Marion, 85; with Marion attempts Georgetown, 86, 87, 88; moves against Watson at Nelson's Ferry, 89; mentioned, 93; recalled by Greene, 94; mentioned, 98; put under command of Pickens, 122, 123; his part in Pyle's defeat, 123, 124; question as to his suggestion of movement into South Carolina by Greene, discussed, 160, 161, 162; Greene's letter to as to Sumter's forces, 167, 168; returns to South Carolina and joins Marion, 170, 171; ordered to cooperate with Marion on British posts, 171; their movements, 171, 172; investment and capture of Fort Watson, 172, 173, 174, 175; ques- tion as to Marion's command of, 176, 177; mentioned, 183; estimate of American force before Camden, 186; mentioned, 190; Greene summons to join him, 204; hastens to do so, but order countermanded, 205, 206; rejoins Marion, proceeds with him to Black River, 206; mentioned, 225; entitled to credit of Greene's movement into South Carolina, 226; but not to operation on enemy's communications, ibid .; brilliant suc- cesses of, 228, 229; with Marion in- vests Fort Motte, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234; captures fort, 235; attacks Fort Granby and takes it, 236, 237, 238, 239; want of horses, 240 ; mentioned, 251, 263; despatched by Greene to Ninety Six, 264; proceeds from Ninety Six to Augusta, 265; joins Clarke and Pickens at Augusta, 266; his relation with Pickens, 267; takes part in siege of Augusta, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272; at siege of Ninety Six, 281, 290, 292, 299, 300; mentioned,


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304; Greene sends him to watch Rawdon, 307, 308, 309; does not join Washington, 310; summoned to join Greene, 313; takes part in Sumter's expedition to Low-Country, 323; his relation to Sumter, 323, 324; takes Dorchester, 327; raids to Quarter House, 329; joins Sumter, 330; at battle of Quinby bridge, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342 ; mentioned, 413; letter to Greene complaining of Sumter, 428, 429; mentioned, 431, 432, 433; to cooperate with Hender- son, 434; pushed forward to watch Stuart's movements, 438; his legion in advance at Eutaw, 446, 448; takes part in that battle, 452, 453, 456, 459; detached by Greene, 464 ; mentioned, 497; commands detachment in ex- pedition against John's Island, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506; undertakes to im- press indigo, Greene forbids it, 520; cabal with Greene against Sumter, correspondence, 530, 531, 532, 533; mentioned, 536, 545, 546, 547, 574; taking offence at Laurens's com- mand, retires from the field, 594, 619, 620; mentioned, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 736.


Lee, "Mr. Lee's plan" (General Charles Lee), mentioned, 712.


Lee, Stephen, on prison ship, 359.


Lee's Legion, organization of, 79, 80; reorganization of, officers of, resign in body, 620.


Legaré, Samuel, imprisoned in prov- ost, 369.


Legaré, Thomas, on prison ship, 358. Leigh, Sir Egerton, his conduct in Colonel Hayne's case, 395, 396.


Leonard, Captain, killed by " Bloody Bill" Cuningham at Hayes's Station, 475.


Lesesne, John, on prison ship, 358. Leslie, Major-General Alexander (Br.), Cornwallis sends for, to reën- force him in South Carolina, 9; ar- rives at Charlestown, 17 ; advances to join Cornwallis, 26; crosses Catawba, and joins Cornwallis, 29; mentioned, 81, 90; relieves Stuart of com- mand of Charlestown, 492; men-


tioned, 495; distressed for supplies, sends out raiding parties, 589, 590; addresses General Greene on sub- ject of Confiscation Acts, 632; Greene refers him to Governor Mathews, 633; proposes cessation of hostilities and leave to obtain sup- plies, which is refused, 637 ; prepares foraging expedition to obtain sup- plies, 640, 652; mentioned, 657; en- ters into agreement with Governor Mathews for securing property on both sides, 658, 659; prepares for evacuation of Charlestown, 670, 671 ; conducts same, 672, 673.


Lewis, Captain - (Tory), shot, 84. Lewis, Rev. John, exiled to St. Augus- tine, prohibited from performing service, 372.


Libby, Nathaniel, on prison ship, 358.


Lincoln, General Benjamin, Secre- tary of War, Greene writes to, 696; mentioned, 716.


Listor, Thomas, on prison ship, 358.


Lloyd, John, member privy council, 572.


Lockhart, Samuel, in prison ship, 358; joins in reply to Balfour's announce- ment of holding prisoners as host- ages, 360.


Lovell, Lieutenant -, Lee's Legion, 80.


Lowndes, Rawlins, mentioned, 587.


Lunsford, Lieutenant -, Lee's Le- gion, 80.


Lush, Adjutant, killed at Eutaw, 461. Lushington, Colonel Richard, com- mands post at Georgetown, 677; grants flag to John Banks, ibid.


Luzonne, Chevalier de la, approves plan of cooperation of French fleet to recover Charlestown, 481.


Lybert, Henry, on prison ship, 358.


Lyles, Colonel James, member of the Jacksonborough legislature, 559.


Lynch's Creek, affair at, 110, 111; mentioned, 551.


Lynch, Thomas, Jr., plantation of, raided by British, 641.


Lynn, Lieutenant (Md.), wounded at Eutaw, 460.


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McArthur, Major Archibald, 71st Regiment (Br.), commands garrison at Nelson's Ferry, 17; surrenders to Pickens at Cowpens, 50; men- tioned, 52, 78; reënforces Rawdon, 209, 252; posted at Fair Lawn, 435; Stuart calls him up, 464.


McBee, Captain, Sumter sends letter by to Greene, 158, 181.


McCall, Lieutenant-Colonel James, mentioned, 1; his family ill treated by Dunlap, 20; sent to invite the cooperation of Pickens, 21; takes part in capture of Loyalists at Ham- mond's Store, 23; his party at battle of Cowpens, 31, 32; takes part in battle, 30, 40, 42; captures picket, 121, 122; with Clarke attacks and defeats Dunlap at Beattie's Mill, 127, 128; mentioned, 223, 229; his death, 258; mentioned, 279, 736.


McCauley, Captain James, Marion's brigade, 82, 100; takes part in am- buscade of Watson, 113; at battle of Quinby bridge, 335; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 558.


McCottry, Captain William, Marion's brigade, 82, 99; in conflict with Watson at Mount Hope, 115, 116; takes part in an attack upon Doyle, 118; member of Jacksonborough legislature, 558; mentioned, 574, 718.


McDonald, Colonel Adam, of Marion's brigade, 99, 514 ; left in command of Marion's brigade is attacked by Colonel Thompson at Wambaw and defeated, 602, 603.


McDonald, Charles, on prison ship, 358.


McDowell, Major Charles (N.C.), his command at Cowpens, 31, 32, 34, 38, 42, 44; mentioned, 553.


McDowell, Sergeant James, pursues and bayonets Gainey, 84, 85; men- tioned, 446.


McDowells, Mr., mentioned, 1.


McGurrie, Lieutenant, wounded and taken prisoner at Eutaw, 461.


McIntosh, General Lachlan, com- plains of conduct of fellow prisoners, 345.


McJunkin, Samuel, member of Jack- sonborough legislature, 559.


McJunkin, Joseph, mentioned, 599. Mckay, Lieutenant James (Br.), de- fence of Fort Watson, 173, 174, 175. Mckenzie, Major, president of court on Colonel Hayne, 390.


Mckinnon, Captain - (Br.), remon- strates against Browne's cruelties, 261.


McKoy, Captain, of Harden's corps, intercepts enemy boats on Savannah, 258; takes position at Mathews's Bluff, repulses party sent by Browne to dislodge him, 259; with Harden at Wiggins's Hill, 259; returns to the Savannah, 262.


McKoy, Rannal, hung by Browne, 261, 262; mentioned, 273.


McKoy, Mrs., mother of Rannal, at- tempts to save her son, 261; her address to Browne, 276.


McLaughlan, Lieutenant-Colonel, takes the field with Hayne, 319; is killed, 320.


McLaughlan, Captain, is wounded, 319, 320.


McLeroth, Lieutenant-Colonel (Br.), assailed by Marion, 101; accepts proposition of Marion for combat by picked men, 103, 104; his charac- ter, ibid .; escapes Marion, 104; men- tioned, 226, 251, 537, 538, 540, 723.


McLure, Captain John, mentioned, 717.


McNeill, Hector (Tory), organizes force in North Carolina, 85; cap- tures Governor Burke and council, 465, 466.


McPherson, Lieutenant (Br.), gallant conduct in defence of Fort Motte, 232, 233, 234, 235.


McRea, Mary, abducted by Major Dunlap, dies, 19, 20.


Maham, Colonel Hezekiah, of Marion's brigade, 99; device of tower for capture of Fort Watson, 174, 175; takes part in Sumter expedition to Low-Country and battle of Quinby's bridge, 322, 327, 331, 334, 335, 340, 342; Washington ordered to co-


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operate with, 434; watches Fair Lawn, 435, 437; ordered to join Marion, 484; at affair at Fair Lawn, 488, 489; mentioned, 514; part of his newly raised horse with Richardson defeated by Coffin, 590, 591; at- tempts to raise a legion for conti- nental service, 595; controversy with Peter Horry as to rank grow- ing out of same, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600 ; detained at Jacksonborough as member of Assembly, attempts to return to his command, but too late, his command is attacked and dis- persed in his absence, 601, 602, 603; disastrous result of controversy with Horry, 606; appointed to command a new regiment, 608; captured, and his career ended, 609; mentioned, 638; his command consolidated with that of Conyers, 640.


Maham tower, device of, at Fort Watson, 174, 175; used at siege of Augusta, 270, 271; and at Ninety Six, 293, 294.


Majoribanks, Major (Br.), (pro- nounced Marshbanks), at Eutaw, 444, 449, 452, 453, 454, 456, 457; fatally wounded, 459; his death, 459; mentioned, 463.




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