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The general immediately ordered his men to follow him in full gallop�察�and�察�

in a few minutes�察�they reached the main road which led to the ferry�察�about 

three hundred yards in front of it。 Here they all dismounted�察�except a small 

body�察     �which     acted    as    cavalry。    The     general     ordered      a   corps    of 

supernumerary officers�察 �under   the command   of   Capt。 Thomas Waties�察 �to 

proceed down the road�察�and attack Dollard's house�察�where it was supposed 

the tories were posted�察�and at the same time he detached two companies to 

the right�察�under Col。 Hugh Horry�察�and the cavalry to the left�察�to support the 

attack。 Before the corps of officers could reach the house�察�the party on the 

right had encountered the enemy�察�who had left the house�察�and were drawn 

up in an old field opposite to it。 This circumstance gave to the latter all the 

advantage of a surprise�察�and their first fire was so severe and unexpected�察�

as   to   oblige   Horry's   men   to   fall   back   in   some   confusion�察  �these   were�察�

however�察�soon rallied by the great exertions of Capt。 John James。 And the 

tories   in   the   mean   time   being   attacked   on   their   flank   by   the   corps   of 

officers�察�and finding themselves between two fires�察�gave way after a few 

rounds�察�and took refuge in Black Mingo swamp�察�which was in their rear。 

This     action�察  �although     of   short   duration�察   �was    so   closely    and   sharply 

contested�察  �that   the   loss   on   both   sides   was   nearly   one   third�察  �killed   and 

wounded。 

     Capt。   George   Logan�察  �of   Charleston�察  �had   been   sick   near   the   White 

marsh�察�but�察�hearing that Marion had marched for South Carolina�察�he rose 

from his bed�察�mounted his horse�察�and rode eighty miles the day before the 

action�察�to join him�察�and was killed that night at Black Mingo。 Such was the 

energy     of   this  fallen   patriot。   Two    other    gallant   officers�察  �Capt。    Henry 

Mouzon and his Lieut。 Joseph Scott�察�were�察�by their wounds�察�rendered unfit 

for further service。 

     Many of the enemy had been lately companions in arms with Marion�察�

and   in   a   short   time   joined   him   again�察  �and   behaved   well   afterwards。 As 

many of his party had left their families in much distress�察�the general gave 

them   leave   to   go   to   their   homes�察  �and   appointed   them   to   meet   him   at 

Snow's   island�察  �on      the   Pedee。   They   delayed   so   long�察  �that   he   began      to 

despair of   their   coming�察  �and   proposed   to   a   few   officers�察  �who   were   with 

him�察�to abandon South Carolina�察�and join Gen。 Greene�察�at Charlotte。 But 



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Col。   Hugh   Horry�察  �who   was   his   bosom   friend�察  �and   partook   more   of   his 

confidence       than   any   other   man�察   �prevailed    upon    him    to  remain。    The 

services of Col。 Hugh Horry�察�in the field�察�were certainly highly meritorious�察�

but he   never   rendered   his   country  more effectual   aid than by  this   act of 

friendly persuasion。 The militia at length came in。 The general soon after�察�

marched up into Williamsburgh�察�and gained reinforcements daily。 His first 

intention was to chastise Harrison�察�on Lynch's creek�察�and he was moving 

up for that purpose�察�but hearing that Col。 Tynes had summoned the people 

of   Salem�察  �and   the   fork   of   Black   river�察  �out   to   do   duty   as   his   majesty's 

subjects�察�he instantly resolved to break up the party�察�before its newly made 

converts should become confirmed in the principles they had unwillingly 

adopted。      Tynes   lay   encamped   at   Tarcote�察  �in   the   fork   of   Black   river�察�

much   off     his   guard�察 �and   Gen。    Marion   crossing     the   lower   ford   of  the 

northern     branch    of  that   river�察 �at  Nelson's    plantation�察   �marched     up   and 

surprised     him    in  the  night。   The    rout  was    universal�察  �and    attended�察   �as 

Tarcote swamp was near�察�with more dismay than slaughter。 Gen。 Marion 

lost not a man�察�some tories were killed�察�and among the rest Capt。 Amos 

Gaskens�察     �a  man    noted    before   the   war   for   petty  larceny�察   �and   after  it 

commenced�察�for plundering under Major Wemyss。 The most of Tynes' men�察�

soon after joined Gen。 Marion�察�and fought bravely。 

     The     next   enemy     Gen。    Marion      proceeded      to  encounter     was    the 

renowned Col。 Tarleton。 Hearing that he had left Charleston�察�where he had 

been for some time past confined with a fever�察�and that he was to cross at 

Nelson's ferry with a body of cavalry�察�Gen。 Marion lay in wait for him�察�in 

the river swamp�察�a part of two days。 ��Nov。 1780。�� He had cut bushes�察�and 

planted them on the road side in such a manner as would have ensured him 

a deadly fire。 But in the evening of the second day�察�he was informed that 

Tarleton had passed before he had arrived on his way to Camden�察�and the 

general     immediately      commenced        his  march     up  the   road   in  the   same 

direction。   In   the   night   he   stopped   in   a   wood�察  �near   where   Mr。   Charles 

Richardson now lives�察�and was about to encamp�察�but seeing a great light 

towards Gen。 Richardson's plantation�察�he concluded that it was the houses 

of the plantation on fire�察�and that Tarleton was there。 While deliberating 

what was to be done�察�Col。 Richard Richardson came in�察�and informed him 



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the enemy was there�察�and at least double his number�察�with two field pieces�察�

and it was discovered that one of his men had deserted to them。 Finding 

Tarleton      had   now    a   guide�察  �and    that   his  position    was    unsafe�察   �Marion 

immediately   retreated�察  �and   crossing   the   Woodyard�察  �then               a  tremendous 

swamp�察  �in   the   most   profound   darkness��*   he   never   stopped   till   he   had 

passed   Richbourgh's   mill   dam�察  �on   Jack's   creek�察  �distant   about   six   miles。 

Having now a mill pond and miry swamp between him and the enemy�察�and 

the command of a narrow pass�察�the first words the general was heard to 

say were�察 �Now we are safe� ─�As soon as Tarleton received intelligence of 

Gen。 Marion's position�察�and had got a guide�察�he thought to make sure of 

his   prey�察  �and   commenced   his   march�此  �he   was   led   in   silence   to   the   spot 

which   he   contemplated   as   another   scene   of   slaughter�察  �but   his   intended 

victim  had   flown。   He   pursued   to   the   Woodyard�察  �but   could   not   pass   that 

night。    The    next    morning      Marion�察    �knowing       the   vigilance    of   his   foe�察�

decamped betimes�察�and pursuing his route down Black river�察�for thirty´five 

miles�察  �through   woods�察  �and   swamps   and   bogs�察  �where   there   was   no   road�察�

encamped the following night on advantageous ground�察�at Benbow's ferry�察�

now Lowry's bridge�察�about ten miles above Kingstree�察�on the east side of 

Black river。 In a partisan warfare this position was the best that could have 

been taken。 He could now defend himself�察�first at Black river itself�察�and 

after   that   at   three   difficult   passes�察  �of   swamps�察  �in   his   rear�察  �all   within   ten 

miles�察  �on   that   side   of   the   river�察  �before   he   reached   Kingstree�察  �but   on   the 

direct road to that place�察�on the west�察�there was but the one defile at the 

river�察�besides the possibility of being overtaken before he reached it。 Here 

then Marion determined to make a stand�察�and felled trees across the road 

to   impede   the   enemy。   On   the   morning   after   the   retreat�察  �Tarleton   found 

Marion's trail across the Woodyard�察�but went round it�察�and pursued�察�as he 

says�察 �for seven hours�察 �through   swamps   and  defiles。;   In   fact he pursued 

about twenty´five miles�察�when arriving at Ox swamp��** which was wide 

and   miry�察  �and   without   a   road   to   pass   it�察  �he   desisted�察  �saying   to   his   men�察�

;Come   my   boys�   �let   us   go   back�察  �and   we   will   soon   find   the   game   cock�察�

��meaning Sumter�� but as for this dd ~old fox~�察�the devil himself could 

not catch him。; After this�察�the two generals were thus characterized。 It is 

amusing to read Tarleton's pompous account of this pursuit。 He insinuates 



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that   Marion's   sole   view   was   to   save   himself�察  �as   Tarleton   stopped   ten   or 

twelve      miles    short   of   Benbow's�察      �he   might    not    have    heard    of   the 

preparations made there to receive h

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