Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . i belief, but noone can justify their brutalities. There was a severe conflict in North Carolina between the patriotsand Tories, in which the latter were defeated with a heavy loss. Socompletely were the traitors crushed, that for a time it was hard workto find one in that part of the country. The British commanders, Clinton, Cornwallis and Parker, showedno great eagerness to engage in their work. The first-named generalhaving reached Wilmington, awaited the arrival of the fleet and re-iu-forcements. The ships came in one by one, the
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . i belief, but noone can justify their brutalities. There was a severe conflict in North Carolina between the patriotsand Tories, in which the latter were defeated with a heavy loss. Socompletely were the traitors crushed, that for a time it was hard workto find one in that part of the country. The British commanders, Clinton, Cornwallis and Parker, showedno great eagerness to engage in their work. The first-named generalhaving reached Wilmington, awaited the arrival of the fleet and re-iu-forcements. The ships came in one by one, the first arriving on the 343 1 SERGEANT WILLIAM JASPER. 344 third of May, 1776, with Admiral Parker. This delay gave the Conti- uentals good opportunity to prepare themselves for the attack. Christopher Gadseii was colonel of the first patriot regiment, andWilliam Moultrie commanded the second. There was also a regimentof riflemen, all famous marksmen, while their colonel, William Thomp-son, was the best shot of all. Tories were plentiful in vSonth Carolina,. FORT MOULTRIE, CHARLESTON HARBOR. but the} were pretty well scared, and when North Carolina sent a regi-ment to her neighbors help, all danger to the patriots from the rear wasremoved. It was easy to see the importance of Charleston. The BritishGeneral Clinton could do nothing without the help of his fleet, and thatfleet was powerless until it had possession of Charleston harbor. TheSouth Carolinians saw this from the first, and did not wait until the SERGEANT WILLIAM JASPER. 345 danger was upon them before preparing for it. Scarcely was the newsof Lexington known when the\- began fortifying the harbor. The}knew their turn would soon come, and they did not mean to be caughtnapping. On the north side of the entrance to the harbor lay Sullivans Island—low, marshy and wooded—while on the south side was James Island,much larger. Gadsen was intrenched on the latter, and Moultrie andThompson were on Sullivans Island, which is
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