. The romance of lower Carolina; historic, romantic and traditional incidents of the Colonial and revolutionary eras. hee, August 25th, 1782. ^^^Twelve miles below the Ferry, on the northside of the Combahee. Americans 60, under Col. John Laurens. Brit-ish 140, under Brereton. Losses: American, 24;British, 7. Post captured by British. Engagement of Capers Scouts, August, 1782. ^^^ Berkeley County. Americans 12, under Capt. G. S. Capers. Brit-ish 26. Losses: Americans, 2; British, 26. Brit-ish defeated. CHURCH OF ST. ANDREWS Among the relics of the early days in Carolinastands the Parish Church
. The romance of lower Carolina; historic, romantic and traditional incidents of the Colonial and revolutionary eras. hee, August 25th, 1782. ^^^Twelve miles below the Ferry, on the northside of the Combahee. Americans 60, under Col. John Laurens. Brit-ish 140, under Brereton. Losses: American, 24;British, 7. Post captured by British. Engagement of Capers Scouts, August, 1782. ^^^ Berkeley County. Americans 12, under Capt. G. S. Capers. Brit-ish 26. Losses: Americans, 2; British, 26. Brit-ish defeated. CHURCH OF ST. ANDREWS Among the relics of the early days in Carolinastands the Parish Church of St. Andrews®. ThisParish was laid off in 1706, and a plain brick church 63ls on the Ashley River Road, about half a mile belowBees Ferry, where Church Creek crosses the road. 130 built. In 1723 this was added to, making it inthe form of a cross, forty feet long and fifty-twowide, with a handsome chancel twelve feet deepand twenty-four feet wide; it was neatly finishedand had commodious pews. At the west end wasa gallery originally intended for those who had nopews, but afterwards appropriated to the colored. St. Andrews Parish Church. people. At the east end was a large window, andanother on each side of the communion table. Thischurch was destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1764,and now remains one of the few which have es-caped the vicissitudes of two revolutions. GENERAL SUMTERS HOME IN THE HIGH HILLS OF SANTEE General Thomas Sumter, of Revolutionaryfame, made his home amidst the High Hills of 131 Santee. When sore pressed by the British, Gen-eral Sumter would take refuge in the dense swampsof the Wateree; here he and his men at times regu-larly camped. The days were long and the mealswere often scant in this modest retreat, so whenthe opportunity presented, they all came out to thehills for food. Mrs. Sumter was quite accustomedto having a hearty dinner prepared in the dead ofnight for this band of Patriots. One night thefeast had just been placed before them, when thewat
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