Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . in South Car-o-li-na—Charles-ton,Nel-sons Fer-ry, and Fort Nine-ty-six, near the Sa-lu-da. In Geor-gia, Au-gus-ta was surrendered on the 5th of June to Lee and Pick-ens, after a closeiiege of seven days. Greene himself marched against Nine-ty-six, defended byCar-o-li-na loyalists; and Raw-don, on learning this, moved rapidly to theirrelief. Greene received notice of his approach, and concluded to assault thefort before he arrived, but was repulsed, June i8th, with sever
Young folks' story of our country; a thrilling and accurate history of America, told in the simple language of childhood .. . in South Car-o-li-na—Charles-ton,Nel-sons Fer-ry, and Fort Nine-ty-six, near the Sa-lu-da. In Geor-gia, Au-gus-ta was surrendered on the 5th of June to Lee and Pick-ens, after a closeiiege of seven days. Greene himself marched against Nine-ty-six, defended byCar-o-li-na loyalists; and Raw-don, on learning this, moved rapidly to theirrelief. Greene received notice of his approach, and concluded to assault thefort before he arrived, but was repulsed, June i8th, with severe loss, andabandoned the siege. After the beginning of Ju-ly, the active movements of the two armieswere suspended for a time on account of the intense heat of the sultry partisan corps of tories and patriots still kept the field, rifling houses, killingeach other, and sometimes not sparing women and children. The unavoid-able horrors of war were thus greatly increased; and the desire for vengeancewas rendered still more blood-thirsty by the execution of Colonel Hayne, adistinguished citizen of THE SPIRIT OF 76. VICTORY AT LAST. 169 When the city was surrendered, he had given his parole of honor thathe would not ser\e in the A-mer-i-can ranks. The Bri-tish commander,greatly in need of re-enforcements, demanded his services in the army. Haynerefused, alleging that this demand was not within the meaning of the then headed a partisan corps, and was taken in arms and hanged, Au-gust4., in spite of the earnest entreaties of his fellow-townsmen. In retaliation,Greene felt compelled to execute as deserters all those prisoners who hadformerly served in his own army; and it was not always possible to preventthe A-mer-i-can partisan troops from shooting the Bri-tish officers who fellinto their hands. Raw-don went to Eng-land, and left the command of the troops toColonel Stew-art. Greene, now re-enforced, and having been joined by Ala-ri-on and Pick-en
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