. Proceedings at the unveiling of the battle monument in Spartanburg, S. C., in commemoration of the centennial of the battle of Cowpens . chan. The legends translated are: The American Congress toWilliam Washington, Commander of a Regiment of Cav-alry. J^ecause having vigor(nisly pursued tlie foe, with asmall band of soldiers, he gave a brilliant specimen of innatevalor, ill the Battle of Cowpens, 17th January, 1781. 118 From the Cowpens he was most active in the masterlyretreat of General Morgan into North Carolina, encumbered,as he was, with hundreds of prisoners: with CornwalHs,having burn
. Proceedings at the unveiling of the battle monument in Spartanburg, S. C., in commemoration of the centennial of the battle of Cowpens . chan. The legends translated are: The American Congress toWilliam Washington, Commander of a Regiment of Cav-alry. J^ecause having vigor(nisly pursued tlie foe, with asmall band of soldiers, he gave a brilliant specimen of innatevalor, ill the Battle of Cowpens, 17th January, 1781. 118 From the Cowpens he was most active in the masterlyretreat of General Morgan into North Carolina, encumbered,as he was, with hundreds of prisoners: with CornwalHs,having burnt his baggage, in hot pursuit, to prevent theunion of forces with General Greene, in which effort Corn-walHs signall}/ failed. Colonel Washington fought bravelyat Guilford, in March ; in April he was in the fight at Hob-kirks Hill, and despite the unfortunate outcome of thatengagement, his cavalry was conspicuously successful, andhe actually brought off his prisoners despite the disabilitiesof that unfortunate field. In September he was at Eutaw Springs. In attemptingto execute, with his usual impetuosity, an almost impossi-ble order, his
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