. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . his long term of honorable and eventfulservices. We cannot fail to notice, among the heroes ofSouth Carolina, Isaac Huger. He was of a familyillustrious for their services in the Revolution,being one of five brothers active in the war. Ofwealthy parentage, the sons all completed theireducation in Europe. Isaac, at the age of eigh-teen, joins Colonel Middleton in his bold expeditionagainst the Cherokee Indians in 1760. He ismade lieutenant-colonel of the First South Caro-lina Regiment, June 17, 1775, and soon colonelof
. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . his long term of honorable and eventfulservices. We cannot fail to notice, among the heroes ofSouth Carolina, Isaac Huger. He was of a familyillustrious for their services in the Revolution,being one of five brothers active in the war. Ofwealthy parentage, the sons all completed theireducation in Europe. Isaac, at the age of eigh-teen, joins Colonel Middleton in his bold expeditionagainst the Cherokee Indians in 1760. He ismade lieutenant-colonel of the First South Caro-lina Regiment, June 17, 1775, and soon colonelof the Fifth Regiment; he takes a prominent partin the operations connected with the siege ofSavannah in 1778; is made brigadier-general, Jan-uary 19, 1779 ; commands a force of cavalry at thesiege of Charleston in 1780; and closes his gallantservices at the two points of Guilford Court-house,March 15, 1781, and Hobkirks Hill, April 25,of the same year, commanding on the right wingof a brigade from brave old Virginia. From thisfamily came a nephew of the preceding, Francis. PATRIOTS OF SOUTHERN AND MIDDLE STATES. 405 Kinlock Huger, who was born in 1764^ and diedat Charleston, S. C, February, 1855, at the greatage of ninety-one years. It was he who, with thegenerous Bolhnan, made the attempt to rescueLafayette from the dungeon of Olmutz. Huger,for this offence, was placed eight months in closeconfinement in an Austrian prison. He camehome to serve his country in the War of 1812, andwas honored with a seat in both branches of thelegislature of his own State. We ought never to lose sight of our obligationsfor the Revolutionary services of the Middle Jersey in 1776 became a great battle-groundon which the fortunes of the Revolution wereonce at stake. Washington was there with hisarmy, and, amid perils and obstacles of fearfulproportions, held his position with an almost su-perhuman firmness, wisdom, skill, and own army was disunited, — many threateningto q
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