A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . The AndrA Captors THE WAR IN THE SOUTH. 227 his treason, was made a colonel in the British army, andHelped to harry the land he had aided to defend. He wonthe contempt even of his new associates, and died twentyyears after in shame and remorse. Greene in Command in the South.—Meanwhile, thegloom of the Southern situation was beginning to had been removed from com-mand, and replaced by General Na-thaniel Greene,—nex t to Washingtonthe ablest of the American him were three excellent off
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . The AndrA Captors THE WAR IN THE SOUTH. 227 his treason, was made a colonel in the British army, andHelped to harry the land he had aided to defend. He wonthe contempt even of his new associates, and died twentyyears after in shame and remorse. Greene in Command in the South.—Meanwhile, thegloom of the Southern situation was beginning to had been removed from com-mand, and replaced by General Na-thaniel Greene,—nex t to Washingtonthe ablest of the American him were three excellent offi-cers of Virginian birth,—Daniel Mor-gan, the famous riflemen leader;William Washington, a cousin ofthe commander-in-chief; and HenryLee, known in the army as Light-Horse Harry,^—father of the famous «^->-^-^Nathakiki, General Lee of the Civil War. One thing was wanted, anarmy. This Greene was obliged to make. He succeeded,after earnest efforts, in gathering about two thousand men,who were half clothed and half supplied. The Battle at Cowpens.—The first conflict took place a
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