Sketches of Western North Carolina Historical And Biographical Illustrating P
Sketches of Western North Carolina Historical And Biographical Illustrating P
Hunter C. L.
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These Avere nearly all Killed, or severely -wounded. Of the Whigs, Lieutenant Klliott was killed. 5ind Captain Petit, Avho had been sent in advance by Ma- jor Davie to examine the lane, the ford of the creek anaid the penalty of neglect of duty by being wounded jvitli two of his men. Major T)avie, who was noted for ll)4 SKETCHES OF AVESTERX NOllTil CAROLINA-. his vigilance, anticipated some attempt by the Briti^I;' and Tories to recover the prisoners, and had taken, as Itc- l)elieved, all neces...sary precautions to prevent a surprise or- ambuscade. ^fajor Davie, in a manuscript account of thisaiiair, now on file in the archives of the Historical Society at Chapel Hill, leaves this judicious advice : " It furnishes a lessoit to ofhcers of partisan corps, that every officer of a detacli- ment may, at some time, have its safety and reputaticut committed to him, and that the slio-htest neo;lect of duty is generally severely' ])unished by an enemy/' Rocky Mount is on the west bank of the Wateree River- (as the Catawba is called after its junction with Wateree Creek), thirty miles from Camden, and was garrisoned by Colonel TurnbuU with one hundred and fifty ISTew York N'oluntecrs and some militia.
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