Chapter 1. Introduction—The Huguenots in South Carolina.
Chapter 2. The Marion Family—Birth of Francis Marion—His
Youth—Shipwreck.
Chapter 3. Marion a Farmer—Volunteers in the Cherokee
Campaign.
Chapter 4. Cherokee War continues—Marion leads the Forlorn
Hope at the Battle of Etchoee.
Chapter 5. Marion is returned for the Provincial Congress
from St. John's, Berkeley—Made Captain in the Second
Regiment—Fort Johnson taken—Battle of Fort Moultrie.
Chapter 6. From the Battle of Fort Moultrie to that of
Savannah—Anecdote of Jasper—His Death.
Chapter 7. From the Battle of Savannah to the Defeat of
Gates at Camden.
Chapter 8. Organization of "Marion's Brigade"—Surprise of
Tories under Gainey—Defeat of Barfield—Capture of British
Guard with Prisoners at Nelson's Ferry.
Chapter 9. Marion retreats before a superior Force—Defeats
the Tories at Black Mingo—Surprises and disperses the Force
of Colonel Tynes at Tarcote—Is pursued by Tarleton.
Chapter 10. Marion attempts Georgetown—Horry defeats
Merritt—Melton defeated by Barfield—Gabriel Marion taken
by the Tories and murdered—Marion retires to Snow's Island.
Chapter 11. Marion's Camp at Snow's Island—The Character
of his Warfare—Of his Men—Anecdotes of Conyers and Horry—
He feasts a British Officer on Potatoes—Quells a Mutiny.
Chapter 12. General Greene assumes Command of the Southern
Army—His Correspondence with Marion—Condition of the
Country—Marion and Lee surprise Georgetown—Col. Horry
defeats Gainey—Marion pursues McIlraith—Proposed Pitched
Battle between Picked Men.
Chapter 13. Watson and Doyle pursue Marion—He baffles and
harasses them—Pursues Doyle—His Despondency and final
Resolution.
Chapter 14. Marion renews his Pursuit of Doyle—Confronts
Watson—Is joined by Col. Lee—Invests and takes Fort
Watson—Fort Motte taken—Anecdote of Horry and Marion.
Chapter 15. Correspondence of Marion and Greene—Anecdote
of Colonel Snipes—Marion takes Georgetown—Attempt of
Sumter and Marion on Col. Coates—Battle of Quinby Bridge.
Chapter 16. Marion moves secretly to Pon-Pon—Rescues Col.
Harden—Defeats Major Frazier at Parker's Ferry—Joins the
main Army under Greene—Battle of Eutaw.
Chapter 17. Retreat of the British from Eutaw—Pursuit of
them by Marion and Lee—Close of the Year.
Chapter 18. Marion summoned to the Camp of Greene—Defeats
the British Horse at St. Thomas—Leaves his Command to
Horry, and takes his Seat in the Assembly at Jacksonborough,
as Senator from St. John's, Berkeley—Proceedings of the
Assembly—Confiscation Act—Dispute between Cols. Mayham and
Horry—The Brigade of Marion surprised, during his absence,
by a Detachment from Charleston—Marion's Encounter with the
British Horse—Conspiracy in the Camp of Greene.
Chapter 19. Marion summoned with his Force to that of
Greene—Insurrection of the Loyalists on the Pedee—Marches
against them—Subdues them—Treats with Gainey—Fanning—
Protects the Tory, Butler, from his Men—Returns to the
Country between the Santee and the Cooper—Moves to protect
Georgetown from the British Fleet—Takes post at Watboo, on
Cooper River—Defeats the British Cavalry under Major
Frasier.
Chapter 20. The British propose Terms of Pacification—
Rejected by the Civil Authorities—They penetrate the
Combahee with their Fleet—Death of Col. Laurens—Anecdote
of Marion—Death of Wilmot—The British evacuate Charleston—
Marion separates from his Brigade at Watboo—His Military
Genius.
Chapter 21. Marion retires to his Farm, which he finds in
Ruins—Is returned to the Senate from St. John—His Course
on the Confiscation Act—Anecdotes—Is made Commandant at
Fort Johnson—His Marriage—A Member of the State Convention
in 1794—Withdraws from Public Life—His Death.
Appendix A. Notes on the Electronic Text.
Appendix B. Song of Marion's Men. By William Cullen Bryant
[1794-1878].
Note.
In preparing this biography, the following works have been consulted:
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Horry, and M. L. Weems. Philadelphia. 1833.
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Himself.
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United States. By Henry Lee, &c. Philadelphia. 1812.
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the State of South Carolina, &c. By John Drayton, LL.D.
Charleston. 1821.
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Charleston. 1809.
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Savannah. 1811.
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Southern Provinces of North America. By Lieut. Col.
Tarleton, Commandant of the late British Legion. London.
1797.
12. Strictures on Lieut. Col. Tarleton's History, &c. By
Roderick Mackenzie, late Lieutenant in the 71st Regiment,
&c. London. 1787.
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British Province to an Independent State. By David Ramsay,
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Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia. (Hewatt.) London.
1779.
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Surveyor-General of North Carolina. London. 1709.
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