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Francis Marion, Chapter I

November 17, 1821June 26, 2024William Dobein James1761-06-10 Echoee, 1775-09-15 Fort Johnson, 1776-06-28 Sullivan's Island, 1778-12-29 Savannah, 1779-02-03 Beaufort, 1779-05-03 Tulifinny, 1779-06-20 Stono Ferry, Brigadier General Francis Marion, Francis Marion, Heroes, Native Americans, Revolutionary America

Birth of Gen. Marion. His Ancestry. First Destination of Going to Sea. Voyage to the West Indies and Shipwreck. His settlement in St. John’s, Berkley. Expedition under Governor Lyttleton. A Sketch of the Attack on Fort Moultrie, 1776. And the Campaign of 1779. FRANCIS MARION was born at Winyaw,1 near Georgetown, South Carolina, in the…

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Francis Marion, Introduction

November 17, 1821June 26, 2024William Dobein James1780-03-29 to 05-12 Siege of Charleston, Brigadier General Francis Marion, Francis Marion, Heroes, Native Americans, Revolutionary America

A. S. Salley’s Introduction to the 1948 edition But for an accident General Francis Marion probably would not have been the hero of the Revolution that he became. In June, 1775, the Provincial Congress of South Carolina, the extra-legal body of the revolting people of the province, organized three regiments of regular troops in…

Francis Marion, Contents and Editors Note

November 17, 1821June 26, 2024William Dobein JamesBrigadier General Francis Marion, Francis Marion, Heroes, Revolutionary America

Table of Contents Preface Introduction A view of the first settlement of the French Protestants on the Santee. Lawson’s account of them. The ancestors of General Marion emigrate among them. Chapter I Birth of Gen. Marion. His Ancestry. First Destination of Going to Sea. Voyage to the West Indies and Shipwreck. His settlement in St.…

Francis Marion, Preface

November 17, 1821June 26, 2024William Dobein JamesBrigadier General Francis Marion, Francis Marion, Heroes, Revolutionary America

William Dobein James ed. by Alan R. Light A Sketch of the Life of Brigadier General Francis Marion, and A History of his Brigade, From its Rise in June, 1780, until Disbanded in December, 1782; With Descriptions of Characters and Scenes, not heretofore published. Containing also, An Appendix, with Copies of Letters which passed between…

Washington’s Circular to the States

June 8, 1783June 26, 2024George WashingtonGeorge Washington, George Washington

Sir The great object, for which I had the honor to hold an Appointment in the service of my Country being accomplished, I am now preparing to resign it into the hands of Congress, and to return to that domestic retirement; which it is well known I left with the greatest reluctance, a retirement for…