From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 29.—A correspondent at Camden, in South Carolina, says:—”Every officer in the line of the Southern army, that was present, has addressed General Greene on the late execution of Colonel Hayne, praying that the Lex Talionis shall follow. In…
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Execution of Colonel Hayne
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 26.—Colonel Isaac Hayne was, by a mandate of Balfour’s, ignominiously hanged in Charleston, South Carolina, on the fourth instant. After the execution, his young son was permitted to carry his father’s body and inter it at his plantation…
General Greene – The Southern Army
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 17.—A correspondent at Salisbury, in North Carolina, thus refers to the commander of the southern army:— “Future ages will celebrate the name of that illustrious hero, who, by his activity and superior military talents, has, for more than…
The Execution of Colonel Hayne
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. September 6.—In the Gazette of to-day, is the following letter from a “Carolina Exile,” to the printer, on the late execution of Colonel Hayne:—”Sir: So great is my indignation, on being assured that the haughty and bloodthirsty commandant of…
Greene’s Proclamation Concerning Col. Hayne
A Proclamation,— Whereas on the fourth day of the present month, Colonel Isaac Hayne, commanding a regiment of militia in the service of the United States, was captured by a party of British troops, and after a rigorous confinement in the provost of Charleston, most cruelly and unjustifiably condemned and executed, in open violation of…