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  creek; but did not attempt to cross; and retired into Camden before night。
  We are in daily expectation of a large reinforcement of Virginia militia and
  some continental troops; when those arrive we shall push our operations
  with more vigour。 No further news of Lord Cornwallis。
  *   This   letter   is   an   answer   to   one   of   Marion's;   (which   is   missing;)
  soon after his arrival at Fort Watson; with only eighty men。 See page 109。
  'Chapter III Paragraph 26。 See Simms for more complete details。  A。 L。'
  I  am;   Sir;  With    the   highest    esteem    and   regard;    Yours;    &c。    N。
  Greene。
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  Gen。 Greene to Gen。 Marion。
  ~Camp; before Ninety…Six; June 10; 1781。~
  Dear Sir;
  I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favours of the 22d and 29th
  ult。  It   gives   me   great   pleasure   to   hear   the   enemy  have   left   Georgetown;
  and   I   am   of   opinion   with   you;   that   it   will   be   attended   with   many   good
  consequences   to   that   part   of   the   country。 After   you   have   dismantled   the
  enemy's      works;     you   will   collect    your   force;    take   the   position    you
  mentioned;   and   act   in   conjunction   with   Gen。   Sumter;   agreeable   to   the
  advice I gave you before。 I have the pleasure to congratulate you on the
  reduction of the enemy's fort at Augusta。 This event took place on the 7th
  inst。   by   capitulation;   and   I   hope   in   a   few   days   to   have   the   pleasure   of
  congratulating you on the reduction of this place; but we are opposed to
  many difficulties; and the garrison resists with great obduracy。
  I am; Sir; With every sentiment of respect and esteem; Yours; &c。                   N。
  Greene。
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  Extract of a Letter from Gen。 Greene to Gen。 Marion。
  ~Head Quarters; near Sandy River; June 25; 1781。~
  Dear Sir;
  I am favoured with your letter dated at the Congaree。 The enemy have
  obliged us to raise the siege of Ninety…Six; when it was upon the eve of
  surrendering。   It   was   my   wish   to   have   fought   Lord   Rawdon   before   he
  reached Ninety…Six; and could I have collected your force and that of Gen。
  Sumter and Pickens; I would have done it: and am persuaded we should
  have defeated him; but being left alone; I was obliged to retire。
  (Signed)     N。 Greene。
  Finis。
  Notes:
  (1) About   this   etext。   (2) A。   S。   Salley's   Introduction   from   the   1948
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  edition。 (3) For the purists: A list of changes and corrections to the text。
  (1) About this etext。
  This etext was prepared from the original 1821 edition and the 1948
  edition。   In   the   case   of   any   differences   in   the   text;   the   1821   edition   was
  used; except where there was an obvious mistake (see the section for the
  purists)。 Although the 1948 edition maintained the original text as far as
  possible; a few errors crept in  only one which changed the meaning of
  the text; and only in a minor way。 This etext was transcribed twice; and
  electronically compared using 〃diff〃。 This weeds out most errors; so that;
  with the correction of a number of errors in the original; this is very likely
  the cleanest copy to date。
  As far as I can tell; the original text has only been published twice in
  unaltered form: in 1821 (Gould and Riley; Charleston; S。 C。) and in 1948。
  That made it very difficult to find this text。 I am indebted to the following
  for their help in procuring these:
  The librarians in the Southern Literature section at the Public Library
  in   Birmingham;       Alabama;      for  helping    me    in  the  search    for  the    1821
  edition。
  Carolyn       Lancaster;       (lancaster_carolyn/furman@furman。edu)                  a
  Library      Assistant     at   the   Special     Collections      Department;       Furman
  University   Library;   Greenville;   South   Carolina;   for   kindly   aiding   me   to
  acquire   a   photocopy   of   the   1821   edition。   (The   Collection   contains   the
  South   Carolina   Baptist   materials   and   Furman   University   Archives   and
  older; non…circulating; 〃rare books〃; such as this one。) Phone: (864) 294…
  2194。 Fax: (864) 294…3004。 Mail: Special Collections; Furman University
  Library;       3300      Poinsett      Hwy。;      Greenville;       SC      29613。      Web:
  carolus。furman。edu/library/welcome
  Gary        M。       Johnson;        at     the       Library       of      Congress
  (gjohnson@mail。loc。gov); for a great deal of help; including a copy of the
  1948       edition。    The     online     Library     of    Congress       catalog     is   at:
  lcweb。loc。gov/
  This        etext      was       prepared        by       Alan       Robert        Light
  (alight@mercury。interpath);   who;   as   a   former   member   of   the   South
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  Carolina National Guard; has a special interest in the subject。 Two related
  works   are   already  online;   available   from  Project   Gutenberg   and   perhaps
  from other sources。 www。cs。cmu。edu/Web/books。html is a good site。
  They   are   the   biographies   of   Francis   Marion   by   the   Rev。   Mason   Locke
  Weems and by William Gilmore Simms。 The Weems biography is full of
  errors; and is more useful as literature than as history。 Weems is the same
  author     who    invented    the   anecdote     about   George     Washington       and   the
  Cherry   Tree。   William   Gilmore   Simms   was   a   prominent   South   Carolina
  author;   who   wrote   many   books   of   history;   fiction;   and   poetry。   His   1844
  biography of Marion is the broadest in scope of the three; and probably the
  best for the casual reader。 Of course; the interested reader should read all
  three biographies。
  (The information on Web pages; etc。 is correct as of 21 May 1997。)
  (2) A。 S。 Salley's Introduction from the 1948 edition。
  A。 S。 Salley wrote several works of genealogy and S。 C。 local history。
  He also wrote this short introduction to the 1948 edition; which we have
  checked; and IS in the public domain。
  Introduction to New Edition。
  By A。 S。 Salley。
  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 preparation against any attempt at coercion
  by    the    British   government。        The    first  and    second     regiments      were
  constituted as infantry; or foot; the third regiment as rangers; or horse。
  The   Congress   elected   twenty   captains   to   man   the   first   and   second
  regiments; and they took seniority according to their standing in the vote。
  Francis Marion was elected one of the twenty captains and stood third in
  the balloting and was assigned to the Second Regiment; ranking second to
  Capt。 Barnard Elliott。
  In   November;   1775;   an   artillery   regiment   was   organized   and   Capt。
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  Elliott   was   promoted   to   major   thereof。   In   February;  1776;   a   regiment   of
  rifles was organized and Major McIntosh of the Second was promoted to
  be    lieutenant…colonel     thereof;    which    advanced     Captain    Marion     to  the
  majority of the Second Regiment。
  On September 16; 1776; the six regular regiments of South Carolina
  were     taken    on   the   Continental     Establishment       and   Colonel     William
  Moultrie;   of   the   Second   Regiment;   was   promoted   to   brigadier   general;
  Lieutenant…Colonel   Motte   was   promoted   to   colonel   and   Major   Marion
  became      the  lieutenant…colonel。      Colonel    Motte    resigned    September      23;
  1778; and Marion became commander of the regiment。
  As British regiments were commanded by lieutenant…colonels; British
  authorities refused to exchange a captured Continental colonel for one of
  their lieutenant…colonels in the hands of the Americans。 This complication
  caused the Continental Congress to cease promoting lieutenant…colonels to
  colonels;   and