



Produced by Alan Light





THE LIFE OF FRANCIS MARION

By W. Gilmore Simms

Author of "Yemassee", "History of South Carolina", etc.




 "The British soldier trembles
  When Marion's name is told."
  --Bryant.




     [Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are capitalized.
     Some obvious errors have been corrected.]

     [William Gilmore Simms, American (South Carolinian) Writer.
     1806-1870.]



Contents.



     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,