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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 33 1 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8 20 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 8 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 4 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 46: (search)
teenth a party came down, and, encouraged by the presence of John Ashe and Cornelius Harnett, set the fort on fire before his face, and within reach of the guns of the man-of-war. As soon as the deliberations at Philadelphia would permit, Richard Caswell, a delegate to the general congress, hastened home to recommend and promote a convention, and to quicken the daring spirit of his constituents. He had with reluctance admitted the necessity of American resistance; but having once Chap. XLs; a committee of safety for each of the six districts into which the to province was divided; a provincial council, consisting of the president of the convention and two members from each of the six divisions, as the great executive power. Richard Caswell, who, for the combined powers of wisdom and action, stands out as the foremost patriot of North Carolina, efficient in building up society on its new foundation, a financier of skill and integrity, a courageous statesman and a man of capacit
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8, Chapter 58: (search)
ake up arms against the best of masters. But knowing that Caswell, at the head of the gallant minute men of Newbern, and othmself from that larger force, and encounter the party with Caswell alone. Before marching, he urged his men to fidelity, expe passage, Moore detached Lillington and Ashe to reenforce Caswell, or, if that could not be effected, to occupy Moore's Creen the following days the Scots and Regulators drew near to Caswell, who perceived their purpose, and changed his own course trmed with broadswords, forming the centre of the army; but Caswell was already posted at Corbett's Ferry, and could not be rnty fifth Lillington, who had not as yet been able to join Caswell, took post with his small party on the east side of the brestern bank of the creek. There they had expected to find Caswell encamped; they entered the ground in three columns without resistance, for Caswell and all his force had taken post on the opposite side. The Scots were now within lessthan twenty mi