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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eggleston , Joseph , 1754 -1811 (search)
Eggleston, Joseph, 1754-1811
Military officer; born in Amelia county, Va., Nov. 24, 1754; was graduated at William and Mary College in 1776; joined the cavalry of the American army; became captain, and acquired the reputation of being an officer of great efficiency.
In 1781 he displayed remarkable bravery in the action of Guilford Court-house and in the siege of Augusta; later in the same year he won the first success in the battle of Eutaw by a well-directed blow against the vanguard of the British column.
He held a seat in Congress in 1798-1801.
He died in Amelia county, Va., Feb. 13, 1811.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Simms , William Gilmore 1806 -1870 (search)
Simms, William Gilmore 1806-1870
Author; born in Charleston, S. C., April 17, 1806; admitted to the bar in 1827; but applied himself to literature; was editor of the Charleston City gazette in 1828-32; and author of Views and reviews in American history; History of South Carolina; Geography of South Carolina; South Carolina in the Revolution; The partisan; Mellichampe; The scout; The foragers; Eutaw, and other Revolutionary romances; The Yemassee; Guy rivers; Border Beagles; Beauchamp; Charlemont, and other colonial and border romances of the South, etc. He died in Charleston, S. C., June 11, 1870.