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NJJ.781.003
21 Feb 1781:41,42 (105)
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the southern army,
dated camp, Kershaw's Ferry, on the PeeDee, in the state of
South Carolina, January 24, 1781. . . . [1 paragraph]
With 1150 men, the flower of Cornwallis's army, chosen for
the express purpose, this enterprizing, tho' inhuman, young
officer advanced to the attack about sunrise . . . About
800, including the wounded, with 29 commissioned officers,
were taken prisoner, and near 150 left dead on the field . .
. together with all the music, were among the trophies of
victory . . .
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