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1、LifeofMarion.LifeofMarion.DOBEINJAMES.1LifeofMarion.Preface.DuringthesiegeofCharleston,inMay,1780,thegrammarschoolatSalem,onBlackriver,whereIhadbeenplacedbymyfather,MajorJOHNJAMES,brokeup;andIwascompelledtoabandonmyschoolboystudies,andbecomeamilitiaman,
2、attheageoffifteen.Atthattimeoflifeitwasagreatloss;butstillIwassofortunateastohaveGeneralMARIONasmycommander,andmymuchhonouredfather,whowasasincerechristian,asmyadviserandprotector.Idonotintendtowriteahistoryofmyownlife;butitwasthus,thatIbecameinagreatme
3、asureaneyewitnessofthesceneshereafterdescribed;andwhatIdidnotsee,Ioftenheardfromothersinwhomconfidencecouldbeplaced.Ifeltanearlyinclinationtorecordtheseevents;butMajorWEMYSSburntallmystockofpaper,andmylittleclassicallibrary,inmyfather'shouse;and,fortwoy
4、earsandahalfafterwards,Ihadnotthecommonimplementsofwritingorofreading.Thismayappearstrangeatpresent;butitisafact,thatevenourgeneral,whensendingoutapatrole,wouldrequesttheofficertotrytogethimaquireofpaper.Afterthewar,otheractivepursuitspreventedmefromind
5、ulgingmyinclination;andthepublicattention,beinglongfixeduponthebloodywarsandgreatbattlesinEurope,hadlostallrelishforourrevolutionaryhistory,anditscomparativelylittleconflicts.However,whenDr.RAMSAYannouncedthathewasabouttopublishhishistoryofSouthCarolina
6、,IhastilysketchedoutfrommemoryashorthistoryofMARION'Sbrigade,forhim;whichheinsertedinfifteenpagesofhisfirstvolume.ThisbringsitdownnolowerthanthearrivalofGeneralGREENEinSouthCarolina.Fortunatelytheeventsofthelatewarrevivedthenationalspirit,andwiththatata
7、steforourownhistory;byittoo,myinclinationwasrenewedtocommunicatethatofMARION'Sbrigade.However,Istillwantedmaterialstoconfideinmorecertainthanmemory.ThelastyearIhappenedtomentionmywishtoMr.RICHARDSINGELLTON,ofColleton,son-in-lawofMajorJOHNPOSTELL,andheob
8、liginglyplacedinmyhandsabundleoforiginallettersfromGeneralMARIONtothatdistinguishedofficer.NotlongafterIheardthatthelate2LifeofMarion.GeneralPETERHORRYhadpreservedcopiesofGeneralMARION'ScorrespondencewithGeneralGREENEandotheroffi
