A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade

The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, by William Dobein James This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion Author: William Dobein James Release Date: July 27, 2008 [EBook #923] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LIFE OF FRANCIS MARION *** Produced by Alan R. Light, Gary Johnson, and Carolyn Lancaster A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF BRIG. GEN. FRANCIS MARION And A History of his Brigade, From its Rise in June, 1780, until Disbanded in December, 1782; With Descriptions of Characters and Scenes, not heretofore published. Containing also, An Appendix, with Copies of Letters which passed between several of the Leading Characters of that Day; Principally From Gen. Greene to Gen. Marion. By William Dobein James, A.M. During that Period one of Marion's Militia. At Present one of the Associate Judges in Equity, South Carolina. Quae contentio, divina et humana cuncta perniscuit, eoque vecordiae processit uti civilibus studiis bellum finem faceret.—Sall. Transcriber's Note on text: Some obvious errors have been corrected. Some spellings are modernized. See notes at end of etext for additional explanations.