of their rightful solitude, darted off with a celebrity little surpassing that of the fleeing Tories.  As soon as the firing ceased, Mrs. Reinhardt came out of her covert with her little ones, and, on reaching the bridge, at the mill, found it had been torn up by the retreating Tories, but, being met there by her husband, she was enabled to cross over, reach her home, and witness the mournful scene which presented itself.  The tender sympathy of woman’s heart, ever ready to minister to the wants of suffering humanity, was then called into requisition, and kindly extended.  In a short time her house was stripped of every disposable blanket and sheet to wrap around the dead, or be employed in some other useful way.  Neighbors and relatives, a few hours before bitter enemies, were now seen freely mingling together and giving every kind attention to the sufferers, whether Whig or Tory, within their power.

ROUTE OF THE BRITISH ARMY THROUGH LINCOLN COUNTY.

After the battle of the Cowpens, on the 17th of January, 1781, Lord Cornwallis left his headquarters at Winnsboro, S.C., being reinforced by General Leslie, and marched rapidly to overtake General Morgan, encumbered with more than five hundred prisoners, and necessary baggage, on his way to a place of safety in Virginia.  His Lordship was now smarting under two signal defeats (King’s Mountain and the Cowpens) occurring a little more than three months apart.  But the race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong.  “Man proposes, but God disposes.”

The original manuscript journal of Lord Cornwallis, now on file in the archives of the Historical Society of the State University at Chapel Hill, discloses, with great accuracy, the movements of the British army through Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Rowan counties.

On the 17th of January, 1781, the headquarters of General Leslie were at Sandy Run, Chester county, S.C.  On the 18th, at Hillhouse’s plantation, in York county, he returns his thanks to the troops under his command, and informs them that all orders in future will issue from Lord Cornwallis and the Adjutant General.  At eight o’clock at night, Lord Cornwallis issues his orders to the army to march at eight o’clock on the ensuing morning in the following order:  1.  Yagers; 2.  Corps of Pioneers; 3. two three pounders; 4.  Brigade Guards; 5.  Regiment of Bose; 6.  North Carolina Volunteers; 7. two six pounders; 8.  Lieutenant Colonel Webster’s Brigade; 9.  Wagons of the General; 10.  Field Officers’ wagons; 11.  Ammunition wagons; 12.  Hospital wagons; 13.  Regimental wagons; 14.  Provision train; 15.  Bat. horses; a captain, two subalterns, and one hundred men from Col.  Webster’s Brigade, to form a rear guard.  On the 19th the army camped at Smith’s house, near the Cherokee Iron Works, on Broad river.  On the 20th the army camped at Saunder’s plantation, on Buffalo creek.  On the 23rd the army crossed the North Carolina line, and camped at Tryon old Court House, in the western