After the fall of Charleston in 1780, Francis Marion's Brigade, one hundred fifty tattered patriots, continued the effort. None received pay, food or even ammunition from the Continental Army. The only reward they sought was freedom from tyranny, freedom for America. With these untrained pioneer backwoodsmen, Francis Marion took from the British the Pee Dee section of South Carolina, fully one-third of the State, and, while they were making frantic efforts to capture him, held it against them for nearly a year before any other American force succeeded in holding an acre of territory in the State against them for a single day. Marion's brigade's labors in the Pee Dee country saved South Carolina and Georgia for Independence and the American Union. Although Marion received a Congressional citation for wisdom and bravery he was never accorded the honor his country owed him, and when the British evacuated Charleston he was not asked to participate in the celebration because he and his men were too ragged. But that ragged brigade who followed Francis Marion on the long, hard road to American independence earned its rightful plate in history. His services from 1780 to 1783 make the most dramatic and colorful chapter in American history. After the War Between the States, history was rewritten to minimize the contribution of the South to the American Revolution. again minimizing the contribution of The Swamp Fox. Starting in 1938, William Willis Boddie of Charleston distributed a booklet called "General Francis Marion's Men, A List of Twenty-five Hund", typed. He did not take out a copyright on the booklet. In 1949, Leonardo Andrea of Columbia, retyped the list and I have a copy. Neither Mr Boddie or Mr Andrea claims it is complete, only accurate as far as it can go. If you think your ancestory may have served in this glorious group with Generla Marion and Captain George King (my great great great great grandfather), I will be happy to check and see if he were included. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com