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Lincoln county, as Tryon, sent to the first popular Convention, which met at Newbern, on the 25th of August, 1774, Robert Alexander and David Jenkins. To Hillsboro, August 21st, 1775, John Walker, Robert Alexander, Joseph Hardin, William Graham, Frederick Hambright and William Alston. To Halifax, April 4th, 1776, James Johnston and Charles McLean.
There, too, Captain John Mattocks, Lieutenants Robb and Boyd, and others, all from the same neighborhood, lost their lives in that fiercely contested battle, which resulted so gloriously for the cause of liberty. In this conflict Colonel Hambright was severely wounded by a large rifle ball passing through the fleshy part of the thigh.
Early in June, 1780, when a call was made upon the militia, he volunteered in Capt. John Baldridge's company, marched to a temporary rendezvous at Ramsour's, and thence to Espey's, where they joined other troops under the command of Col. William Graham and Lieut. Col. Hambright. The united forces then proceeded to Lincoln "old Court House," near Moses Moore's, the father of Col.
Name the brand and I'll lay it before you. I'm some drink-mixer, I am." "Not to-night; thank you, all the same." "Show the lady to suite seventy-five," the clerk called out to a bell- boy. "The gentleman goes to seventy-four. See to the ice-water for both parties." "Dandy rooms you got," Hambright said, his eyes twinkling significantly. "I know this house like a book.
After marching about ten miles, the riflemen met a young man named John Fonderin, riding in great haste from Ferguson's camp, then scarcely three miles distant Col. Hambright being acquainted with him and knowing that he had relatives in the enemy's camp, caused him to be arrested.
James D. Williams, of South Carolina, with nearly four hundred men, and about sixty men from Lincoln county, under Lieut. Colonel Hambright. Shannon, from the same county, but failed to reach the battle-ground in time for the engagement.
As they sat down facing each other he noticed that the man, who had paid the cashier for his meal and was waiting for his change, was eying him and Irene with a curious, almost bold stare. "Who is that man?" Irene questioned, rather coldly, as she spread out her napkin. "His name is Hambright," Buckton answered, with assumed lightness. "He is a whisky salesman.
Neals' company, which was ordered to rendezvous at Charlotte, whilst there, waiting for the assemblage of more troops, he was appointed Captain by Col. Hampton and Lieut. Col. Hambright, Capt. Neal being superseded in his command on account of intemperance. From Charlotte the assembled forces march by way of Camden to Charleston, under the command of Cols.
Shelby and Major McDowell were soon closely engaged and the contest throughout was very severe, and hotly contested. As Ferguson would advance towards Campbell, Sevier, Hambright and Winston, he was quickly pursued by Shelby, Cleaveland, McDowell and Williams.
Campbell like Cleveland, Winston, Williams, Lacey, Shelby, McDowell, Sevier, and Hambright personally led his own division; but the nature of the fighting and the peculiarity of the terrain made it impossible for him, though the chosen commander of the expedition, actually to play that role in the battle.
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