SKYAGUNSTA
part of the Pickens Genealogy Information Group
SKYAGUNSTA The Border Wizard Owl Is the history of Major-General Andrew Pickens. Written and Published by Dr. A.L. Pickens, Ph.D in 1934 it is perhaps the most interesting book written about Major-General Andrew Pickens. There is not much genealogy information, only the first 5 pages mentions his family. The rest is his military career.
This is the complete work with revision. The book itself came from the Library of E.M. Sharp and was donated to the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library. There has been some sad news concerning this book. It seems that the original is missing, and presumed lost. This is a copy of a copy courtsey of Barbarba Giddens. For which I am extremely Thankful for, and extremely pleased that I can share it with everyone.
As is true with the rest of the library, this is presented here for Research Purposed Only all Copyright still belong to the family. Some of the family material may prove NOW to be incorrect.
The Title Page
Contents
Part 1
1. A trail to the Place of the Sunlight of God..........1
2. A Newly Founded Home -- The Growth of Royal Error.........4
3. Rumblings of a Coming Storm and Revolution in the Carolina Up-Country...........5
4. Battle of Savage's Old Field, First Bloodshed of the War in South..........8
5. The Campaign Against the Cherokees in 1776..........17
6. 1777, the Year of Partial Peace..........32
7. An Early Exploiter of the Marvelous Florida Climate Shows Up..........34
8. 1779, Kettle Creek, Georgia's Link in the Chain that led to Yorktown..........39
9. "Hanging, Hanging, Who Did the Hanging?"..........46
10. A Typesetter's Inverted Figure "6" Might Upset a Lot of History..........52
11. 1780, the Other Colonies Plot with England and France Against the Carolina and Georgia ..........55
12. Cowpens, the Most Brilliant Tactical Victory of the Republic's Earlier Wars ..........66
PART II.
1. "Light Horse Harry" in Pickens' Command - Plye's Defeat..........81
2. Into Virginia with Greene - Rise of the Partisan Triumvirate..........89
3. A Triple Victory with "Light Horse Harry" at Augusta..........94
4. From the Fruitless Seige of Ninety-Six to the Janus Victory of Eutaw..........101
5. South Carolina's Most Distinguished Assembly, the Big End of a Horn, or the Base of a Pyramid?..........109
6. Justice, Honesty, Humanity..........112
7. "They're Not Worth the Powder and Lead It Would Take to Blow Their Scalps Off!"..........116
8. Back to the Ways of Peace Without Filing So Much as an Expense Claim..........122
9. Skyagunsta, the Wizard of Tomassee, Perhaps a Medicine Man Unawares..........124
10. Early Treaties and Councils with Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeks..........127
11. A Wily Creek Chief Brings President Washington to a Secret Treaty..........132
12. Peaceful Putterings Around Pendleton, More Indian Negotiations, and Congress..........138
13. His Last Work for President Washington as a Commissioner on Indian Affairs..........144
14. Building Bastions and Block-houses of Beulah..........147
15. The March of Empire Under Jefferson: Pickens' Last Work as Indian Commissioner..........150
Softly Into Galun-lati Floats the Wizard Owl.......157
Sources and Acknowledments..........160
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SKYAGUNSTA
part of the Pickens Genealogy Information Group
SKYAGUNSTA The Border Wizard Owl Is the history of Major-General Andrew Pickens. Written and Published by Dr. A.L. Pickens, Ph.D in 1934 it is perhaps the most interesting book written about Major-General Andrew Pickens. There is not much genealogy information, only the first 5 pages mentions his family. The rest is his military career.
This is the complete work with revision. The book itself came from the Library of E.M. Sharp and was donated to the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library. There has been some sad news concerning this book. It seems that the original is missing, and presumed lost. This is a copy of a copy courtsey of Barbarba Giddens. For which I am extremely Thankful for, and extremely pleased that I can share it with everyone.
As is true with the rest of the library, this is presented here for Research Purposed Only all Copyright still belong to the family. Some of the family material may prove NOW to be incorrect.
This is the complete work with revision. The book itself came from the Library of E.M. Sharp and was donated to the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library. There has been some sad news concerning this book. It seems that the original is missing, and presumed lost. This is a copy of a copy courtsey of Barbarba Giddens. For which I am extremely Thankful for, and extremely pleased that I can share it with everyone.
As is true with the rest of the library, this is presented here for Research Purposed Only all Copyright still belong to the family. Some of the family material may prove NOW to be incorrect.
The Title Page
Contents
Part 1
1. A trail to the Place of the Sunlight of God..........1
2. A Newly Founded Home -- The Growth of Royal Error.........4
3. Rumblings of a Coming Storm and Revolution in the Carolina Up-Country...........5
4. Battle of Savage's Old Field, First Bloodshed of the War in South..........8
5. The Campaign Against the Cherokees in 1776..........17
6. 1777, the Year of Partial Peace..........32
7. An Early Exploiter of the Marvelous Florida Climate Shows Up..........34
8. 1779, Kettle Creek, Georgia's Link in the Chain that led to Yorktown..........39
9. "Hanging, Hanging, Who Did the Hanging?"..........46
10. A Typesetter's Inverted Figure "6" Might Upset a Lot of History..........52
11. 1780, the Other Colonies Plot with England and France Against the Carolina and Georgia ..........55
12. Cowpens, the Most Brilliant Tactical Victory of the Republic's Earlier Wars ..........66
PART II.
1. "Light Horse Harry" in Pickens' Command - Plye's Defeat..........81
2. Into Virginia with Greene - Rise of the Partisan Triumvirate..........89
3. A Triple Victory with "Light Horse Harry" at Augusta..........94
4. From the Fruitless Seige of Ninety-Six to the Janus Victory of Eutaw..........101
5. South Carolina's Most Distinguished Assembly, the Big End of a Horn, or the Base of a Pyramid?..........109
6. Justice, Honesty, Humanity..........112
7. "They're Not Worth the Powder and Lead It Would Take to Blow Their Scalps Off!"..........116
8. Back to the Ways of Peace Without Filing So Much as an Expense Claim..........122
9. Skyagunsta, the Wizard of Tomassee, Perhaps a Medicine Man Unawares..........124
10. Early Treaties and Councils with Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeks..........127
11. A Wily Creek Chief Brings President Washington to a Secret Treaty..........132
12. Peaceful Putterings Around Pendleton, More Indian Negotiations, and Congress..........138
13. His Last Work for President Washington as a Commissioner on Indian Affairs..........144
14. Building Bastions and Block-houses of Beulah..........147
15. The March of Empire Under Jefferson: Pickens' Last Work as Indian Commissioner..........150
Softly Into Galun-lati Floats the Wizard Owl.......157
Sources and Acknowledments..........160
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