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and Newton, with their redeemed friends and captive foes, 

 crossed the Savannah river and joined the army at Purys- 

 burg. In the disastrous siege of Savannah the gallant Jasper 

 lost his life. Shortly after the battle of Fort Moultrie, the 

 lady of Colonel' Bernard Elliott presented an elegant pair of 

 colours to the second regiment, to which Jasper was attached. 

 Her address on the occasion concluded thus : " 1 make not the 

 least doubt, under Heaven's protection, you will stand by these 

 colours so long as they wave in the air of liberty." In reply, 

 a promise was made that they should be honourably supported, 

 and never should be tarnished by the second regiment. This 

 engagement was literally fulfilled. Three years after they were 

 planted on the British lines at Savannah. One by Lieutenant 

 Bush, who was immediately shot down. Lieutenant Hume, 

 in the act of planting his, was also shot down ; and Lieut. 

 Gray, in supporting them, received a mortal wound ; and while 

 Jasper was in the act of replacing them, he received a death 

 shot. An officer called to see him, to whom he thus spoke : 

 "I have got my furlough. That sword was presented to me by 

 Governor Rutledge, for my services in the defence of Fort 

 Moultrie ; give it to my father, and tell him that I have worn it 

 with honour. If he should weep, tell him his son died in the 

 hope of a better life. Tell Mrs. Elliott that I lost my life sup- 

 porting the colours which she presented to our regiment. If 

 you should ever see Jones, his wife and son, tell them that 

 Jasper is gone, but that the remembrance of the battle which 

 he fought for them, brought a secret joy to his heart, when it 

 was about to stop its motion for ever." Hon. R. M. Charlton, 

 in his eulogy on Jasper, says : " Who has written his epitaph ? 

 Who has built up his monument? Shame! shame upon us, 

 that we are compelled to exclaim, in the language of the 

 poet : 



" ' We carved not a line, we raised not a stone. 

 But left him alone in liis glory.' " 



Sergeant Jasper married Miss Elizabeth Marlow, while he 

 was stationed at Fort Moultrie. They had two children, Wil- 

 liam and Elizabeth, both of whom were educated in Charles- 

 ton. After the death of Sergeant Jasper, his widow married 

 a Mr. Wagner, of Charleston. 



