He related several interesting particulars, among others this one: "Just in the outskirts of Georgetown there is a pond full of bushes, and in the middle of it a large gum-tree with a thick top and branches that reach the thicket below.
"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"
William Dobein James
Greene rallied his army at the pass of Sanders' creek, six miles from Camden, and soon after occupied the position Gates had intended to take, at gum swamp.
"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"
William Dobein James
Gates reached the important pass of gum Swamp, and occupied it properly, the fortune of war might have been changed.
"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"
William Dobein James