Excerpt from The Hero of Cowpens: A Centennial Sketch
The authoress has to regret that her limited access to Revolutionary correspondence, has left her argument less exhaustive than she could desire. The point sought to be established is, that Benedict Arnold performed no essential or valuable service during our Revolutionary struggle; that he appropriated the laurels fairly won by Daniel Morgan, and has worn them for a hundred years. For facts personal to Arnold she has relied mainly upon Sparks" Life of Arnold; for the same for General Morgan she is indebted to Graham"s Life of Morgan (See page v.) For general historical conclusions, after consulting all our standard authorities and sometimes reading between the lines, she has been careful not to wander far from Bancroft"s version.
If she have set her hero in a somewhat poetic light, her "offence hath this extent - no more."
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