Soon after, he was married to Miss Mary Corliss his cousin, a grand daughter of the above named Col. But his heart was young, and all awake to the cause of human freedom, which was then writhing in the grasp of the British lion for existence and he with others, rallied around the flag of his country, and fought on, till with the blessing of God, the British cannon ceased their roar, their serried columns were sent flying before the Eagle of Liberty-and the tide of ministerial aggression rolled back-our independence acknowledged, and the foundation of a great republic laid deep in the hearts of a rejoicing nation.Īfter the close of the war, and the disbanding of the army, Elder Bowles went into the State of New Hampshire, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. His young heart must have often stood appalled, amid the carnage which strewed many a battle-field, and he must have turned away from such scenes of blood and slaughter, sickened at the horrors of war. Service-had many narrow escapes-often moved on to battle amid the roar of cannon, rattle of musketry and death-dealing bayonets. We may well suppose that he saw some hard We know very little of his military life, save that he served throughout the entire war. He must have learned here, to meet danger with courage and resolution this was a portion of his life that called into vigorous exercise that courage and perseverance, for which he was ever after characterized. He remained in this situation for two years, and then enlisted, a mere boy, in the American army, to risk his life in defense of the holy cause of liberty. But it appears that his young heart, did not readily imbibe the sentiments of “the divine right of kings,” neither did he altogether fancy his new situation for at the tender age of fourteen, we find him serving in the Colonial artillery, in the capacity of waiter to an officer. Jones died, and he was placed in the family of a Tory. His infancy was spent with his father but while in his childhood, he was placed under the care of Mr. Morgan, who was distinguished as an Officer in the Rifle Corps of the American army, during the Revolutionary struggle for Independence. His father was an African, In the humble capacity of a servant.-His mother was a daughter of the celebrated Col. Baptists.Įlder CHARLES BOWLES, the subject of this Memoir, was born in the city of Boston, A.D. Baptist Church-Whitfield's Labors-Withdraws from the C. ![]() ![]() ![]() His Origin-Early Life-Enters the Army-Close of the War-His Conversion-Joins the C.
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