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"If an Ardent Thirst for Military Fame, A Social and Benevolent Heart, An Uncommon Genius, A Mind Glowing with Patriotic Fire, Replete with Useful Knowledge, and Capable of Perseverance under Difficulties, Where Glory was in View, Claim our Admiraton, The Fate of Major Patrick Ferguson, Who Possess'd These and Other Virtues in an Eminent Degree, And Who Fell, Warring Against Discord, Irresistibly Claims our Tears." -- New York Gazette, February 14, 1781. |
 Wax Bust of Ferguson |
Major Patrick Ferguson was another of the energetic young officers who commanded a loyalist unit on detached duty during the Southern Campaign. He was killed at the battle of King's Mountain.
One of the most persistent legends about Ban Tarleton is that he and Ferguson were enemies, due to Ferguson's "disapproval" of Tarleton's operating methods, but as discussed elsewhere on the site, there is no first-hand evidence to support this.
Dr. M. M. Gilchrist (Doc M) has written the first full-length biography of Ferguson (Patrick Ferguson: "A Man of Some Genius." Edinburgh: National Museums of Scotland Publishing, 2003), and is presently engaged in editing his correspondence for publication. Rather than working up a biography for him here, I refer readers to her website, The Silver Whistle, which contains a wealth of information. See the links page.
[Thanks to Kate Jenks for sending along the tribute from Ferguson's colleagues, published in the Gazette.]
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