Eliza Yonge Wilkinson was a 19 year old female patriot at the time that the British attempted to capture the city of Charleston, South Carolina. Though unsuccessful, the city was recaptured four years later on May 12, 1780. She witnessed all the turmoil that the colonists have been through when being ransacked by the British armies. …show more content…
She felt “gratitude affection, and pity for [the] countrymen,” as they passed her by. Students can interpret that the people were ready to fight for their freedom. The citizens were grateful that these men were willing to risk their lives, but pity that only a few of them will survive. The people of the town wept and cried to hear that their loved one has died in battle. It was heard that General Lincoln would come and help the citizens. People were happy and excited for that message. The life of a teenager was hard when war was about.
The British tried to ambush any patriot they could find. The one who informed the British about the Lieutenant was an African-American. They had almost found Lieut. Morton Wilkinson’s home, until a neighboring African-American convinced them that the home they were at was the wrong one. Her family was almost caught in a tough