One of Marion's modes of getting rid of worthless officers, was to put them into coventry.

In this practice his good officers joined him, and their sympathy and cooperation soon secured his object.

"He kept a list of them," said Horry, "which he called his Black List.

This mode answered so well that many resigned their commissions, and the brigade was thus fortunately rid of such worthless fellows." The values of such a riddance is well shown by another sentence from the MS.

of our veteran.
"I found the men seldom defective, were it not for the bad example set them by their officers."* * MS.p.