[4] He was conversant in the history of the state, and when a monument was erected on the Cowpens battlefield in 1856, gave a speech.
[6] Landrum gave the funeral sermon for Joshua Hawkins, a member of his church and hero of both Cowpens and King's Mountain.
Hawkins had a ball from a British gun in his leg all his life, but did not wish to be buried with it.
No face is seen that does not deepest sorrow show; Departed are our joys and only bitter woe Remains, since thou, oh!
Mankind thy sage advise - God pity on us send.