He could wear all disguises with admirable ease and dexterity.
Garden styles him "a perfect Proteus".* He was equally remarkable for his strategy as for his bravery; and his nobleness and generosity were, quite as much as these, the distinguishing traits of his character.

Such was the confidence in his fidelity and skill that a roving commission was granted him, with liberty to pick his associates from the Brigade.
Of these he seldom chose more than six.

"He often went out," says Moultrie, "and returned with prisoners, before I knew that he was gone.
I have known of his catching a party that was looking for him.

He has told me that he could have killed single men several times, but he would not; he would rather let them get off.

He went into the British lines at Savannah, as a deserter, complaining, at the same time, of our ill-usage of him; he was gladly received (they having heard of his character) and caressed by them.