9 . ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁George ▁We ed on , ▁who ▁evidently ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁the ▁charges , ▁called ▁G ist ▁" the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁W rong head s ". ▁On ▁ 4 ▁December , ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁march ▁to ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁William ▁Wood ford ' s ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁ 7 5 0 ▁Virginia ▁Cont inent als ▁arrived , ▁having ▁march ed ▁. ▁G ist ▁and ▁his ▁regiment ▁were ▁captured ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Char l eston . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁ ▁G ist ▁received ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁acres ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁moved ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁and ▁built ▁an ▁estate ▁called ▁Can ew ood . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁six ▁feet ▁tall ▁and ▁" st out - fr amed ", ▁with ▁a ▁dark ▁complex ion . ▁Williams ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁died ▁around ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁Histor ian ▁Francis ▁B . ▁He it man ▁assert ed ▁that ▁G ist ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 . ▁A ▁third ▁source ▁gave ▁his ▁date ▁of ▁death ▁as ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁in ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Family ▁Nathan iel ▁had ▁two ▁brothers , ▁Richard