Author: Daniel W. Barefoot Publisher: John F. Blair, Publisher ISBN: 9780895872173 Category : Historic sites Languages : en Pages : 0
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Author Daniel Barefoot offers 14 driving tours that cover 82 of North Carolina's 100 counties. From Brunswick Town, where the first armed, open resistance to British colonial rule occurred, to Guilford Courthouse, where Cornwallis lost a quarter of his troops, which eventually led to his surrender at Yorktown seven months later.
Author: Daniel W. Barefoot Publisher: ISBN: 9780895874788 Category : Historic sites Languages : en Pages : 488
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The fourteen tours in this book tell the story of Revolutionary War North Carolina at the places where events occurred--at the homes of participants, on the ground where battles were fought, at the graves of men and women who sacrificed for freedom.
Author: R. L. Barbour Publisher: Pelican Publishing ISBN: 9781589800083 Category : Historic sites Languages : en Pages : 0
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While New Englanders like to think of the American Revolution as 'their' war, more battles for colonial independence were fought in South Carolina than in any other area. This nicely crafted work is a guide to 45 engagements waged in the Palmetto State. --James I. Roberston, Jr., author of Civil War Sites in Virginia: A Tour Guide and Stonewall Jackson: The Man, The Soldier, The Legend Did you know that more Revolutionary War battles took place in South Carolina than in any other state? Approximately 250 armed conflicts took place in the Palmetto State, though some historians estimate that figure to be closer to 300. South Carolina's Revolutionary War Battlefields takes you to the very spot where some of the most pivotal and exciting engagements occurred. See Hanging Rock, where a thirteen-year-old Andrew Jackson served as messenger, and the former Waxhaws settlement, where the British colonel Banastre Tarleton massacred the surrendering Patriots. Visit Camden, Cowpens, and Kings Mountain, considered three of the most decisive battles of the Revolutionary War. Each of this guide's 45 chapters focuses on a single battle, giving precise directions for driving and hiking to the site. After a description of the action, a summary lists the commanders' names and the number of fatalities and casualties on both sides.
Author: Daniel W. Barefoot Publisher: ISBN: 9780895874795 Category : HISTORY Languages : en Pages :
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"The 21 tours in this book tell about Revolutionary War South Carolina at the sites where events occurred, at the homes of participants, on battlefields, at the graves of men and women who sacrificed for freedom." Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", Thomas Sumter, the "Gamecock", Andrew Pickens, the "Fighting Elder", Andrew Jackson, "Old Hickory", Nathanael Greene, and Daniel Morgan are detailed in their fight against the Redcoats like Banastre Tarleton and Tories like Bloody Bill Cunningham. Revolutionary War sites such as Cowpens, Camden, Kings Mountain, Ninety Six, and Sullivan's Island are included.
Author: Hugh F. Rankin Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 1469621576 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 445
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In this classic account of the Revolutionary War experiences of the North Carolina Continentals, Hugh F. Rankin traces the events leading to war in North Carolina and follows all the campaigns and battles in which the North Carolina Continentals took part--Brandywine, Germantown, Charleston, Savannah, Camden, Eutaw Springs, and others. He also provides descriptions of almost all of the significant personalities in the Continental Army. Originally published in 1971, this new edition contains a foreword by Lawrence Babits, introducing the book to a new generation of scholars and general readers interested in the Revolutionary War.
Author: Robert M. Dunkerly Publisher: DRAM Tree Books ISBN: 9780981460338 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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It has been said that while the famous battles of the American Revolution were fought in the North, the decisive battles were fought in the South. During the Revolutionary War, no place was more important than the southeastern part of North Carolina. Based on eyewitness accounts (many never before published), including journals, diaries, military reports, archaeological studies, and family histories, this is the story of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear during the Revolution.
Author: Angus Konstam Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1846035643 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 96
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By the Spring of 1781, the American Revolutionary War had dragged on for almost six years and the outcome still hung in the balance. When the British commander Lord Cornwallis launched his invasion of North Carolina in early 1781, his objective was to destroy General Nathaniel Greene's American army. At Guilford Courthouse on 15 March 1781 the two armies met. In a desperately hard-fought battle the small but professional British army succeeded in fighting its way through three separate lines of American troops – but at a dreadful cost. Cornwallis lost over a quarter of his command. When news of the 'victory' reached Britain, a politician remarked; 'Another such victory would ruin the British army'.
Author: Clint Johnson Publisher: ASDavis Media Group ISBN: 097660132X Category : Historic sites Languages : en Pages : 275
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For the casual traveler or dedicated history enthusiast, this definitive guide gives an illuminating glimpse into the nation's early days and struggle for independence. Relive the colonial days through a trip to Williamsburg, Virginia. Explore Washington Crossing State Park, where one of George Washington's pivotal victories took place on Christmas night in 1776.
Author: Daniel W. Barefoot
Author: Daniel W. Barefoot
Author: Daniel W. Barefoot
Author: M. Victor Alper
Author: R. L. Barbour
Author: Daniel W. Barefoot
Author: Hugh F. Rankin
Author: Robert M. Dunkerly
Author: Angus Konstam
Author: Clint Johnson