The Battle of Kings Mountain - Eyewitness Accounts (Paperback, illustrated edition)

?In the fall of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty, when the American cause wore a very gloomy aspect in the Southern States, Colonels Arthur and William Campbell, hearing of the advance of Colonel Ferguson along the mountains in the State of North Carolina... formed a plan to intercept him.? ?Ensign Robert Campbell On October 7, 1780, American Patriot and Loyalist soldiers battled each other at Kings Mountain, near the border of North and South Carolina. With over one hundred eyewitness accounts, this collection of participant statements from men of both sides includes letters and statements in their original form?the soldiers? own words? unedited and unabridged. Rife with previously unpublished details of this historic turning point in the American Revolution, these accounts expose the dramatic happenings of the battle, including new perspectives on the debate over Patriot Colonel William Campbell's bravery during the fi ght. Robert M. Dunkerly's work is an invaluable resource to historians studying the fl ow of combat, genealogists tracing their ancestors and anyone interested in Kings Mountain and the Southern Campaign.

General

Imprint:	History Press (SC)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	Robert M. Dunkerly
Dimensions:	231 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	158
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-59629-236-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-59629-236-9
Barcode:	9781596292369

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