Before They Were Heroes at King's Mountain

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The men who fought at King's Mountain were experienced fighters. In addition to the story of the campaign and the battle, Before They Were Heroes at King's Mountain tells six years of Revolutionary War history in the South from the militia side. These men were fighting Shawnee along the Ohio River, Scots Tories along the Cape Fear River, campaigning against the Cherokees in '76 and the Chickamaugas in '79. The fearsome reputation of the "shirtmen" had grown at the Battle of Great Bridge. They demonstrated their skills against the loyalists at Ramsour's Mill. Some of the men patrolled the Carolina and Virginia countryside, chasing bands of Tories, whipping some and hanging others.In the sixth year of the American Revolution when the British were marching north from Charlestown, executing with skill their Southern Strategy, Lt. General Charles, Lord Cornwallis was advancing through South Carolina. The Southern Department of the Continental Army had been twice defeated in three months. No army stood in the way of Cornwallis's advance. This "ghost legion" of backwoods militiamen, which appeared unexpectedly and seemingly from nowhere turned the tide toward victory. Just 12 months and 12 days after Kings Mountain, the British surrendered at Yorktown. The victory by the mountaineers and the Patriot militia reignited a spirit of patriot resistance.Before They Were Heroes at King's Mountain puts the story on the landscape, taking the reader to scores of sites across the South where these events are commemorated. Title: Before They Were Heroes at King's Mountain Author Name: Jones, Randell Location Published: Daniel Boone Footsteps: 2011 Binding: softcover Book Condition: Excellent Inscription: signed by author Pages: 622 Categories: Campaigns & Battles, Signed Books Seller ID: 0982

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