Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical: Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before Published — John Shaqi
Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical: Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before PublishedHunter, C. L.
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Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical: Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before Published
Hunter, C. L.
Burke County (N.C.) -- History; Cabarrus County (N.C.) -- History; Cleveland County (N.C.) -- History; Gaston County (N.C.) -- History; Iredell County (N.C.) -- History; Lincoln County (N.C.) -- History; Mecklenburg County (N.C.) -- History; North Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Rowan
Route of the British Army through Mecklenburg and Rowan Counties--
General Griffith Rutherford--Locke Family--Hon. Archibald Henderson--
Richard Pearson--Mrs Elizabeth Steele.
CHAPTER IV.
IREDELL COUNTY
Col. Alexander Osborn--Captain William Sharpe--Major William Gill--
Captain Andrew Carson, and others--Captain Alexander Davidson--Captain
James Houston--Captain James Houston's Muster Roll--Rev. James Hall--
Hon. Hugh Lawson White.
CHAPTER V.
LINCOLN COUNTY
Battle of Ramseur's Mill--Route of the British Army through Lincoln
county--Gen. Joseph Graham--Brevard Family--Col. James Johnston--
Genealogy of Col. James Johnston--Jacob Forney, Sr.--Gen. Peter
Forney--Major Abram Forney--Remarks--Genealogy of the Forney Family.
CHAPTER VI.
GASTON COUNTY
Rev. Humphrey Hunter--Dr. William McLean--Major William Chronicle--
Captain Samuel Martin--Captain Samuel Caldwell--Captain John Mattocks--
William Rankin--General John Moore--Elisha Withers.
CHAPTER VII.
CLEAVELAND COUNTY
Battle of King's Mountain--Colonel William Campbell--Colonel Isaac
Shelby--Colonel James D. Williams--Colonel William Graham--
Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Hambrigh.
CHAPTER VIII.
BURKE COUNTY
Battle of the Cowpens--General Daniel Morgan--General Charles McDowell
and Brothers.
CHAPTER IX.
WILKES COUNTY
Colonel Benjamin Cleaveland--Colonel John Sevier--General William
Lenoir.
CHAPTER X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Lord Cornwallis--Colonel Tarleton--Cherokee Indians--Conclusion.
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.
DATE EVENTS.
1492 October 12, Columbus discovered America.
1584 July 4, Amadas and Barlow approach the coast of North
Carolina.
1663 Charter of Charles II, William Drummond, first
Governor of North Carolina.
1678 John Culpeper's Rebellion.
1693 Carolina divided into North and South Carolina.
1705 First Church erected in North Carolina.
1705 First Newspaper published in the United States.
1710 Carey's Rebellion.
1729 Charter of Charles II, surrendered.
1765 Stamp Act passed.
1771 May 16, Battle of Alamance.
1774 August 25, Popular Assembly at Newbern.
1775 May 20 Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
1775 June, General Washington commander-in-chief.
1775 June 17, Battle of Bunker's Hill.
1775 August, Josiah Martin, Royal Governor, retreated.
1775 December 9, Battle of Great Bridge, near Norfolk, Va.
1776 February 27, Battle of Moore's Creek, N.C.
1776 August 27, Battle of Long Island.
1776 December 12, Constitution of North Carolina formed at Halifax.
1776 December 26, Battle of Trenton.
1776 Aug. & Sept., General Rutherford subdues the Cherokees.
1777 January 3, Battle of Princeton.
1777 September 11, Battle of Brandywine.
1777 October 4, Battle of Germantown.
1777 October 7, Battle of Saratoga.
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