Battle of Kings Mountain
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The Battle of Kings Mountain was a military engagement between Patriot and Loyalist militias in South Carolina during the southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a decisive v
Patrick Ferguson (center) being fatally wounded during the battle
Gathering of Overmountain Men at Sycamore Shoals, a black and white reproduction of Lloyd Branson's 1915 depiction of the Patriot militias joining up
Battle of Sullivans Island
Benjamin Cleveland
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Benjamin Cleveland was an American pioneer and officer in the North Carolina militia. He is best remembered for his service as a colonel in the Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia dur
Battle of Kings Mountain
…challenged Patriot militias to lay down their arms or suffer the consequences. In response, the Patriot militias, known as the Overmountain Men, led by Benjamin Cleveland, James Johnston, William Campbell, John Sevier, Joseph McDowell, and Isaac Shelby rallied to attack Ferguson and his forces. Receiving intelligence on…
Historical marker about Cleveland on the Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway in Cleveland, Tennessee.
Giclee replica of Troian's original painting "Benjamin Cleveland's War Prize"