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Campbell, William, 1745-1781 The expedition to and battle on Kings Mountain

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.011 Author/Creator: Campbell, William, 1745-1781 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 1780 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 33.6 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

An account of Battle of Kings Mountain, which took place in South Carolina on 7 October 1780, by Colonel Campbell (two months after the battle he was made brigadier general of militia). Describes the political and administrative background leading to this battle with a brief description of the battle itself. Date and transcription inferred from page 3. Genealogy, which appears to be added later, penciled in on page 4. Although there is no date it appears to be of the period.

Campbell, William, 1745-1781

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