MARYLAND:
—Regiments, 25–27
—Companies: Anderson, 32, 77, 103, 104; Mangers, 32, 77, 103, 104; Dobson, 32, 77, 103, 105
VIRGINIA:
—11th Regiment, 24
—Wallace’s Company, 32, 55, 76, 103, 104, 109–11, 114, 115, 126,
NORTH CAROLINA, 170 (n. 27), 184 (n. 51)
Army, Flying, 24, 25; formation of, 9, 23, 28, 33, 168 (n. 1), 170 (n. 27); move to South Carolina, 48; move to Cowpens, 52; at Cowpens, 62; in North Carolina, 134, 143–45; casualties, 151–52
Army, French, 147
Arnold, Benedict, 24
Artisans, 35
Artillery, 9, 17; tactics, 21. See also Army, British: artillery
Augusta, Ga., 2, 4, 5
Augusta County, Va., 33
Baggage: American, 54, 72, 79, 186 (n. 67); British, 9, 49, 131–35, 150, 159
Baldwin, John, 81
Baltimore, Md., 25
Bantham, John, 119
Barber, Captain, 30
Barclay’s Legion, 149
Barrett, William, 41, 78
Barry, Andrew, 39, 76
Barry, John, 39, 172 (n. 73)
Bayonets, 11, 15, 16, 55; tactics, 18, 94, 111, 153, 158; wounds, 94, 108–9, 119, 139, 140; against militia line, 94–97, 98, 153; at main line, 104, 108, 111, 113, 117, 118, 120, 127, 158
Beal (Beale), Captain, 73, 173 (n. 89), 185 (n.55)
Beattie’s Ford, N.C., 144
Beaty (Beattie, Beatty), Captain, 77, 173 (n. 89), 185 (n. 55)
Bell, Lieutenant, 126
Bell, Oliver, 172 (n. 61)
Biggers Ferry, S.C., 48
Bivins, William, 105, 139, 205 (n. 3)
Blacks. See African Americans
Blackstock’s Plantation, S.C., 22, 40, 46, 51, 127, 189 (n. 15)
Bland, Theodoric, 41
Board of War (N.C.), 6
Boston, Mass., 5, 24
Botetourt County, Va., 33
Braden, James, 122
Brandon, Christopher, 98, 209
Brandon, Thomas, 31, 36, 39, 49, 74, 75, 86, 98
Brandon’s Battalion. See Militia—South Carolina: Brandon’s Fair Forest Regiment
Brandywine, Pa., battle of, 3
Briar Creek: battle of, 45
Brierly’s Ferry, S.C., 49
British army. See Army, British
British Legion. See Army, British: British Legion
Broad River, 5, 49, 51, 54, 62, 79, 134, 136, 143, 144, 159
Brookes, Benjamin, 26, 168 (n. 11)
Brooke’s Plantation, S.C., 49, 52
Brown, Joseph, 141
Brownlee, John, 111, 139
Bruin, Peter, 28
Buchanan, Patrick, 33, 76, 184 (n. 50)
Buck Creek, 62, 65, 180 (n. 1)
Bucks County Dragoons, 175 (n. 106)
Buford, Abraham, 44, 127, 169 (n. 25)
Bullock Creek, 133, 135
Burke Court House (Burk Town), N.C., 30, 144
Burr’s Mill, S.C., 48, 52, 56, 57, 134, 177 (n. 28)
Busby, James, 129, 139
Bush River, 49
Caldwell, James, 59, 98
Caldwell, Samuel, 173 (n. 83)
Caledonian Volunteers, 46, 175 (n. 106)
Call, James, 41, 78
Camden, S.C., 3, 4, 5, 8; battle of, 18, 24, 25, 27, 45, 46, 55, 187 (n. 14)
Campbell, Archibald, 2, 18
Campbell, David, 33, 34, 179 (n. 45), 184 (n. 52)
Canada, 2, 45
Cane, 65, 73, 74, 101, 153, 181 (n. 15)
Cane, Michael, 143
Cane Creek, 62
Cannons. See Army, British: artillery
Carbines, 11, 19, 21, 202 (n. 7)
Carlisle, Francis, 173 (n. 83)
Carlisle, James, 98
Carlisle Commission, 1
Cartridges. See Ammunition
Casualties, American, 138, 151–52
—Continental: Maryland, 104, 105, 119, 121, 139; Virginia, 104, 111, 119, 139; Delaware, 105–6, 121, 139
—militia, 5, 94; South Carolina, 10, 94, 98, 140; Virginia, 104; North Carolina, 107, 109, 139, 183 (n. 34), 207
—State troops: North Carolina, 28; Virginia; 28, 104, 111, 122, 139; South Carolina, 139
Casualties, British, 92, 139, 143, 157
—artillery, 120
—British Legion: dragoons, 161 (n. 6); infantry, 92–93, 104, 105
—17th Light Dragoons, 99, 125, 140, 161 (n. 6)
—7th Regiment, 105
—Prince of Wales American Regiment, 144
Caswell County, N.C., 35
Catawba River, 140, 144, 145
Cavalry. See Dragoons
Charles, Oliver, 172 (n. 61)
Charleston, S.C., 1, 2, 6, 44, 46, 139, 147, 163 (n. 20)
Charlotte, N.C., 3, 5, 6, 7, 15, 22, 46, 48
Cheraws, S.C., 5, 7, 41
Chesney (Chesnee), Alexander, 47, 48, 51, 56, 63, 81, 107, 126, 131, 134
Chester County, S.C., 40
Chitty, C. K., 168 (n. 11)
Christy, John, 149
Clark, Mordecai, 36
Cleveland, Benjamin, 36
Clinton, Henry, 2, 3
Clothing. See Uniforms
Cloud, Joseph, 172 (n. 61)
Clowney, Samuel, 58, 201 (n. 78)
“Clump of pines’/’slope,” 63, 66, 99, 182 (n. 21)
Collins, James, 82, 98, 99, 131, 167 (n. 41), 209
Collins, John, 31, 39, 76
Combs, John, 33, 76, 102, 104
Connelly, Henry, 28, 66, 76–79, 184 (n. 51)
Continentals. See Army, Continental
Cornwallis, Charles, Lord, 1, 3, 7, 10, 48, 133, 136, 147; invasion of North Carolina, 9; pursuit of Morgan and Greene, 143, 145, 146
Coulter, Lieutenant, 172 (n. 70)
Coulter’s Ford Road, 62
Countersign, 54
Coventry, R.I., 5
Cowans Ford, N.C., 145
Crabtree, Richard, 81
Croes, Joseph, 139
Crowell, Thomas, 111
Cruger, John Harris, 4
Cudd’s Creek. See Little Buck Creek
Cunningham, Major, 40, 72, 75, 82, 83
Cunningham, William, 39
Dan River, 145
Davidson, William L., 34, 144, 145
Dawson, James, 141
Dearing, William, 104, 171 (n. 45)
“Delaware Blues,” 27
Deshasure (Deshaser), Henry W., 58, 135, 136, 201 (n. 78)
Dickison, Nathaniel, 139
Dickson (Dixon), Jeremiah, 38, 93, 172 (n. 70)
Dillard, James, 52, 75, 93, 183 (n. 42)
Dinning Creek, 49
Dobson, Henry, 28, 77
Donnolly, Captain, 173 (n. 89)
Dougherty, Michael, 129, 148
Draft/draftees, 30
Dragoons, 65, 66; tactics of, 20, 153. See also Army, British; Army, Continental
Draper, Lyman, 15, 149
Drum signals/beats, 1, 81, 117, 154–55
Dugan, James, 39, 138
Dugan, Robert, 39, 138
Duncan’s Creek, 50
Duncanson, Captain, 122
Dunlap, Robert, 38
Duration. See Time frame
Dyer, Walter, 27
Easterwood Ford, S.C., 52
Elsbury, Lieutenant, 30
Enoree River, 51, 141
Erwin, Alexander, 171 (n. 58)
Eutaw Springs, S.C., 25, 39, 178 (n. 41)
Everheart, Lawrence, 58, 59, 127, 131, 138, 179 (n. 50), 200 (n. 53)
Ewing, James (It., Md.), 28, 77, 120
Ewing, James (capt., S.C.), 39, 183 (n. 42)
Fair Forest Creek, 48, 49, 51
Fair Forest Meeting House, 49
Fair Forest Regiment. See Militia: South Carolina
Fair Forest Shoal, S.C., 49
Farr, William, 40, 75, 90
Farrow, Thomas, 39, 76, 93, 180 (n. 5), 181 (n. 15), 190 (n. 25)
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Fatigue, 93, 101, 106, 113, 119, 155–59
Fauntleroy, Griffin, 41
Fauquier County, Va., 33
Ferguson, Patrick, 3
Files, Adam, 39
Files, Jeremiah, 39, 98
Files, John, Jr., 39
Files, John, Sr., 39, 76, 184 (n. 44)
First Delaware Regiment. See Army, Continental: Delaware
Fishdam Ford, S.C.: battle of, 44
Fishing Creek: battle of, 22, 40, 46
Flags (colors), 122, 137, 197 (n. 100), 201 (n.5)
Fletchall, Thomas, 49
Fletcher’s Mill, S.C., 141
Florida, 2
Flying Army. See Army, Flying
Food: American, 5, 7, 29, 52, 55, 145, 178 (n. 41); British, 9, 49, 145, 156–57, 177 (n. 25)
Forage, 5, 49, 51
Fort Granby, S.C., 5, 8
Fort Watson, S.C., 5
Fort Williams, S.C., 8, 49
Fox, Richard, 158
Fraser, Ensign, 45, 132
Frederick County, Va., 24, 168 (n. 13)
French and Indian War, 23, 40
Friday’s Ferry, S.C., 5
Fusiliers. See Army, British: 7th Fusiliers
Gates, Horatio, 3, 24
Georgetown, S.C., 5, 8
Georgia Legion, 38
Georgia militia. See Militia: Georgia
Georgia refugees, 38, 58
Germain, George, Lord, 1
Gilbert Town, N.C., 138, 144
Giles, Edward, 25, 182 (n. 27)
Gilmore, James, 31, 33, 76, 101
Gist, Mordecai, 168
Glaubeck, Baron, 25, 132
Goudelock, William, 134–35
Graham, Colin, 175 (n. 116)
Graham, Joseph, 15
Grant, William, Jr., 173 (n. 83)
Grant, William, Sr., 40, 75, 136, 173 (n. 83)
Granville County, N.C., 35
Grasse, Compte de, 147
Greene, Nathanael, 5, 24, 79, 102, 136, 145
Green River, 56, 153, 179 (n. 45)
Green River Road, 51, 58, 60, 83, 134, 153; road junction, 61, 62, 183 (n. 30); landscape feature, 63, 65, 66, 124, 186 (n. 64); troops align on, 69–71, 78, 85, 125
Greer, John, 52
Gresham, George, 52, 174 (n. 100)
Grindal Shoals, S.C., 49, 51, 52, 135; Morgan camps at, 7, 48
Guides. See Scouts
Guilford County, N.C., 35
Guilford Court House, N.C., 145; battle of, 15, 25, 41, 47, 141, 144, 146, 147, 178 (n. 41), 201 (n. 5)
Gunnell, John, 139
Guyton, Aaron, 31, 52
Hailey, John, 149
Hamilton’s Ford, S.C., 132–36
Hammett, George, 149
Hammond, Samuel: on skirmish line, 28, 60, 65, 72, 73, 174 (n. 98), 208; orders to, 54, 66, 69, 72, 178 (n. 35); map, 66–69, 72, 178 (n. 35); on militia line, 86, 97; on main line, 101, 122, 125, 154
Hammond’s Store, S.C., 41, 49, 141
Hampton, Captain, 30
Hampton, Samuel, 30, 36
Hanger, George (Lord Colraine), 46, 154, 208, 209; on muskets, 13, 165 (nn. 5, 6); on rifles, 14, 18, 165 (n. 6); on tactics, 18, 94; on South Carolina “crackers,” 19; on Cowpens, 84, 128
Hanging Rock, S.C., 3
Harden, James, 38
Harris, William, 39, 75, 183 (n. 42)
Harriss, John, 106
Harvin, Edward, 166 (n. 24)
Hayes, Joseph, 31, 36, 39, 49, 73, 74, 75, 86, 90
Hayes, Michael, 149
Hayes Rise, 63, 65, 80, 86
Hayes’s Battalion. See Militia: South Carolina
Heard, Richard, 40
Hicks, Kit, 139
Hick’s Creek, S.C. See Cheraws
Highlanders. See Army, British: 71st Regiment
Hillsborough, N.C., 3, 8, 33
Hobkirk’s Hill, S.C, 16, 25, 41, 166 (n. 24), 178 (n. 41)
Hogg, Samuel, 93
Holland, Charles, 97
Horse Creek, 62
Hovenden, Richard, 44, 81, 179 (n. 50)
Howard, John Eager, 25–26, 53, 70, 92, 94, 130, 131, 209; and main line, 76, 100, 102, 109; misunderstood order, 109–12, 113; counterattack, 114, 116–17, 120, 122, 127
Howe, Richard, 2
Howe, William, 2
Huck, Christian, 3, 175 (n. 106)
Hughes, Joseph, 40, 75, 98, 99, 173 (n. 83), 184 (n. 43)
Huntington, Samuel, 7
Indian Creek, 50
Inman, Joshua, 40, 58, 72
Irby, John, 32, 39, 71, 75, 93, 94, 183 (n. 42)
Island Creek, 63, 65
Island Ford, N.C., 144
Island Ford Road (S.C.), 62, 72, 79
Jackson, James, 38, 60, 122, 133, 137, 177 (n. 28), 197 (n. 100)
James, Joseph, 107
Jaquett, Peter, 166 (n. 38)
Jefferson, Thomas, 28
Johnson, William, 65, 116, 117, 131, 209
Jolly, Benjamin, 42, 75, 78, 132, 173 (n. 83), 184 (n. 43)
Jones, Churchill, 41, 78
Kennedy’s Ford, S.C., 5
Ker, Captain, 38
Kilty, John S., 209
Kings Mountain, S.C., 3, 5, 7, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 49, 66, 141, 143, 150, 165 (n.8)
Kinlock, David, 44, 131, 177 (n. 24)
Kirkwood, Robert, 27, 106, 112, 133
Kochan, James I., 182 (n. 24)
Lancaster, Pa., 144
Landrum, J. B. O., 63
Laurens County, S.C., 39
Lawson, John (of S.C.), 38, 93, 172 (n. 70)
Lawson, John (of Va.), 76, 101, 111, 115, 151, 155
Lee, Charles, 44
Lee, Henry, 8, 15, 24, 41, 209
Lee, Robert E., 19
Lenud’s Ferry, S.C., 22, 41, 44
Leslie, Alexander, 9
Lewis, William, 172 (n. 61)
Lexington, Va., 31
“Life Guard,” 25
Light horse. See Dragoons
Light infantry. See Army, British; Army, Continental
Little Big Horn: battle of, 150, 158
Little Buck Creek (Cudd’s Creek), 66
Little Port Jolly, Nova Scotia, 148–49
Little River Regiment. See Militia: South Carolina
Liverpool, Nova Scotia, 149
Long, Reuben, 55
Long, Robert, 73, 75, 98, 140–41, 209
Long Cane Creek, 36
Long Cane Regiment, 28, 49, 177 (n. 28)
Long Island, N.Y., 5
Lorance, William, 86
Love’s Ford, S.C., 134
Loyalists (Tory), 1, 2, 3; South Carolina, 5, 7, 176 (n. 128)
Luckie, Alexander, 42
McArthur, Arthur, 8, 107, 122
McCall, James, 28, 41–42, 72, 78, 141, 174 (n. 101)
McConnell, Manuel, 142
McCoy, William, 104, 139
McDonald, James, 81
McDowell, Charles, 35, 36, 143
McDowell, Joseph (“Pleasant Garden Joe,” capt.), 35, 36
McDowell, Joseph (“Quaker Meadows Joe,” col.), 25, 120, 151; on skirmish line, 34–36, 65, 72–73, 81–83; flank fighting, 106–9, 126
Macedonia Creek, 57, 58, 179 (n. 51)
McGuire, Sergeant, 106
Mcjunkin, Joseph, 40, 90, 93, 141, 162 (n. 13), 208, 209
MacKenzie, Roderick, 155, 157, 180 (n. 65); with light infantry, 56–57; at militia line, 87, 92–93, 157, 209; dispute with Tarleton, 207
McKissick, David, 35
McNary, Hugh, 123
Mangers, Nicholas, 28, 77
Maple Swamp, 65, 73, 74, 76, 77, 109, 120, 122
Marion, Francis, 8, 28
Marshall, John, 54, 209
Martin, Benjamin, 77, 209
Martin, Josiah, 143
Maryland and Delaware Division, 26, 45
Maryland Continental troops. See Army, Continental: Maryland
Maryland Regiment Extraordinary, 25
Maryland Regiment(s). See Army, Contine
ntal: Maryland
Matt, Michael, 205 (n. 13)
Meade, William, 107, 138
Mecklenburg County, N.C., 35
Militia, 29
—Georgia, 25, 40, 52, 58, 65, 72, 75, 82, 83, 97, 101, 125, 177 (n. 28), 187 (n. 14)
—North Carolina: Lincoln/Rutherford, 30, 35, 36, 73; Surry/Wilkes, 30, 35, 36, 73, 76, 107, 126, 144, 183 (n. 34); Rowan, 30, 35, 36, 73, 144, 145; Clark’s Burke County Company, 33, 35, 76, 77; northern counties, 35; McDowell’s Battalion, 35, 52, 63, 65, 72, 74, 76, 82, 83, 105, 107, 120, 122, 123, 177 (n. 23); Burke, 35, 73, 76, 81, 107, 126; in flank fight, 106, 126, 154; postwar movements, 147–48
—South Carolina, 36, 49, 52, 54, 63, 73, 77, 78, 79, 86, 89, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 122, 154, 157; Pickens’s Long Cane Regiment, 28, 49, 177 (n. 28); Thomas’s Spartanburg Regiment, 30, 36, 49, 51, 73–76, 86, 92, 95, 99, 105, 119, 120, 196 (n. 84); Hayes’s Little River Regiment, 32, 39, 48, 49, 73–76, 86, 92, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 122, 177 (n. 28); Roebuck’s Battalion (Spartanburg), 38, 49, 74–75, 92, 93, 105, 120; Tramell’s Company, 38, 52, 93; Brandon’s Fair Forest Regiment, 40, 73–75, 86, 90, 92, 94, 95, 98, 99, 122, 157; Pickens’s Brigade, 48, 49, 51, 62, 71, 89, 119, 122; volunteer dragoons, 78, 124; smallpox in, 140–41; in North Carolina, 144; postwar movements, 147–48
— Virginia, 52, 71, 76; Gilmore’s Company (Rockbridge Rifles), 31, 32, 33, 77, 101, 103; David Campbell’s Regiment, 33, 34; Buchanan’s Company (Augusta County), 33, 76, 101, 104; Combs’s Company (Fauquier County), 33, 77, 92, 102, 104, 105, 112; Tate’s (Tait) Company (Augusta County), 33, 77, 101; formation, 33–34; positioning at Cow-pens, 62–63, 67, 69, 73; on third line, 76–78, 101, 115, 152, 154; in counterattack, 122, 142; in pursuit, 134–35; in North Carolina, 144; Triplett’s Battalion, 151
Militia, Loyalist (Tory), 29
Militia ridge, 65, 86, 87, 123, 126
Mitchell, John, 106
Moffett, John, 40
Monck’s Corner, S.C., 5, 22, 41, 44
Monmouth, N.J., 3
Montgomery, Robert, 40, 75
Morgan, Daniel, 1, 7, 10, 25, 60, 80, 100, 136; tactics of, 22, 61, 72, 73, 77–79, 86, 90, 93, 96, 124, 151–55, 208; biography, 23–24; organizes battlefield, 52, 72; decision to fight, 59, 70, 73; at militia line, 87, 89, 90, 96, 99, 100; at main line, 100, 102, 112, 113; on prisoners, 143; in North Carolina, 144, 145; on American strength, 150–52
Morgan Hill, 63, 65, 76, 78, 79, 99, 114, 119, 124, 125, 127, 186 (n. 63)
Moore, John, 168 (n. 13)
Moore, Samuel, 51, 149
Morris, Jesse, 30
Mud Lick, S.C., 38
Muller, John, 21
Musgrove’s Mill, S.C., 3, 15
Musicians. See Drum signals/beats
Muskets, 11–14, 90, 95, 100, 103, 104, 111, 164 (n. 4), 165 (nn. 5, 6), 166 (n. 28), 192 (n. 12), 193 (nn. 16, 22), 194 (n. 45); accuracy of, 13, 165 (nn. 6, 7), 194 (n. 45); firing of, 103, 166 (n. 28), 193 (n. 16); captured, 143
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