Negroes. See African Americans
Neill, James, 140–41
Nelson, John, 41
Nelson, Robert, 138
Nelson, Roger, 28
Nettles, Henry, 46, 125
Newberry, S.C., 50; militia, 134
Newmarsh, Timothy, 45, 85, 87
New Providence, N.C., 5, 6, 33
New York campaign, 44
Ninety Six, S.C., 4, 5, 7, 25, 38, 39, 50, 51, 141, 165 (n. 8); threatened by Morgan and Washington, 8, 9, 13, 48, 49
Noble, Major, 184 (n. 44)
North Carolina Continental troops. See Army, Continental: North Carolina
North Carolina militia. See Militia: North Carolina
North Carolina State Troops. See State troops: North Carolina
Ogilvie, David, 47, 59, 101, 106, 107, 125, 126, 207
Oldham, Conway, 28, 111, 151, 154
Orangeburg, S.C., 5
Orange County, Va., 38
Otterson, Samuel, 32, 40, 135, 159, 184 (n. 43), 209
“Overshooting,” 14, 15, 73, 93, 152
Oxford University, 42
Pacolet River, 7, 49, 51, 62, 134
Palmer, Joshua, 40, 98
Parson, Major, 38, 75, 184 (n. 44)
Parsons, William, 41, 78
Patterson, Ensign (cornet), 46, 130
Paxton Township, Pa., 36
Peedee River, 7, 41
Perry, Benjamin F., 62, 180 (n. 5), 181 (n. 15)
Peters, Christian, 16
Pettit, Henry, 93
Philadelphia, Pa., 1; campaign of 1777, 44
Pickens, Andrew, 4, 28, 49, 51, 52, 54, 134, 137, 162 (n. 6), 177 (n. 28); militia line, 36, 89, 95, 96; counterattack, 119, 122; in North Carolina, 144
Pickens, Dick, 137
Pickens, Joseph, 28, 73, 82, 84, 97, 122, 152, 173 (n. 89)
Pickets. See Videttes
Pinckneyville, S.C., 135, 173 (n. 83)
Pindell, Richard, 25, 139, 200 (n. 53)
Pistol, 11, 19, 47, 123, 125, 130, 167 (n. 40)
Port Mouton, Nova Scotia, 149
Portsmouth, Va., 28
Posey, Thomas, 28
Powell, John, 171 (n. 51)
Preston, Jeremiah, 103
Prince of Wales American Regiment. See Army, British: Light infantry
Prisoners: at Kings Mountain, 6; American, 55, 126, 146; British and Loyalist, at Cowpens, 123, 135, 137, 141–44, 146
Provisions. See Food
Quarles, Kevin, 205 (n. 13)
Queens County, Nova Scotia, 149
Rainboult, Adam, 142
Ramseur’s Mill, N.C., 134, 145
Rangers, 165 (n. 7), 205 (n. 13)
Rations. See Food
Ravine, 73; west, 63, 65, 153, 188 (n. 18); right, 63, 76; left, 63, 76, 97. See also Maple Swamp; Suck Creek
Rawdon, Lord (Francis Hastings-Rawdon), 42
Read (Reid), Clement, 41
Read (Reid), Edmund, 174 (n. 96)
Read (Reid), John, 174 (n. 96)
Riflemen, 14, 15, 16, 18, 34, 59, 69, 71, 76, 77, 82, 89, 94, 107, 115, 122; tactics of, 20, 22, 86, 90–91; on main line, 101, 109
Rifles, 13, 14, 19, 28, 91, 93, 99, 103, 130, 153, 157, 165, (n. 6), 192 (n. 12); without bayonets, 16, 95
“Rising ground,” 65
“Rivulet,” 63, 65, 69, 72, 84, 160
Rochambeau, Compte de, 147
Rock, Andrew, 103, 121
Rockbridge County, Va., 33
Rockbridge Rifles. See Militia: Virginia
Rockingham County, N.C., 35
Rocky Mount, S.C., 3
Roebuck, Benjamin, 31, 36, 38, 51, 74, 75, 90
Roebuck, George, 38, 75
Roebuck’s Battalion. See Militia: South Carolina
Rodgers, William, 174 (n. 96)
Rogers, George, 104
Rogers, Robert, 165 (n. 7)
Rousselet, John, 46, 91
Rudolph (surgeon), 143
Rugeley’s Mill, S.C., 6, 34
Sabers. See Swords
Saint Augustine, Fla., 2
St. Clair, Arthur, 27
Salisbury, N.C., 3, 8, 28, 144, 145; supply center, 6, 14, 35
Sandford, Thomas, 148, 149
Saratoga, N.Y., 1, 24, 201 (n. 5)
Savage, John, 90–92
Savannah, Ga., 2, 38, 45, 46; British garrison at, 5, 6, 147
Scouts: British, 47, 56; American, 57, 58, 157, 184 (n. 43)
7th Regiment. See Army, British: 7th Fusiliers
17th Light Dragoons. See Army, British: 17th Light Dragoons
71st Regiment. See Army, British: 71st Regiment
Sexton, Samuel, 31, 39, 71, 75, 183 (n. 42)
Seymour, William, 95, 134, 144, 151, 191 (n. 38), 209
Shallow Ford, N.C., 144
Shaw, Samuel, 130
Sherrald’s (Sherrard’s, Sherrill’s) Ford, N.C., 144, 145
Shope, William, 130, 131
Simons, James, 127, 129, 155, 161 (n. 6), 209
Simmons, John, 139
16th Light Dragoons. See Army, British: 16th Light Dragoons
16th Regiment. See Army, British: Light infantry
Skain, John, 98
Skirmishers: on skirmish line, 10, 35, 58, 59, 60, 63, 65, 72, 73, 75, 81, 152, 153, 154, 157; on militia line, 86–87, 154, 158; on main line, 97, 101, 108, 125–26, 207
Skull Shoals, S.C., 134, 135
“Slope.” See “Clump of pines’/’slope”
Smallpox: at Charlotte, 5, 6; in Flying Army, 140–41
Smallwood, William, 25, 168 (n. 13)
Smith, Aaron, 93
Smith, Edward M., 28, 149
Smith, Henry, 172 (n. 61)
Smith, John, 145
Smith, Samuel, 93
Snickers, William, 10, 81, 137
Somerville, James, 26
South Carolina State Troops. See State Troops: South Carolina
Spacing: between men in formation, 17, 18, 101, 104, 105, 153, 193 (n. 19); on Cowpens battlefield, 76, 153, 188 (n. 18), 193 (n. 19)
Spartanburg battalion. See Militia: South Carolina
Spartanburg District, S.C., 38
Spontoon (espontoon), 11, 120, 166 (n. 24)
State troops:
—North Carolina, 28, 76, 151; dragoons, 41, 78, 124; infantry, 76, 77
— South Carolina, 28, 65, 72, 76, 82, 144, 151; Hampton’s Regiment, 41; McCall’s “Cavalry,” 41–42, 78, 124, 174 (n. 98), 178 (n. 35), 187 (n. 14); Pickens’s infantry, 125, 154, 173 (n. 89), 174 (n. 98), 177 (n. 28), 184 (n. 44); on skirmish line, 82, 84, 86; at militia line, 97, 99; at main line, 101, 122
— Virginia, 28, 151; dragoons, 41, 78, 124; infantry, 71, 76, 101, 111, 152, 155, 171 (n. 51)
Stedman, Charles, 112
Stewart, David, 77, 117, 209
Stewart, James, 30
Stewart (doctor), 138
Stokes County, N.C., 36
Stono, S.C.: battle of, 38, 45
Strength, of units, 32; Continentals, 27, 76–77, 194 (n. 34); militia, 31, 34, 76–77, 89, 172 (n. 72), 174 (nn. 98, 101), 187 (n. 14), 189 (n. 11); British, 46, 49, 98, 175 (n. 120); state troops, 77, 177 (n. 28), 187 (n. 14); Flying Army, 150
Suck Creek, 62, 63, 65, 73, 74, 76, 77, 101
Sumter, Thomas, 3, 44, 51, 162 (n. 6)
Sunbury, Ga., 2
Supplies, 5
Swale, 65, 69, 97, 100, 181 (n. 19), 184 (n. 48), 186 (n. 63)
Swearingen, Richard, 102
Swords, 11, 19, 47, 125, 130, 137, 166 (n. 24), 167 (n. 40), 174 (nn. 98, 101); making of, 20; wounds by, 107–8, 122, 139, 140
Tactics, 11, 21, 56–57, 95, 193 (n. 22); infantry, 15–19, 95, 111–12, 116–18, 193 (n. 22), 194 (n. 45), 195 (n. 47); against riflemen, 18, 87, 94; artillery, 20–21. See Morgan, Daniel: tactics of; Tarleton, Banastre: tactics of
Tager, Christian, 148
Talbot County, Ga., 139
Tarleton, Banastre, 1, 2, 7, 80, 82, 151–52, 207, 209; at Broad River, 5, 8, 48; tactics of,
21–22, 56, 71, 151–55; biography, 42–44; operations against Morgan, 49–52; moves to Cowpens, 56–60; at skirmish line, 81–84, 86; at militia line, 87, 89; at main line, 103, 106; during counterattack, 120, 127, 129; cavalry activities, 125, 127–28; “duel” with Washington, 130, 155; during retreat, 133, 134, 135
Tarleton’s Legion Infantry. See Army, British: British Legion
“Tarleton’s Tea Tables” (S.C.), 176 (n. 11)
Tate (Tait), Edmund, 33, 76, 122, 184 (n. 50)
Tate (Tait), James, 33, 77, 101, 184 (n. 50)
Taylor, George, 42
Taylor, Jacob, 29, 119, 139
Taylor, Samuel, 42
Taylor, Thomas, 111
Thicketty (Thickelle) Creek, 48, 52, 56, 134, 135, 177 (n. 26), 209
3rd Continental Light Dragoons. See Army, Continental: 3rd Continental Light Dragoons
Thomas, John (col., S.C.), 36, 38, 40, 49, 74, 75, 90
Thomas, John (pvt., Va.), 92, 112
Thomas’s Battalion. See Militia: South Carolina
Thompson, John, 31, 40, 75
Thompson, Richard, 15
Time frame (duration): of battle, 58, 159–60, 180 (n. 65); at militia line, 94, 166 (n. 28), 190 (n. 30); at main line, 103, 113, 193 (n. 16), 195 (n. 66); of cavalry movements, 126, 155
Todd, John, 106
Trading Ford, N.C., 145
Tramell, Dennis, 25, 38, 52, 61, 62, 75, 93
Treasure, Richard, 106
Triplett, Francis, 25, 33, 34, 73, 77, 96, 97, 115
Triplett’s Battalion, 151
Troft Shoals, S.C., 51
Trusloe, Benjamin, 139
Tryon County, N.C., 36
Turkey Creek, 133
Turner, Frederick Jackson, 147–48
Turner, James, 55
Tyger River, 49, 51
Uniforms, 47; American, 20, 101, 125, 126, 209; caps, dragoon, 20, 167 (n. 41); British, 20, 197 (n. 99), 199 (n. 25)
Union County, S.C., 39, 58, 75
Union Crossroads, S.C., 49, 51
Vance, David, 35
Verner, John, 140
Vernon, Nathaniel, 129
Videttes (pickets), 58, 59, 72, 180 (n. 60), 183 (n. 30)
Virginia Continentals. See Army, Continental: Virginia
Virginia militia. See Militia: Virginia
Virginia State Troops. See State troops: Virginia
Von Steuben, Frederick Wilhelm (baron), 12; manual of, 17, 31, 116, 166 (n. 28)
Wade (quartermaster), 59, 179 (n. 50)
Walker, Frank, 205 (n. 13)
Walker, Thomas, 106
Wallace, Andrew, 28, 76, 103, 115, 126, 151; “misunderstood order,” 109–12, 154–55
Walton, George, 40, 173 (n. 87)
Warren, Hugh, 93
Warren, William, 111, 139
Warren County, N.C., 35
Washington, George, 5, 7, 25, 147, 150
Washington, William, 25, 27, 40, 42, 49, 54, 59, 78, 89, 124, 134, 209; at Rugeley’s Mill, 6; raids Hammond’s Store, 8; right flank, 109, 117; on Morgan Hill, 125; “duel” with Tarleton, 130; pursuit, 133–34; withdrawal, 144
Watkins, Gassaway, 28
Waxhaws, S.C., 2, 22, 28, 42, 44, 46, 55, 169 (n. 25), 199 (n. 28)
Way, Isaac, 122
Weather, 79, 156–57, 187 (n. 7)
Weitzell’s Mill, N.C., 14
Wells, Henry, 55, 100, 121, 205 (n. 3), 209
West Indies, 2, 42, 146
Whelchel, john, 98, 138
Whiskey Rebellion, 24
White, Anthony, 41
White, Henry, 31, 38
White, Joseph, 36
White County, Tenn., 149
White Hall, S.C., 38
Whiteside, Captain, 51–52
Wilkes County, Ga., 40
Willett, Samuel, 149
Willett, Walter, 149
Williams, Otho H., 145, 168 (n. 13)
Williams’s Regiment, 39
Wilmington, N.C., 146
Wilmot, Nova Scotia, 149
Wilson, George, 62
Wilson, William, 35
Winchester, Va., 24, 144
Winn, James, 33
Winn, Richard, 22, 62
Winnsboro, S.C., 3, 7; British garrison at, 5, 6; supplies at, 8
Wofford’s Iron Works, 48, 51, 52
Work, John, 170 (n. 38)
Wounded. See Casualties, American
Yadkin River, 145
Yarborough, Captain, 170 (n. 27)
Yorktown, Va., 1, 3, 6, 144, 147
Young, Thomas, 53, 78, 103, 155, 209; on left flank, 89; counterattack, 123, 124, 126, 127; in pursuit, 132, 133, 135, 159
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