Narrative of the Battle of Cowan's Ford, February 1st, 1781

Name: Narrative of the Battle of Cowan's Ford, February 1st, 1781
Author: Robert Henry

by Robert Henry, David Vance

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Narrative of the Battle of Cowan's Ford, February 1st, 1781 and Narrative of the Battle of Kings Mountain

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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2015-10-05

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Public domain in the USA.

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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns Cowan's Ford, Battle of, N.C., 1781 King's Mountain, Battle of, S.C., 1780 E201

About the authors

Robert Henry

1765–1863

A Revolutionary War veteran from North Carolina, he left behind a firsthand account of the fighting at Cowan's Ford and remembered the world of the Carolina backcountry from inside it. His writing offers a rare direct link to the people and battles of the American Revolution.

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David Vance

1745–1813

A Revolutionary War veteran who later helped shape early Buncombe County, he moved from the battlefield to the western North Carolina frontier as a surveyor, teacher, farmer, militia officer, and legislator.

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