Author: Richard N. CôtéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Names of libraries are included with each title unless the item is deemed as "COMMON" to four or more libraries.
Local and Family History in South Carolina
Author: Richard N. CôtéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Names of libraries are included with each title unless the item is deemed as "COMMON" to four or more libraries.
Library Catalog: Family histories and genealogies
Author: Daughters of the American Revolution. LibraryPublisher: Nsdar
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
New Arrivals in American Local History and Genealogy, Quarterly List
Author: Sutro LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author: A Devil of a Whipping
Author: Lawrence E. BabitsPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807887668
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel Morgan's force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the Yorktown surrender and, ultimately, cleared the way for American independence. Here, Lawrence Babits provides a brand-new interpretation of this pivotal South Carolina battle. Whereas previous accounts relied on often inaccurate histories and a small sampling of participant narratives, Babits uses veterans' sworn pension statements, long-forgotten published accounts, and a thorough knowledge of weaponry, tactics, and the art of moving men across the landscape. He identifies where individuals were on the battlefield, when they were there, and what they saw--creating an absorbing common soldier's version of the conflict. His minute-by-minute account of the fighting explains what happened and why and, in the process, refutes much of the mythology that has clouded our picture of the battle. Babits put the events at Cowpens into a sequence that makes sense given the landscape, the drill manual, the time frame, and participants' accounts. He presents an accurate accounting of the numbers involved and the battle's length. Using veterans' statements and an analysis of wounds, he shows how actions by North Carolina militia and American cavalry affected the battle at critical times. And, by fitting together clues from a number of incomplete and disparate narratives, he answers questions the participants themselves could not, such as why South Carolina militiamen ran toward dragoons they feared and what caused the "mistaken order" on the Continental right flank.
Early Settlers of Alabama
Author: James Edmonds SaundersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Early Settlers of Alabama by Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs, first published in 1899, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina
Author: John Belton O'Neall LandrumPublisher: Pantianos Classics
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Filled with local stories and dramatic scenes of fighting from across many decades, J. B. O. Landrum's chronicle of South Carolina is a treasure of the past. The author is enthusiastic in presenting accounts which encapsulate the local Carolina spirit; tales of hardship amid an unforgiving wilderness, of brutal combat between the Native Americans and the white settlers, and of everyday living in the villages and townships of the various counties. War stories and dramatic events are commonly taken from recollections of descendants and written anecdotes; such sources make for a lively and thoroughly engaging history of how South Carolina came to be. By the time he wrote this history in 1897, J. B. O. Landrum was already respected as a writer and chronicler of the past. Locals in and around the Carolinas would, from time to time, send him pertinent material. This edition includes the original publication's maps of the locality, so that readers can understand where settlements stood in the grand scheme of things, and how troops moved around during the conflicts. For its unique storytelling and knowledge, this history retains much value for modern day readers.
A Genealogy and History of the Jones, Campbell, Hibbs, and Related Families
Author: Marsha Ponzar CombsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
A genealogy and a history of the ancestors of Marsha A. Ponzar in Missouri the daughter of Fred William Ponzar and Verna Louise Hanneke.
History of Fairfield County, South Carolina
Author: Fitz Hugh McMasterPublisher: Reprint Company Publishers
ISBN: 9780871523143
Category : Fairfield County (S.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The History of Mecklenburg County
Author: John Brevard AlexanderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mecklenburg County (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description