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27824
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The Battle of Guilford Courthouse is now considered a decisive battle of the American Revolution. The fateful meeting between Major General Nathanael Greene and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis occurred on March 15, 1781, just seven months prior to Cornwallis’ surrender at Yorktown. Each year, 300 to 500 reenactors partake in the reenactment of this battle at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park.
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27826
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Artist Dan Nance paints historical renderings of events in the Charlotte area and has been doing so for twenty years. His collection has been reunited for the first time at the Charlotte Museum of History for an exhibit titled: “Charlotte’s Road to Revolution: Paintings by North Carolina Artist Dan Nance.”
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 84 Issue 10, March 2017,
p138-142,144, il, por, map
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28787
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The burning of the British Fort Johnston by Patriot militia on July 19, 1775 is largely overlooked by historians of the American Revolution in the South. This incident is where the first shots of the American Revolution in North Carolina occurred, not at the battle of Moores Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776. This was an act of sabotage against property owned by King George III and of rebellion against the king of England. This event stopped Gov. Josiah Martin from changing his seat of government, a planned southern military campaign, and marked the end of the royal government in North Carolina.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 94 Issue 2, April 2017,
p150-201
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24873
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Between the end of royal government and the creation of the Provincial Congress of North Carolina, local committees of safety assumed roles of provisional governance. When other locals disagreed with or criticized the actions taken by the new committees, serious consequences could occur. One example is provided by the response taken in New Hanover County by the Wilmington Safety Committee to the so-called “Musquetoe,” a scandalous set of hand-drawn and privately circulated caricatures of members of safety committees in the Lower Cape Fear.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 92 Issue 4, October 2015,
p387-425, il, por, map, f
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21644
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The group known as the \"founding fathers\" of the United States came from all thirteen colonies. Winstead recounts the life of one of them--Cornelius Harnett, Jr.--who is all but unknown to North Carolinians today but who deserves to be counted among them. \"He was neither a signer of the Declaration of Independence or a framer of the Constitution, but instead was one of those who aided the cause to resist the efforts of the British Government.\"
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21719
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This article examines British military forces and strategy in the American South during the Revolutionary War. The commander of British forces in the Lower South, Lord Cornwallis, wished to revise British strategy in North America. The article also looks at his attempts to seize North Carolina and the strategic management styles of both the British and American armies during the 'Piedmont Campaign.'
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 87 Issue 2, Apr 2010,
p127-157 , il, por, map, f
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23299
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House in the Horseshoe was built in 1772 as a plantation house and was later the site of American Revolutionary War battles. The historical home is now the location of reenactments.
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23802
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The Overmountain Men steered the Revolutionary War in the Patriots' favor at Kings Mountain, when they won against one of King George's most successful fighting force in the South.
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WNC Magazine
(NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 4 Issue 1, January/February 2010,
p42-47, il
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21507
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When England went to war with its American colonies, it was at a distinct disadvantage--3,000 miles of ocean separated them. Communication to and from England could take as much as five months, and there were 1,200 miles of shoreline along the coastal colonies. Cheatham presents six events that should have, for all intents and purposes, prove to King and Parliament that the war was over at the end of 1776. These include the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, the British evacuation of Boston, the Declaration of Independence, and Washington's surprise attack on Trenton, New Jersey in December of that year.
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17804
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New details about Captain Michael Quinn are revealed by combining archaeological and historical. He was a captain in the North Carolina Continental Line, a Revolutionary War group of troops. Later during his army career he turned from the Continental army to become a loyalist. After turning his loyalty, Quinn and his ship were captured outside of Edenton and killed during an attempted escape.
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21702
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This article examines the arguements of Whig lawyer Archibald Maclaine who wished for moderation toward and reconciliation with Loyalists after the cessation of hostilities in North Carolina during the American Revolution.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 85 Issue 3, July 2008,
p251-281 , il, por, map, f
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34733
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Fort Hancock was erected in 1778 to guard the entrance to Cape Lookout. A gift from the French Foreign Ministry, the fort and accompanying munitions and supplies were given to support Americans in their search for freedom. Several Comtes, Generals, and Admirals all served at the fort during the American Revolutionary War. The fort was dismantled in 1780.
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8666
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In November 1775, Lord Dunmore, Virginia's last Royal Governor, planned to invade North Carolina. After capturing Portsmouth and Norfolk, he barricaded Great Bridge on the Carolina side, blocking all shipments to the Norfolk port. A small force of Americans marched on Great Bridge. Seeking reinforcements for the outnumbered American troops, Betsy Dowdy from Currituck Banks rode her horse, Black, Bess fifty miles on the night of December 10, 1775, to alert General William Skinner and his men at Hertford. Skinner's force reached Great Bridge in time to help defeat Dunmore on December 11, 1775, and end the invasion threat. Moore discusses how people from colonial times down to the present have reacted to the ride. Some feel it actually happened; some, that the account does not jibe with the facts; and some, that it was a combination of a little truth and a little myth.
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6552
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Fort Johnson, an obscure fort located in Brunswick County, has the unique distinction of being the location where both the Revolutionary War and Civil War began in North Carolina. Hartsoe recounts the events.
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16748
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The picturesque cast-iron Revolutionary War-era cannons mounted throughout Edenton have an interested history.
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