Record #:

44001

Author(s):

Bloom, Sally Causey

Abstract:

A film, "Friends in Liberty" produced in 2009 by the North Carolina Museum of History is based on Hugh McDonald's 18 century memoir recording early events of the American Revolution in North Carolina. McDonald was a teenager when he joined the conflict. McDonald's memoir describes the Battle of Moores Creek, notes a parade on July 4, 1777 in Philadelphia and a memorable experience where McDonald and his platoon of 16 teenagers were brought before George Washington and honored after have broken through lines four times during the Battle of Germantown.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 63 Issue 2, Spring 2024, p14-17, il

Subject(s):

McDonald, Hugh-- American Revolution--film; Moores Creek Bridge, Battle of, N.C., 1776; Films--North Carolina