Record #:

28624

Author(s):

Flowers, John B., III

Abstract:

The reputed ride of Polly Slocumb to the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge in 1776 is a legend of North Carolina history. The lack of proof has prompted historians to doubt whether the event actually occurred.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Feb 1976, p1-5, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Legends