Record #:

13209

Author(s):

Smith, Ed

Abstract:

Part of the Third Red Coat Army from England, Colonel Patrick Ferguson fought and died while fighting against local militia at the Battle of King's Mountain, 7 October 1780. Scotsman, tactician, and military leader, Ferguson led some 1,000 men in battle alongside Lord Cornwallis. He is buried on King's Mountain, North Carolina.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 22 Issue 11, Oct 1954, p10-11, 26-27, il, por

Subject(s):

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