Record #:

18690

Author(s):

Dickens, Roy S., Jr.

Abstract:

In 1776, approximately 2500 North Carolina militia, under the command of Gen. Griffith Rutherford, marched against Cherokee Indians. Dickens uses historical papers and archaeological findings to delineate the Rutherford's route.

Source:

Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 19 Issue , Oct 1967, p3-24, map, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Rutherford, Griffith, 1721-1805; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Relations with whites