Abstract:
After replenishing his troops as Ramsour's Mill, Lord Cornwallis marched them to the Catawba River on January 28, 1781. For three days and four nights, the army camped at Jacob Forney's plantation while waiting for the river's waters to subside so that they could cross it. The British soldiers searched for and found gold, silver, and jewelry buried in the distillery. Cornwallis' Table, a smooth-faced rock used by the British to dine on while at Forney's, stands in Lincolnton's town square.\r\n