The Battle of Kings Mountain

In Memory of

the patriotic American

who participated in the

Battle of

Kings Mountain

this Monument is erected

by their grateful

Descendants.

Marker can be reached from Kings Mountain Park Road, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of Kings Mountain

South Carolina – 7 Oct 1780

Major William Edmiston. William Edmiston was named by General William Campbell as the commanding officer of the Virginia Militia at the Battle of King’s Mountain SC. Known for bravery under fire Major Edmiston ordered his ...

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Two miles south, over 3,000 Federal troops crossed Lookout Creek in thick fog at dawn. They lined up from the creek to base of cliffs above and charged north along the mountainside over slashed timber and deep ravines ...

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Nearly five months after West Virginia was admitted into the Union, the Confederate army of Brigadier General John Echols still occupied the prosperous Greenbrier Valley region of the new state. From its headquarters in Lewisburg, his army was ...

The Battle At Droop Mountain

November 6, 1863

Nearly five months after West Virginia was admitted into the Union, the Confederate army of Brigadier General John Echols still occupied the prosperous Greenbrier Valley region of the new state. From its headquarters in Lewisburg, his army was ...

The Battle At Droop Mountain

November 6, 1863

Nearly five months after West Virginia was admitted into the Union, the Confederate army of Brigadier General John Echols still occupied the prosperous Greenbrier Valley region of the new state. From its headquarters in Lewisburg, his army was ...

Battle of Kings Mountain

Overmountain Men from

Tenn., Va., & N.C. led

Patriots to victory over

British, Oct. 7, 1780.

Site 7 miles south.

Marker is at the intersection of E King Street (U.S. 74) and S Battleground Avenue, on the left when traveling ...

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Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 278 and County ...

Battle of Rich Mountain

Rich Mountain Battlefield

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