70TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION HOUSE DOCUMENT No. 328

 

 

HISTORICAL STATEMENTS CONCERNING

THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN

AND

THE BATTLE OF THE COWPENS

SOUTH CAROLINA

 

 

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON

1928

 

[NOTE: This bound publication of the Historical Section of the Army War College (a predecessor to the US Army Center of Military History) is housed in the Center's library under the call number E 241.C17.B32. It has been reproduced as is with only minor modifications required to conform to the needs of Hypertext Markup Language. Maps and photographs are the best available copies. A table of contents has been added for ease of use. Insertions and typographical corrections for this edition are indicated in italicized print in angle brackets.]

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 230

PRESENTED BY MR. STEVENSON

Resolved, That the historical statements concerning the Battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina, of January 17, 1781, and the Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, October 7, 1780, both prepared by the Historical Section of the Army War College, be printed, with illustrations, as a document.

WILLIAM TYLER PAGE,
Clerk.

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington, April 21,1928.

Hon. WILLIAM F. STEVENSON,

House of Representatives.

DEAR MR. STEVENSON: In compliance with the request contained in your letter of March 20, 1928, I am pleased to inclose herewith a historical statement concerning the Battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina, of January 17,1781, prepared by the Historical Section of the Army War College.

Very sincerely,

DWIGHT L. DAVIS,
Secretary of War.

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CONTENTS

Battle of Kings Mountain

 

 

 

Page

Part I:

The Subjugation of South Carolina

1

Part II:

Gathering of the PatriotsóThe Battle

17

Part III:

Cornwallis on The DefensiveóInactivity in The NorthóConclusions

33

Part IV:

The Battle Ground of Kings Mountain in South Carolina

41

 Bibliography

43

Battle of Cowpens

 

Part I:

British PlansóTarleton Sent After Morgan

47

Part II:

American PlansóMorgan Sent West of the Catawba

55

Part III:

Deployment of TroopsóThe Battle

63

Part IV:

Comments and Conclusions

71

 Bibliography

77

 
 

  • Photographs [Not Included]

    Maps  [Not Included]

 

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