After the battle of the Cowpens, on the 17th of January, 1781, Lord Cornwallis left his headquarters at Winnsboro, S.C.,…
Early on the morning of the 20th of June, 1780, when the Tories were forming their forces in martial array…
Lincoln county was formed in 1768, from Mecklenburg county, and named Tryon, in honor of William Tryon, at that time…
Among the curious revolutionary mementos that Capt. A. E. Forney, son of Major Abram Forney, has in his possession is…
Biographical Sketches of Western North Carolina Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties of Burke,…
The unsuccessful attempt made by General Lincoln to take Savannah, and the subsequent capture of the army under his command…