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King's Mountain Battle Recalled From Old Scout's Tale
An aging traveler recalls events around the Battle of King's Mountain during the American Revolution. The narrative weaves a Virginia settler story with Ferguson and Shelby leading Western forces, the mountain ascent, and the victory changing the war’s trajectory. The tale links hidden wealth, personal loss, and frontier endurance to a pivotal clash that propelled independence.
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Evan
Swat
Joan Crismu
New York State
Montesuma
Pennsylvenia
Olio
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Crisco
Stole
James Grierson
Grierson
Cristie
Trey
Feo Gousty
St. Louis
King’s Mountain
Cornwallis
Washington
North
Cumberland Mountains
Wateh
Tennesses
Continental Congress
North Carolina
Holston
French Broad
Watauga
Nolachusiy
Great Mountains
Patrick Ferguson
Ferguson
Onose
Carolinas
Isaac Stetley
John Bevier
Mountaina
Shelly
John Sevier
Watsuga
Sycamore Shoals
Western Army
Shelby
Sevier
Campbell
Triplett
McDowell
Clark
Cleveland
Williams
Chronicle
King's Mountain
Theorthern
South Carolina
Hull
Shumswlves
Jefferson
Tamoton
Cowpens
Virginis
Yorktown
Isaac Shelby
Orm
Joly Yarrisoe
Canada
Thames
Proctor
Teeimseh
John Soviar
Stave
Agai