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Table 5. Georgia Militiamen Who Fought at Kettle Creek (continued). Joseph Nail, Sr. Capt. Clarke's Battn. Nail's Co. Dyonisius Oliver Capt. _Stewart/Stuart Capt. Stewart's Co. George Barber, Sr. 1st Lt. Clarke's Battn. William Black Lt. Clarke's Battn. Nail's Co. John Freeman Lt. Jesse Gordon Lt. Clarke's Battn. Gunnell's Co. Benjamin Hart Lt. Stephen Bartley Westbrook, Sr. Lt. Micajah Williamson Lt. Dooly's Battn. Smith's Co. Ezekial Cloud Ens. Dooly's Battn. Joseph Nail, Jr. Ens. Clarke's Battn. Nail's Co. Lloyd Kelley Sgt. Dooly's Battn. Carr's Co. David H. Thurmond Sgt. Clarke's Battn. Gunnell's Co. William Anderson Pvt. Dooly's Battn. Smith's Co. Alexander Autry, Sr. Pvt. Dooly's Battn. Carr's Co. Nathan Barnett Pvt. John Black Pvt. Clarke's Battn. Nail's Co. Micajah Brooks, Sr. Pvt. Michael Buckhalter Pvt. Clarke's Battn. Austin/Asten Dabney Pvt. Clarke's Battn. John Favor Pvt. Owen Fluker Pvt. Charle Gent Pvt. Gunnell's Co. James Graves Pvt. Clarke's Battn. Robert Hammett Pvt. Dooly's Battn. Carr's Co. William Hammett Pvt. Dooly's Battn. Carr's Co. Walton Harris Pvt. Clarke's Battn. William Holliday, Jr. Pvt. Clarke's Battn. Jesse Hooper Pvt. Little's Co. David Madden Pvt. Dooly's Battn. Carr's Co. Benijah/Benajah Noridyke Pvt. Wylie Pope Pvt. Clarke's Battn. Peter Strozier Pvt. Dooly's Battn. Benjamin Thompson, Jr. Pvt. Dooly's Battn. Carr's Co. Austin Webb Pvt. Clarke's Battn. Nail's Co. John Webb Pvt. Clarke's Battn. Nail's Co. Name Rank Regiment/Battn. Company Samuel Whatley Pvt. James Williams Pvt. Clarke's Battn. Nancy Hart Civilian Elijah Bankston Dooly's Battn. Smith's Co. John Clark/Clarke Clarke's Battn. William Daniell George Darden, Sr. William J. Foster Morgan Hart Jesse Heard Drake Kade [Drury Cade] Frederick Lawrence Clarke's Battn. 44
Table 5. Georgia Militiamen Who Fought at Kettle Creek (continued). Beckham May Thomas Rainey John Simmons, Sr. Clarke's Battn. Richard Tyner Thomas Wooten, Jr. Clarke's Battn. BBIOGRAPHIES OF SELECTED PATRIOT PARTICIPANTS BColonel Andrew Pickens Colonel Andrew Pickens commanded the South Carolina militia and was the senior commander in charge of the combined Georgia and South Carolina militias in the engagement at Kettle Creek (Pickens 1934; Ferguson 1960; Waring 1962). Several early 19 th century images of Andrew Pickens are known (Lane and Browne 1906, Volume III: 1155). The earliest surviving representation of Andrew Pickens was an engraving published in Charlton’s (1809) biography of James Jackson (not shown). James Barton Longacre made an engraving of Andrew Pickens late in life, which was based on an earlier (1835) painting by artist Thomas Sully. Sully’s original portrait of Pickens is in the Smithsonian Institution. Figure 8 shows a portion of this portrait. General Andrew Pickens provides a post-war account in an 1811 letter to Henry Lee detailing the events leading up to the battle of Kettle Creek. Colonel Pickens is said to have remarked that, “the severest conflict I ever had with the disaffected Tories was in Georgia at Kettle Creek in 1779” (Pickens 1811). Pickens’ 1811 version of the Kettle Creek battle began with a summary of events on the preceding days: The plan had previously been laid in New York by the Brittish commander with a Col. Boyd who commanded the Tories when Savannah was taken by the British. Col. Camble [Lt. Col. Archibald Campbell] was advanced to Augusta. When this was done Boyd who had returned from New York was to notify the disaffected on the Western frontier of North and South Carolina and force his way along the frontier into Georgia and join Gen. Camble [Campbell] at Augusta. Genl. Williamson went with the Militia except part of my regiment to oppose Campbells crossing Savannah river. My regiment was mostly small detachments on the frontier from Saluda to Savannah River to guard against incursion of Indians. Coln. Campbell detached Coln. Hamilton, now camped in Virginia with 200 mounted mostly irregulars up Savannah river on the Georgia Side. The Whigs of Wilkes County fled to the Carolina side of the river and gave me immediate notice. I immediately went down with what men I could hastily collect and ordered other to follow me. I met at the river Generals Dooley and Clark with about 100 men. Hamilton appeared the next morning and shewed intention of crossing the river, but we had secured all the flats on the Carolina side. - I had enough to cross and guard the place which were necessary. We maneuvered opposit each other for two days up and down the river for ten miles- on the evening of the second day he disappeared - I immediately sent two men to reconneiter to know whether it was a feint or whether he was gone some distance - They returned and informed me that he had taken the road to a fort about 10 miles from the River where there were some old men with some women and children - I immediately commenced crossing the river and as we had but one fort at the place and all horsemen it was nearly break of day before we got all over - When we all had gotten over, I had the men paraded for as Dooley was a full Colonel in Georgia and I in Carolina he then had command - Clark was then Lieut. Col. under Dooley –I then spoke to Dooley and told him that unless he gave up the full Command to me I would not proceed further to which he readily consented and then spoke to the men and told them that I was determined to pursue the enemy and attack him wherever I found him and that if any wished they might return: but further that I was determinded to be obeyed to which they all heartily agreed. As soon as it was clear light we proceeded with all the rapidity possible and when we came to the fort where they had stayed that night, they had just left it and said they were going to Kerr's fort which was [a]bout twelve miles further – I then dispatched two men on good horses who were well acquainted with the country to get to the fort before them, advise those in the fort to shut their gates and keep them shut out, for that I would certanily be there in a short time after them -They got into the fort but were so neglectful or stupid as not to mention their business until Hamilton stepped in after them. His 45
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Stirring Up a Hornet’s Nest: The
Page 3 and 4: BTable of Contents Table of Content
Page 5: Figure 42. Composite Map Showing Ar
Page 8 and 9: BAcknowledgements Thanks to the sta
Page 10 and 11: � Live Oak Library, Bull Street B
Page 12: was short by at least 30 men, in ad
Page 15 and 16: Published sources included: � All
Page 17 and 18: � Hays (1946, 1950) � Hill (192
Page 19 and 20: for any materials from North Caroli
Page 21 and 22: The North Carolina Archives was als
Page 23 and 24: Figure 2. Kettle Creek Battlefield
Page 25 and 26: Fifteen activity loci were defined
Page 27 and 28: BPREVIOUS HISTORICAL RESEARCH BIII.
Page 29 and 30: eceived, that a body of the loyalis
Page 31 and 32: his militia; and finding that he co
Page 33 and 34: Alexander Garden, a Revolutionary W
Page 35 and 36: them. Lossing visited Savannah, Geo
Page 37 and 38: position. Colonel Boyd defended the
Page 39: stand a large tree, Walnut I think,
Page 42 and 43: Mr. William Lake, a newspaper man f
Page 44 and 45: etc. of the war period but there ar
Page 46 and 47: � John Newton--1784 till 1796.
Page 48 and 49: Table 1. Timeline of Significant En
Page 50 and 51: A detachment of North Carolina mili
Page 52 and 53: Table 4. South Carolina and North C
Page 56 and 57: Figure 8. General Andrew Pickens (S
Page 58 and 59: BColonel John Dooly Colonel John Do
Page 60 and 61: his family, along with several hund
Page 62 and 63: Figure 9. Portrait of Elijah Clarke
Page 64 and 65: Greene County, Georgia in 1788 (Kni
Page 66 and 67: BCaptain Joseph Collins Joseph Coll
Page 68 and 69: Table 7. Captain Robert Carr's Comp
Page 70 and 71: egiment has survived (Davis 1979a).
Page 72 and 73: ecame Rowan County, North Carolina.
Page 74 and 75: Creek, fought and Defeated them the
Page 76 and 77: horses and cows which the Indians h
Page 78 and 79: BPrivate Micajah Brooks, Sr. Privat
Page 80 and 81: the rank of colonel at the time of
Page 82 and 83: BPrivate John McClaskey Private Joh
Page 84 and 85: of a broken leg. He joined the Sout
Page 86 and 87: BOTHER PATRIOTS LINKED TO KETTLE CR
Page 88 and 89: John Finley entered the service of
Page 90 and 91: Private Henry Mayner Private Henry
Page 92 and 93: Table 8. Known Loyalists in Battle
Page 94 and 95: One family of Boyds was living in t
Page 96 and 97: SPURGEON, WILLIAM. Of North Carolin
Page 98 and 99: Fort and Boyd’s defeat under a si
Page 100 and 101: for 200 acres in 1756 and by 1761 h
Page 102 and 103: North Carolina Regiment. John Marti
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in 1779 and was promoted to a Lieut
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Almost all of the Loyalists who wer
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Figure 82. Portion of Davis' Redraf
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Figure 15. Portion of U.S.G.S. Quad
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Figure 18. 1942 Aerial Photograph S
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Cowan’s Ferry Cowan’s Ferry was
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Dooly’s Fort John Dooly’s Fort
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Knox’s Fort/Cherokee Corner/Gourd
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That he enlisted in the Army of the
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The rock dwelling of Thomas Ansley
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Joseph White, a North Carolinian wi
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The Williamses Rowland Williams was
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Henry Thomas Slaton was unmarried a
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Book G: 98). The land had been prev
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Robert McGinty and his wife, Debora
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ecorded on December 7, 1773 at Wrig
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Figure 29 is a schematic showing th
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Figure 26. Kettle Creek Immediately
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Locus A 132 Figure 30. Kettle Creek
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Locus C Locus C is situated on the
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an animal pen that was maintained b
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systematic shovel testing). The pro
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Figure 33. Selected Arms Group Arti
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Figure 35. Selected Clothing, Perso
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Three main types of refined earthen
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Figure 37. Distribution of Arms Gro
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ullets that struck organic targets
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The concentration of fire of the la
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lead supplies during the war. Fort
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of South Carolina militia, witnesse
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Tobacco Group The survey yielded no
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Figure 40. Distribution of Activiti
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BEXECUTIVE SUMMARY BVI. Summary and
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Colonel Dooly and Lieutenant Colone
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might have turned in their favor. O
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corridor should be at least 1,000 f
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Figure 46. Core Area of Kettle Cree
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Babits, L. E. 1998 A Devil of a Whi
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Cary, John 1806 A New Map of Part o
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1994 DeBolt's Dictionary of America
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Garden, Alexander 1822 Anecdotes of
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Hartgrove, W.B. 1916 The Negro Sold
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1857 Nancy Hart [Engraving], in Nan
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2004 Roster of Revolutionary Soldie
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Newman, D.L., and D.N. Ham 1974 Lis
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1986 The New York Loyalists. Univer
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1996 Vanishing Sites of Old Wilkes.
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1910 Monument to Commemorate Battle
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n.d. Unsigned Account of Revolution
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Appendix 1. Artifact Inventory, Ket
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PP# Northing Easting Northing Easti
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Appendix II. Kettle Creek Roster. S
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