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American Revolution

by Alan K. Lamm, 2006
Additional research provided by David K. Davis and Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg.

See also: Guilford Courthouse, Battle of; Loyalists; Moore's Creek Bridge, Battle of; Resolves, Prerevolutionary; Rutherford's Campaign; Wilmington Campaign of 1781,U.S. Revolution, African Americans & the Revolution

Part 1: Introduction; Part 2: First North Carolina Conflicts and the Establishment of a Provincial Government; Part 3: North Carolina's Role in the Continental Congresses; Part 4: Conflict with the Cherokees and British Invasion of the South; Part 5: Gen. Nathanael Greene and the Battle of Guilford Courthouse; Part 6: A Troubled Aftermath

Part 7: References:

John Buchanan, The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas (1997).

Robert O. DeMond, The Loyalists in North Carolina during the Revolution (1964).

Robert L. Ganyard, "Threat from the West: North Carolina and the Cherokees, 1776-1778," NCHR 45 (January 1968).

John Hairr, Colonel David Fanning: The Adventures of a Carolina Loyalist (2000).

David T. Morgan and William J. Schmidt, North Carolinians in the Continental Congress (1976).

Dan L. Morrill, Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution (1992).

John S. Pancake, This Destructive War: The British Campaign in the Carolinas, 1780-1782 (1985).

Anthony J. Scotti Jr., Brutal Virtue: The Myth and Reality of Banastre Tarleton (2002).

 

Subjects: 
American Revolution (1763-1789)
War
UNC Press
Authors: 
Lamm, Alan K.
Davis, David K.
Whittenburg, Carolyn Sparks
From: 
Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.

1 January 2006 | Lamm, Alan K.; Davis, David K.; Whittenburg, Carolyn Sparks

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Submitted by Wayne Arnold (not verified) on Tue, 08/09/2016 - 14:58
Comment: 

Arthur Arnold (Arnel) Continental Line Soldier died in late 1784 reportedly at 6 mile creek. I'd like to find info on that battle and info on Arthur Arnold's enlistment papers, showing DOB and where, address ( Probate was done in Craven County), wife, children,beneficiary etc

Submitted by kagan on Thu, 08/11/2016 - 16:03
Comment: 

Dear Wayne,

Thank you for visiting NCpedia.   I am forwarding your question via email to Reference Services at the NC Government & Heritage Library.  A librarian will contact you shortly to help you locate resources.

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Kelly Agan, NC Government & Heritage Library

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