I think you would find the Battle of Brier Creek that occurred here in Georgia in march of 1779

This is uncanny as I was in fact thinking of Danl Morgan today in all truth. I collect toy soldiers.. :) and have a set in frocks to be Morgan's riflemen... have the flag too. I'll have to get them up on here for viewing. I have a vid up of British soldiers you might be able to check out. I have to learn how to get this all going and post different scenarios and views on the Tube. It's to commemerate the 250 th.

Great video. Thanks.

Really good video Professor. I too am a big fan of Dan Morgan, the other indispensable man! TC

Here's how the old timers did it. First, figure out what your average shot distance is. Set your target frame at that distance. Then start off with a Square Load. That is a shot column as high as the bore is wide and an equal volume of powder. That's going to be a light load by today's standards but it's just the starting point. Fire the load into a circle the size of the animal you plan to hunt. If you don't get enough shot in the circle add 1/8th oz of shot at a time until you get enough shot in the circle for a sure kill. Then shoot that load at a steel soup can. If the shot bounces off the can add 5 grains of powder at a time until the shot penetrates the can. That is the load. It is nice if the shot and the powder can use the same measure but that's not usually the most efficient load. If its close you might go ahead and use the same measure anyhow. So long as you've met your two goals. Enough shot on target and enough power to kill. Wad materials varied greatly depending on where you lived and how much money you cared to spend. If you were a southern native you might use Spanish moss for wadding If you were on the frontier you might cut or punch wads from an old wool blanket. Or punch leather wads out of old harness leather or punch wads from a green tanned buckskin. If you were a rich plantation owner near the coast you could get anything in the world including sheet cork from South America or felt wads. My advice is to find an old paper shot gun shell and cut it open and study how it was constructed. You will be looking at nearly a hundred years of shotshell developement. Everything in there is because it gave the company a competitive advantage making for better patterns. Copy that using 18th century materials as best you can. Thanks for the video.

yep, you missed one, that’s why most militia preferred buck and ball out of their muskets as did Washington for the regulars. It was considered ungentlemanly by the British but two wounded is better than one dead on the battlefield. This was even more effective at the time due to the level of medical care. If it was me the second round would be a double load of buck, goes down easier too.

Thank you for your post. I'm honored to say that I'm a descendant of William Voyles of the 1st North Carolina Regiment. He fought under the command of General Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox. Voyes was captured by the British during the Battle of Camden but managed to escape and later on fought at King's Mountain and Cowpens. The flanking of the British by the Militia and Cavalry and double envelopment made Cowpens one of the most highly recognized battle tactics. For his service, William Voyles was awarded a land grant in Cabarrus County, North Carolina where he and his wife lived until his death.

A video on Morgan’s Rifleman would be awesome!

Interesting story about the Catawba and the way life was during the early days of our great nation. They still exist with the Catawba Indian Nation being located in South Carolina. Hope to have more of these type videos in the future, Dr. Hall.

Grant was not a "drunk". He drank when he was depressed.

I love it!

I loved it!!!

Absolutely loved the story Brother! Keep them coming! By the by, I haven't got a turkey either. Our season ends on the 16th. TC

Contrary to what John Burgoyne told Parliament, conquering a continent is actually quite difficult

Nothing wants to make you shot a deer in the spring like whey they blow at ya when your turkey huntin

Google V M Starr for excellent advice on loading muzzle loading shotguns which would also apply to fowlers.....be safe and good hunting.

Thanks for taking us hunting with you. I too hunt turkey with a 20 bore trade gun. All my hunting is done with traditional flintlock guns. Subscribed to your channel. Keep them coming. TC

Awesome!

Anytime you learn something educational from a video it makes it worth watching. Keep up the good content 👍

How do you hunt turkey with that thing?? What load do you use?? Smooth bore?? Rifling???

Awesome hunting

I lived in Remerton, Ga. for most of my life. My parents worked at the mill and some of my siblings. Can you share any photos you might have of the cotton mill houses before they were torn down? Thank you for this video!

My entire Murray family worked at the Strickland Mill. My Uncle Mill Murray retired from there. My family lived on Elm Street in the middle of Remerton

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Interesting!

Garrett, great job!