Kings Mountain: The Turn of the Tide of Success | The Southern Campaign

[@C.Hartley]

7x great grandson of Laban Hartley Sr. (Scottish descent) The first battle he fought in was Kings Mountain. He's buried in moses-steele cemetery in Tennessee near my family's plot. I enjoy seeing this history, knowing he was there.

[@chrisr2551]

My 8th generation grandfather, Alexander Erwin, was a mounted rifleman in the Battle for Kings Mountain.

[@toddcarpenter714]

Two of my 5th or 6th great grandfathers fought in this battle. One name has slipped my memory, but William James Gregory was the other one. My 6th or 7th great grandfather, Christian Carpenter signed the Tryon resolves.

[@brentbrown2756]

Located 2 Kings Mountain Patriot graves In Tennessee recently. Wayyy out in the country. Joseph Greer and Captain Robert Bean 🇺🇸

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

My 5x great-grandfather was John Sevier. My great-grandmother was an internationally recognized genealogist and kept all the family records of John Sevier's lineage. My family descent is from John's first wife Sarah Hawkins. Great reenactment of Kings Mountain. John Sevier was known as "Nolichucky Jack". 😊

[@melinda4653]

My 4x great grandfather, Major Jonathan Tipton III, was second in command under John Sevier. He was part of the Overmountain Men. The first Tipton in a long line of Tiptons who have fought for freedom in this country.

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

COOL HISTORY ...

[@frankrshirer8851]

My 6x great grandfather, Lieutenant Daniel Kennedy also served under Colonel Sevier. He was 30 years old at the time.

[@rhondawhite5202]

My grandfather, George Poplin served in the American Revolution and I believe he was one of the Overmountain Men. My family is from North Carolina and Tennessee.

[@joshuavasquez9701]

Said too much already but Gen. Brooke and Gen. Marion are my great-something grandfathers.

[@georgejcking]

Thank you for the excellent documentary!

[@bradjohnson6811]

I'm proud to be a grandson of Jonathan W. Weir, who was under Captain David Beatie. He was responsible for scouting activities against the British. He was caught, tied to a tree, and whipped when he wouldn't disclose any information. His wife, Mary R. Pettus, was also whipped by the British when she wouldn't disclose Jonathan's location. Both survived and lived to be in their 80s.

[@jonathanholland8133]

Great job young lady! That was an excellent narration.

[@railrodemike]

The Campbell's and Beardens, my family that fought in this battle as well as The Cowpens. The Campbell's also fought the British at Sterling Bridge as well.

[@TonyJohns-z1w]

While doing family research I was amazed when I found ancestors on both my Mother and Father's side were at the Battle of Kings Mountain. On my father's side was David "King" Benge. On my mother's side was Phillip Greever. I don't believe the two men ever knew each other. They both have remarkable stories. There were also extended family members on the Benge side that were at the battle. I am constantly on the lookout for verifiable stories on these two men. Thank you for this video.

[@Bozcard]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@libtearsreeee]

I am a Wilson (Gunn clan) . Proud my family fought at Kings Mountain♥🤍💙

[@lindaeasley5606]

I'm another viewer who had ancestors participating in the Revolutionary War in South Carolina 👍

[@markberryhill2715]

I live on the farm where a city was named for one of your Scottish relatives.

[@irishman5562]

My 5th GRANDFATHER fought there capt Samuel Martin. Men of the soil!

[@richardpcrowe]

My ancestor, LtCol. James F. Steen fought at King's Mountain (as well as many other Southern Campaign engagements)... It is erroneously thought that he was killed at King's Mountain but, he lived to fight at Cowpens and was killed while trying to arrest a Tory in North Carolina... There were three patriots with my surname "Crow" present at King's Mountain James Crow, John Crow and Captain John Crow. How can I find out where these three individuals originated? I have ancestors, named Crow, who lived in the Scottsboro, SC, and I wonder if one of these three men could have been from my family.

[@dallasreese8416]

My 6th Great Grandfather as well Richard. (James Steen). I descend from his son James & Grandson Thomas Steen.

[@johnwayneeverett6263]

WOW WISH I COULD OF FOUND ALL THIS LONG BEFORE HAND...WELL DONE...

[@dolphinshark3202]

My 7x Great Grandfather was a Lt with the Virginia Co. And fought at this battle ❤

[@joshuavasquez9701]

I had family from both sides. I've lived in both countries but proud as punch to have an American passport.

[@BillSmith-ut5li]

One of the women that he had in camp rode out and told them that he was wearing a chicken shirt. The other woman was found dead on top of the bill.That would be an interesting story to learn.

[@RstesotTv]

Come on over the mountain. Can’t say I didn’t warn you.

[@miketaylor5212]

hickory trees also made great hillbilly body armor.

[@setac949]

I have been told I have an Irish ancestor that was there, but I have no proof that he was. I like to believe he was.

[@StonegaardForge]

Daniel Weidner (Whitener) shot Ferguson. His partially rifled musket is on display at the museum. A few others shot at him as well which aided in killing him. Weidner was also killed in the battle. He was the brother of one of my direct ancestors, and son of Henry Weidner.

[@vincentrobinson9325]

Scott's and the Irish can fight each other in a bar brawl but no one can fight them 🤘😛

[@LKerrTxn]

I’ll drink to that!!🥃

[@TherealTHAWEEZL]

Sevier !! My blood.

[@josephjuno9555]

I'm surprised they didn't rename the Mtn after they took Kings Island?

[@joshuavasquez9701]

Love history. But you're a cutie to boot.

[@stevenhoss8706]

"Route in Hell ferguson" 5x GGF Jacob Hoss Sr, 6x GGF Valentine Sevier Sr, 5x GGF John Sevier Sr "Nolichucky Jack", 6x GGF Redmond Eakin, 6x GGF William Nodding, 6x GGF Benjamin Rising, 6x GGF Silas Clark, 5x GGF Samuel Bayless, Dad's side Southern Colonies Militias, 6x GGF Joseph Dudley Sr, 5x GGF Joseph Dudley Jr, there are a lot more. Cousin out George Washington. "Semper Fi"

[@VickiCampbell-1216]

My 5x great-grandfather was John Sevier. My grandmother's family name was Hoss. 😊

[@virginiasherrill9124]

I also have a couple of generations of grandfathers the fault in the revolutionary war

[@packr72]

“The Empire was unraveling” what?

[@markberryhill2715]

Maybe 150 years later, but not at that time. They were just getting warmed up.

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

I know something you don't know. Not all were, Scots irish. The Bledsoe brothers, had a fort in NC, This was at the time of coming war. THEY MUSTERED THE MILITIA. Comprised of Some of the most seasoned indian fighters at the time. My grandfather Thomas Bledsoe, He was killed shortly after the revolution, in an indian attack on that very fort in NC. While his brothers had moved into Tennessee, to survey the new borders of Tennessee. This is the ttime they became the longhunters. So this was the men who took the over the mountain men to fight the british. They knew the area behind What was called (Kings mountain) That Plantation was documented in his will, Because it was their fathers land. It was known as the Thomas Ball plantation. The boys grandfather. Now you know, how, they knew how to come from that land, to route Ferguson. They left no prisoners. As was they Indian fighter way. ps: Now my Family new boone well, fought with him at kings mountain, My uncle anthony spent a year at Boones fort with his family when his own Fort in Tennessee was burned out in a 4 day battle with hostiles. Boone was a long hunter, And why. Because of that fort, A fort was a salt lick a water source and walls. TO FEED A FORT, YOU NEED A LOT of meat. So Boone and some men would go far away and hunt. They would take the hides and stretch them and store them in hide houses. They took the salted meat in barrels to the fort, back and forth. Any man from the community could go. They would get credit in the store for their hides and meat. Well my family invented that. The Bledsoe had two forts in Tennessee At the same time Boone was doing the same thing in kentucky. The longhunters.

[@toddcarpenter714]

There were some Swiss and German milita there as well. Two of my ancestors fought there. Christian Carpenter immigrated from Switzerland.

[@Rockhoundingcolorado]

@@toddcarpenter714 Well its R-m269 haplogroup. Its a group who settled America in the virginia area, So yes plenty of European types. And I have as many story's about them. Mansker, Dutch guy, settled tennessee, lived in a hollow tree for almost a year once. In the woods by himself. Later another guy german, moved in it.

[@MrUhwoody]

Ugg. Plenty good.

[@snowy2214]

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[@bettietaylor1449]

Crazy long george was losing the colonies and running out of money. He had even married Charlotte a mentor out of wedlock black princess of Mecklenburg for her dowry. My relatives Josiah Gayle sr. Was a plantation neighbor of general sumter. He gave money for the revolution a nd was hanged by Cornwall in camden. He was the grandfather of my fifth grandmother unity Gayle graham. He father Christopher Gayle fought with Francis Marion the swamp fox. I am proud of them all

[@RstesotTv]

Scots... Highlanders.

[@chadrussell4441]

Scots don't claim us. We whooped em. They're still butt hurt.

[@sonny12681]

The British lost the war because they are way to God dam formal and proper😂🤣.

[@hanoitripper1809]

Sonny12681 how

[@sonny12681]

@@hanoitripper1809 the British focus on to much formalities and the Americans were able too adapt. Being too formal on the battlefield made them go by the book on how a battle is fought and the Americans fought by the rules that the natives used.

[@williamdaniels6943]

@@sonny12681 the british relied on large bore muskets and bayonets. the settlers had rifles made in pennsylvania that had twice the range of the british muskets.

[@packr72]

William Daniels Those rifles were pretty much useless in linear combat. The rate of fire was awful and they couldn’t fix bayonets. And it wasn’t hit and run guerilla tactics that won the war, it was the professional and veteran Continental Army backed by the French Army and French Navy. Spain was also a key ally.

[@gruntforever7437]

@@packr72 typical of those that only skim history. Most of the southern fighting was done by small groups of partisans USING rifles. In a stand up fight with a regular army at close range its a deficit; but several times in the war smart commanders made use of the vast range advantage = see also the Saratoga campaign and how the backwoodsmen and company cut down Johnny Burgoynes army to the point where Arnold finished him off. Just like in the South where the various royalist forces were steadily cut down and their British assistants sliced to pieces bit by bit

[@bettietaylor1449]

We cornered them on a mountain mountain men and Cherokee indians. We fought them with Indian jackets and killed them for murders by tarleton, evening burning some of my relatives in a church. This was beginning of the end. My relatives are patriots. We are scotch irish.. They cut them to pieces