70TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION HOUSE DOCUMENT No. 328

 

 

HISTORICAL STATEMENTS CONCERNING
THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN
AND
THE BATTLE OF THE COWPENS
SOUTH CAROLINA

 

 

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON
1928

 

[NOTE: This bound publication of the Historical Section of the Army War College (a predecessor to the US Army Center of Military History) is housed in the Center's library under the call number E 241.C17.B32. It has been reproduced as is with only minor modifications required to conform to the needs of Hypertext Markup Language. Maps and photographs are the best available copies. A table of contents has been added for ease of use. Insertions and typographical corrections for this edition are indicated in italicized print in angle brackets.]

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 230
PRESENTED BY MR. STEVENSON

Resolved, That the historical statements concerning the Battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina, of January 17, 1781, and the Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, October 7, 1780, both prepared by the Historical Section of the Army War College, be printed, with illustrations, as a document.

WILLIAM TYLER PAGE,
Clerk.
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April 21,1928.

Hon. WILLIAM F. STEVENSON,

House of Representatives.

DEAR MR. STEVENSON: In compliance with the request contained in your letter of March 20, 1928, I am pleased to inclose herewith a historical statement concerning the Battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina, of January 17,1781, prepared by the Historical Section of the Army War College.

Very sincerely,
DWIGHT L. DAVIS,
Secretary of War.
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CONTENTS
Battle of Kings Mountain
 
   
Page
Part I: The Subjugation of South Carolina
1
Part II: Gathering of the Patriots—The Battle
17
Part III: Cornwallis on The Defensive—Inactivity in The North—Conclusions
33
Part IV: The Battle Ground of Kings Mountain in South Carolina
41
 Bibliography
43
Battle of Cowpens
 
Part I: British Plans—Tarleton Sent After Morgan
47
Part II: American Plans—Morgan Sent West of the Catawba
55
Part III: Deployment of Troops—The Battle
63
Part IV: Comments and Conclusions
71
 Bibliography
77
 
   
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