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Colonel James Williams

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Colonel James Williams removed some valuables
from his South Carolina home to Caswell County
North Carolina before assaults from the Red Coats
and Tory militia. He gathered a regiment of new
North Carolina troops and remnants of South
Carolina refugees. They joined the overmountain
volunteers at Cowpens and formed a column of
about 225 in the ovenight march across Cherokee
Ford. His rag tag corps occupied a quadrant
encircling Kings Mountain where on 07Oct1780
Patrick Fergusons force was wiped off the face
of the earth. Williams made the maximum sacrifice
of his life. All testimony from eye witnesses
applauded his contribution and mourned his loss.
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Disputes over who shot Patrick who was
bravest, who was cowardly, how many, which
county gave the most, and other details
overshadowed The Historic accounts of the Battle
of Kings Mountain and of James Williams
corps. Colonel William Campbell died un untimely
death after which some claimed his glory and
rumored his cowardice. Colonel Williams died on
the field and Could no longer defend himself.
For more details, http//revwarapps.org/
contains sworn testimony of some of the battle
participants. Will Graves Backcounty
Revolutionary delves Deeper into the James
William details.
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James Williams Col, South Carolina Militia born.
ddMMMyyyy at ------- died. 08Oct1780 near Kings
Mountain South Carolina from wound of musket
ball b. Across Broad River from Kings
Mountain Remains reinterred at Gaffney
SC married. Miss Survived by
wife Brother Children
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