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Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail

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Black Powder Weapons of the Revolution's Southern Campaign
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Black Powder Weapons of the Revolution's Southern Campaign
Alexander Chesney: A Loyalist at Kings Mountain and Cowpens
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Alexander Chesney, an Irish-born South Carolina Loyalist, fought for the Crown in the southern campaigns of the Revolutionary War — wounded and captured at Kings Mountain, then a guide to Tarleton at Cowpens.
Abingdon Muster Grounds: Where Virginia's Militia Set Out for Kings Mountain in 1780
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In 1780 hundreds of Virginia Patriots gathered at this Abingdon meadow before marching to the Battle of Kings Mountain. Today it is the northern trailhead of the Overmountain Victory trail.