Topics Related to Revolutionary War

Isaac Gregory (A-30)

Member provincial congress, 1775; brigadier general of militia in Revolution; member N.C. conventions, 1788-1789. Home is 4 miles S.E.

Dempsey Burgess (A-29)

Member of provincial congresses, 1775-1776; lieutenant colonel of militia in Revolution; Congressman, 1795-99. Grave is 7 miles S.E.

John Harvey (A-28)

Five times speaker of colonial assembly, moderator of provincial congresses, 1774-1775, leader of Revolutionary movement. Lived 11 mi. S.

Edenton Tea Party (A-22)

Women in this town led by Penelope Barker in 1774 resolved to boycott British imports. Early and influential activism by women.

Chowan County Courthouse (A-11)

Oldest courthouse in use in North Carolina. Built about 1767. Whig centre in Revolution. Stands 3 blocks S.E.

Samuel Johnston (A-9)

Revolutionary leader, Governor, U.S. Senator. His home, "Hayes," and grave are one mile S.E.

Planning North Carolina’s Revolutionary War Defense

On November 25, 1780, senior officers of the Southern Department of the Continental Army met at Camp New Providence, near Charlotte, to develop a strategy to respond to General Charles Cornwallis’s impending invasion of North Carolina.

A North Carolina Valley Forge Story

On December 19, 1777, the Continental Army, including the North Carolina Brigade, entered winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

General Robert Howe, Revolutionary War Commander

On December 14, 1786, Robert Howe, Continental army general, died on his way to Fayetteville to serve in the state legislature.

Militias Battle at Ramsour’s Mill, 1780

On June 20, 1780, at the Battle of Ramsour’s Mill, Col. Francis Locke and his Patriot force stormed the defenses of the Loyalist militia led by Maj. John Moore.