Kings Mountain National Military Park Monument Battlefield Tour - Clio

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1. Major Patrick Ferguson Monument

Of all the monuments on the trail, the most storied is to a fallen enemy. Major Patrick Ferguson, the leader of the loyalist troops, was shot and killed during the battle. Private James C Powell who witnessed the burial said, “seven rifle balls had passed through his body, both his arms were broken, and his hat and clothing were literally shot to pieces.” After the battle the Patriots allowed the Loyalists to dress his body for burial at the bottom of the ravine with his companion Virginia Sal, who was killed by crossfire.

2. Major William Chronicle Marker

On July 4, 1815, Dr. William McLean, who served with Major General Nathanael Greene in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War, and other local citizens gathered to re-bury the scattered bones. The marker honors patriot Major William Chronicle who died in this area just after shouting “Face the Hill!” to his troops. The reverse side marks the defeat and death of Major Patrick Ferguson, the loyalist commander. This is the second oldest Revolutionary War memorial in the nation, second only to a monument at Lexington and Concord established in 1799.

3. U.S. Monument

On October 7, 1909, in front of a crowd of 8,000 and the governors of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia the only federal monument on the battleground was dedicated.

4. Centennial Monument

In 1879, The Kings Mountain Centennial Association (KMCA) formed in the City of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, located eight miles from the battlefield. The association looked for private, and public funding to purchase the battlefield and to pay for the monument.

5. African American Monument

The monument was dedicated on October 7, 2016, by the Frederick Hambright Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the National Park Service. This DAR chapter led the charge to honor these men with their own monument when the historian discovered African American soldiers fought in the battle.

6. Hoover Monument

The Hoover Monument honors President Herbert Hoover’s 1930 visit to the battlefield. Once you are standing in front of the monument, turn your back to it and gaze out toward the ridgeline. You are now standing where President Hoover made his speech to an unprecedented crowd of 75,000 people.

This Tour is a Walking Tour.

Kings Mountain National Military Park Monument Battlefield Tour

Created by Melissa Barnett on April 14th 2019, 8:43:20 am.

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Description

This walking tour was created by Melissa Barnett, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The tour offers a chance to explore both the human-made and natural monuments on the battlefield trail. Google Maps does not yet include the trails that will take users to each monument, but this will still serve as a guide that will help visitors explore the park and understand how local organizations, patriotic women, and the federal government have preserved the memory of the militia soldiers who fought against friend and neighbor to protect their families. Follow along the battlefield trail to experience a memorial 200 years in the making. As you progress through the tour there are questions to challenge your ideas of a memorial. Feel free to discuss the questions with your group or with a Park Ranger.

Topics

American Civil War

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