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The Forgotten Defensive Line of the Carolina Frontier

🏕️ The Forgotten Defensive Line of the Carolina Frontier The main Revolutionary militia encampment west of the Catawba 🔥 What You’ve Found (summarized): Find Meaning Earthworks east & west of the river Defensive line — likely from Cowan’s Ford campaign Weapons, cavalry plate Proof of British presence or clash Wagon tools, bowls Militia or settler…

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The Alexanders, and the Defense of Charlotte: A Forgotten Front of the American Revolution

By: Steve Chickillo Introduction Hidden beneath modern development in North Charlotte lies a critical piece of America’s forgotten Revolutionary War history. Through personal discoveries, eyewitness findings, and a reevaluation of long-held regional myths, this report reconstructs a compelling narrative: that the Alexander family of Mecklenburg County, linked to Benjamin Franklin by marriage and ideology, played…

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Small Forts or Earthworks

🔰 1. Did Patriots Build Small Forts or Earthworks Along the River? ✅ Yes — but they were mostly temporary militia posts, river fords defenses, and field entrenchments, not full-blown European-style forts. Along the Catawba River (esp. during 1780–1781), you’d find: 🔎 Archaeological signs of these may still exist, especially in wooded high ground near…

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Revolutionary War Stronghold 

Rediscovered Catawba Camp and Revolutionary War Stronghold Just North of Charlotte, NC Hidden in plain sight and nearly lost beneath modern development lies what may be one of the most critical and forgotten sites of the American Revolution in the South. Just north of Charlotte — nestled between the Sugar Creek battlefield and Cowan’s Ford…

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 Abigail’s Stand — What She Did

💠 Abigail’s Stand — What She Did If your theory holds (and it aligns with the logic and geography), then here’s what likely happened: 🔥 Why They Came Back to Kill Francis Bradley The British — or more precisely, Tory partisans and Loyalist neighbors — didn’t forget that humiliation. Some accounts even suggest it was…

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Revolutionary war and the Indian connection

Revolutionary war and the Indian connection 🗺️ British Movements Near Cowan’s Ford: 1. Main British Advance – West Side (Cowan’s Ford area): 2. Tarleton’s Movements – East Side: So yes, Tarleton was east of the river, and he did cross south of Cowan’s Ford to move into position to flank or harass the Americans from…

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Revolutionary War (Charlotte Campaign)

It’s very likely that British forces passed through or near the area now known as NoDa (North Davidson area) in Charlotte, NC during the Charlotte Campaign of the Revolutionary War, particularly during Lord Cornwallis’s occupation of Charlotte in late September through mid-October 1780. Here’s why: 📍 Strategic Location istorical Military Movements 🛡️ Skirmishes and Resistance…

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