Lord Cornwallis’s march to and retreat from Charlotte in 1780 into the “Hornet’s Nest” was the subject for the walking tour last Saturday in Charlotte. My guy, Major Thomas Fraser has not been listed anywhere that I have found, to have participated in this situation. Still, I want the complete picture of the American Revolution in the south so I can better understand my subject; the Major.
Bill Anderson had pulled together eleven commentators to tell the story of four main roads: Providence, Camden (later So. Blvd., Polk St. Lancaster Hwy.), Nations Ford, and the road to Bigger’s Ferry (later US 49 and So. Tryon St.). The story included five major events, two in September 1780: the British Advance, and the American withdrawal from Providence Road; three in October 1780: the British camp in Charlotte, followed by the British retreat along Nations Ford Road and the American advance to New Providence on Providence Road.
We began and ended the tour at the historic Providence Presbyterian Church. Multiple commentators limited their time to five minutes each at the particular stops along the way. for further information on this American Revolution tour: http://elehistory.com, and American Revolution reading plus other conferences and more: www.southerncampaign.org
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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