Frontiersman and Revolutionary War Leader
Colonel Isaac Shelby was a leader of frontier American forces resisting British rule. British officer Patrick Ferguson was aware of Shelby's presence in the area and sent out a warning, if the rebels did not desist in their opposition to British arms, he would march over the mountains, hang them and lay their country waste with fire and sword. Shelby immediately notified fellow militia leader John Sevier at the Watauga settlements and the two organized a volunteer force from North Carolina, present day Tennessee, and Virginia to launch a surprise attack on Ferguson and his men. They used the rally cry "catch Ferguson." Shelby played a crucial role in expediting their rapid Overmountain March across the Blue Ridge to rendezvous with additional militia from the Carolinas and Georgia. In the resulting Battle of Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780, American riflemen killed Ferguson which resulted in the surrender of his men. The battle played an important role leading up to the latter stages of the Revolution, setting in motion a chain of events that led to American Victory at Yorktown in 1781.| HM Number | HM2I26 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Daughters of the American Revolution series |
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| Year Placed | 2009 |
| Placed By | Fort Chiswell Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 394044 N 4050462 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.59376667, -82.18453333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 35.626', W 82° 11.072' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 35' 37.56" N, 82° 11' 4.32" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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