The Lake Norman Brief
Revolutionary War
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Black Mingo Creek: The Midnight Fight That Refined Francis Marion’s Tactics
The bridge betrayed Marion. Hooves thundered across loose planks, a Loyalist sentry fired and surprise disappeared. Marion attacked anyway—dividing his men into…
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Great Savannah at Nelson’s Ferry: Francis Marion Rescues the Prisoners of Camden
Nine days after Camden, Francis Marion surprised a British escort at Thomas Sumter’s abandoned plantation near Nelson’s Ferry. The rescue succeeded—but most…
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Fishing Creek: Tarleton’s Surprise That Completed the Disaster at Camden
Thomas Sumter had prisoners, livestock, wagons, cannon and nearly 800 men—but his camp was dispersed and its weapons stacked. Tarleton’s smaller striking…
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Camden: The Disaster That Destroyed an American Army—and Reset the Southern War
Camden was not merely a bad day for Horatio Gates. It was the destruction of America’s second Southern army in three months—a…
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The Siege of Ninety Six: Greene’s Hardest Trial in the Southern Campaign
The siege of Ninety Six in 1781 marked a pivotal moment in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. General Nathanael Greene’s…
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Cowpens and the Collapse of the British Southern Strategy
The Battle of Cowpens, fought on January 17, 1781, marked a pivotal moment in the American Revolutionary War. General Daniel Morgan’s strategic…
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Alexander Craighead: The Firebrand Minister Who Preached a People into Independence
Alexander Craighead, a Presbyterian minister in 18th-century Carolina, significantly shaped the intellectual and moral environment leading to the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.…
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Attorney · Chris Adkins · Davidson · History · Huntersville · Lake Norman · Mecklenburg · Revolutionary WarWilliam Lee Davidson: The Last General of the Catawba
This state historical marker honors General William Lee Davidson, a Patriot officer killed during the Battle of Cowan’s Ford in 1781. It…
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Attorney · Charlotte · Chris Adkins · History · Huntersville · Lake Norman · Law Firm · Revolutionary WarMecklenburg Declaration of Independence: What Really Happened in 1775?
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, claimed by North Carolinians as the first in America on May 20, 1775, remains a historical mystery,…
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The Battle of Elizabethtown: A Turning Point in the Revolution
The Battle of Elizabethtown on August 27, 1781, saw a small Patriot militia triumph over a larger Loyalist force in North Carolina.…