Brigadier General Andrew Pickens was a primary force bringing about the end of British control in the Southern colonies. His efforts helped drive General Cornwallis to Yorktown, Virginia. His later actions on behalf of the Cherokee Nation are fully explored, and much never before published information about him, his family, and his peers is included. Andrew Pickens loved his country and was a fearless exemplar of leadership. He earned the unyielding respect of his superiors, his fellow officers, and most importantly his militiamen.
Brigadier General Andrew Pickens was a primary force bringing about the end of British control in the Southern colonies. His efforts helped drive General Cornwallis to Yorktown, Virginia. His later actions on behalf of the Cherokee Nation are fully explored, and much never before published information about him, his family, and his peers is included. Andrew Pickens loved his country and was a fearless exemplar of leadership. He earned the unyielding respect of his superiors, his fellow officers, and most importantly his militiamen.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
William R. Reynolds, Jr., is retired from his position as chief intercontinental ballistic missile facilities engineer for USAF Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A direct descendant of Chickamauga Cherokee Chief Doublehead and General Andrew Pickens' brother, Captain Joseph William Pickens, he lives in Colorado Springs.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Prologue 1-The Early Days (1740-1765) 2-Edging Toward War (1765-1775) 3-Pickens Sees Action (1775) 4-Here Come the Redcoats! Here Come the Cherokee! (1776) 5-The Backcountry Heats Up (1777-1778) 6-Georgia Explodes! (1779) 7-South Carolina in Jeopardy (1780) 8-It Comes Apart for Britain (1780) 9-Cowpens! (1781) 10-Taking Control of South Carolina (1781) 11-The Siege of Augusta (1781) 12-The Siege of Ninety Six (1781) 13-Cleaning Up the Backcountry (1781 and Later) Epilogue Appendices A: South Carolina Legislature Bill of 2007 B: Civil Records deleteWill of Andrew Pickens, Sr. deleteEstate Inventory of Andrew Pickens, Sr. deleteAbstracts of Augusta County, Virginia, Records deleteWill of Robert Gouedy C: 1755 Anson County, North Carolina, Militia D: 1778 Constitution of South Carolina E: Pension Claims F: Pickens, Hillhouse and the Cherokee Ancestry of the Author G: Articles from Revolutionary Era Publications Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Prologue 1-The Early Days (1740-1765) 2-Edging Toward War (1765-1775) 3-Pickens Sees Action (1775) 4-Here Come the Redcoats! Here Come the Cherokee! (1776) 5-The Backcountry Heats Up (1777-1778) 6-Georgia Explodes! (1779) 7-South Carolina in Jeopardy (1780) 8-It Comes Apart for Britain (1780) 9-Cowpens! (1781) 10-Taking Control of South Carolina (1781) 11-The Siege of Augusta (1781) 12-The Siege of Ninety Six (1781) 13-Cleaning Up the Backcountry (1781 and Later) Epilogue Appendices A: South Carolina Legislature Bill of 2007 B: Civil Records deleteWill of Andrew Pickens, Sr. deleteEstate Inventory of Andrew Pickens, Sr. deleteAbstracts of Augusta County, Virginia, Records deleteWill of Robert Gouedy C: 1755 Anson County, North Carolina, Militia D: 1778 Constitution of South Carolina E: Pension Claims F: Pickens, Hillhouse and the Cherokee Ancestry of the Author G: Articles from Revolutionary Era Publications Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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