| Gary's Genealogy |
| Notes for Miniard Harris |
| According to Marie Harris Key's book, Miniard sold his plantation in Charlotte Co., VA in Feb., 1775. Miniard, his family, and brothers Edward, Braddock, and David and their families migrated into North Carolina in 1775, into what was then Rowan Co. Burke was formed from Rowan in 1777, and this put them in Burke Co. Miniard was killed in the Battle of King's Mountain, 1780. (This is unproven.) ....................................................................... The following was found at: http://www.co.cleveland.nc.us/battle_of_kings_mountain.htm "Battle of Kings Mountain October 7, 1780, near the North and South Carolina border The plateau of the mountain is in Cleveland County, NC The battlefield and park are in York County, SC By Peggy Beach Public Information Officer, Cleveland County, NC Phone: 704-476-3012; e-mail: peggy.beach@@countynt2.co.cleveland.nc.us Historians consider the Battle of Kings Mountain to be the "turning point in the South" in America's War for Independence. The victory of Patriots over Loyalist troops destroyed the left wing of Cornwallis' army. The battle also effectively ended, at least temporarily, the British advance into North Carolina. Lord Cornwallis was forced to retreat from Charlotte into South Carolina to wait for reinforcements. The victory of the Overmountain Men allowed General Nathaniel Greene the opportunity to reorganize the American Army. When British General Henry Clinton learned of his men's defeat at Kings Mountain, he is reported to have called it "the first link of a chain of evils" that he feared might lead to the collapse of the British plans to quash the Patriot rebellion. He was right. American forces went on to defeat the British at Cowpens. A little more than a year after Kings Mountain, Washington accepted Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown, Virginia." ............................................................................... |
| Revised: 13-Aug-07 06:10 PM |
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