One Heroic Hour at King's Mountain

This is a documented account of the events leading up to the Battle at King's Mountain (South Carolina) on October 7, 1780, and one eventful hour that changed the course of American history. The Ghost Legion that marched over the mountain and then quickly defeated the British forces led by Ferguson were not trained soldiers, but pioneer settlers that had mustered at Sycamore Shoals (Elizabethton, Tennessee) twelve days earlier.

Containing more than 100 photographs and illustrations, the text includes over 1700 names of officers and privates who participated in the King's Mountain campaign. Detailing an exciting chapter in the thrilling and colorful history of Tennessee, it is invaluable to students, general historians, genealogists, and individuals who desire a compact, accurate, illustrated volume of Americana.

Pat Alderman was a musician and the author of early histories of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.