England pays Virginia
England promised the colonies it would pay something back for the upfront war expenses of the colonies. At a Council held June 25th...
Byrd is supposed to save this other Fort Loudoun in today's Tennessee
All these men were stationed in Fort Loudoun Winchester VA many times over 1758 to 1760. But now they are on an expedition to save...
Cherokees push back Montgomery
Montgomery destroyed the Lower Towns in early June 1760. In those towns were all the plunder taken from the white settlements earlier...
Winchester VA to Salisbury and Yadkin NC Connection
Salisbury and Yadkin were the "go to" areas of Daniel Boone and his dad Squire Boone. So too was it for thousands coming down the valley...
Attack some 40 miles south of Winchester in 1760
This Kercheval story is quite incredible. The horror captures the attention. So too does the rapid fire ability of an Indian using a...
Daniel Morgan steals a horse but didn't burn down a tobacco storage
Daniel Morgan is convicted of stealing a horse from none other than the famous Thomas Cresap. Some of the Ashby family testifies for...
First Blood in Montgomery's Expedition against the Cherokee Nation June 1760
June 1, 1760 before Noon Montgomery's troops reach Twelve Mile Creek in South Carolina. "Here it expected a Cherokee assault. Troops and...
Byrd & Montgomery Expeditions in May 1760 heading towards the Cherokee Homelands
Colonel William Byrd III does not want to do this. He doesn't have the supplies needed, nor enough men. This Fort Loudoun in what is now...
FREDERICK COUNTY RESOLVES 1774
On June 8, 2024 the James Wood II Chapter of the SAR Sons of the American Revolution will observe the Frederick County Resolves on the...
Cherokee War - Will Virginia help the other Fort Loudoun in today's Tennessee?
Colonel William Byrd III, Lt Col Adam Stephen, Major Andrew Lewis were all the top leaders involved in a future expedition towards the...
