The Battle of Kings Mountain was fought on October 7, 1780 at Kings Mountain, South Carolina, 9 miles south of the present-day town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The Patriot militia won a decisive victory over the Loyalist militia commanded by British Major Patrick Ferguson. Ferguson was fatally shot during the battle.
Western Pioneers
October 7, 1780
Newton Cannon (born May 22, 1781 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died September 16, 1841 in Nashville, Tennessee) succeeded William Carroll as the tenth Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 12, 1835 and October 14, 1839. Following the end of Cannon's term as Governor, James K. Polk (born November 2, 1795 in Pineville, North Carolina; died June 15, 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee) became the eleventh Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 14, 1839 and October 15, 1841.
James K. Polk (born November 2, 1795 in Pineville, North Carolina; died June 15, 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee) succeeded Newton Cannon as the eleventh Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 14, 1839 and October 15, 1841. Following the end of Polk's term as Governor, James C. Jones (born April 20, 1809 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died October 29, 1859 in Memphis, Tennessee) became the twelfth Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 15, 1841 and October 14, 1845.
Don Deforest Paul was born on October 22, 1951, in Signal Mountain, Tennessee, USA.
Newton Cannon (born May 22, 1781 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died September 16, 1841 in Nashville, Tennessee) succeeded William Carroll as the tenth Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 12, 1835 and October 14, 1839, including the whole of 1836.
Newton Cannon (born May 22, 1781 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died September 16, 1841 in Nashville, Tennessee) succeeded William Carroll as the tenth Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 12, 1835 and October 14, 1839, including the whole of 1837.
Newton Cannon (born May 22, 1781 in Guilford County, North Carolina; died September 16, 1841 in Nashville, Tennessee) succeeded William Carroll as the tenth Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 12, 1835 and October 14, 1839, including the whole of 1838.
Jimmy Wayne was born on October 23, 1972, in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA.
Hal England was born on October 2, 1932, in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA.
William Trousdale (born September 23, 1790 in Orange County, North Carolina; died March 27, 1872 in Gallatin, Tennessee) succeeded Neill S. Brown as the fifteenth Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 16, 1849 and October 16, 1851, including the whole of 1850.
William Trousdale (born September 23, 1790 in Orange County, North Carolina; died March 27, 1872 in Gallatin, Tennessee) succeeded Neill S. Brown as the fifteenth Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 16, 1849 and October 16, 1851. Following the end of Trousdale's term as Governor, William B. Campbell (born February 1, 1807 in Sumner County, Tennessee; died August 19, 1867 in Lebanon, Tennessee) became the sixteenth Governor of Tennessee, serving between October 16, 1851 and October 17, 1853.