NC, USA
Patriot and Loyalist Mass Grave Site
Cemetery
Area near the summit where Patriot and Loyalist dead were buried after the battle. Ferguson was interred on the mountain where he fell. The proximity of the graves reflects the intimate geography of a battle fought between American neighbors.
Visiting Today
Address
Kings Mountain National Military Park, Blacksburg, SC 29702
Connected Events
Sep 1780
Ferguson's Ultimatum to the Overmountain Settlements
Major Patrick Ferguson, Colonel Isaac Shelby, Colonel John Sevier
Sep 1780
Overmountain Men Muster at Sycamore Shoals
Major Patrick Ferguson
Sep 1780
Overmountain Men Cross the Appalachians
Major Patrick Ferguson
Oct 1780
Oct 1780
Patriot Forces Encircle Kings Mountain
Major Patrick Ferguson, Colonel William Campbell
Oct 1780
Battle of Kings Mountain
Major Patrick Ferguson
Oct 1780
Major Patrick Ferguson Is Killed
Major Patrick Ferguson
Oct 1780
Cornwallis Cancels the North Carolina Invasion
Major Patrick Ferguson