Footsteps for Freedom Podcast
1) Episode 31 - Battle of Kings Mountain Roundtable
Join Jonathan Bennett, David Biddix, and Rhonda Gunter, three of the contributors to the Footsteps for Freedom podcast, as they hold a roundtable discussion on the Battle of Kings Mountain and the Ove...Show More
2) Episode 30 - In Conclusion
As we conclude our series on the Battle of Kings Mountain, we thought we would take some time to note a couple of veterans of the battle that ended up in the Toe River Valley, along with ones from oth...Show More
3) Episode 29 - Robert Sevier & The Walking Wounded
Sometimes the dead are the lucky ones. The weapons each side in employed during the Battle of King’s Mountain inflicted grievous and dreadfully painful wounds that the comparatively primitive state of...Show More
4) Episode 28 - The Aftermath
The thick clouds of black powder smoke that obscured Kings Mountain's battlefield began to lift revealing a scene of horror. Dead and dying men littered the ground. The groans of the wounded were hear...Show More
5) Episodes 26 & 27 - The Battle of Kings Mountain (combined)
Night had fallen at the Cowpens on October 6th, but the camp of the Patriot army bustled with activity. Scouts had finally confirmed the location of British Major Patrick Ferguson’s army. It lay on Ki...Show More
6) Episode 25 - The Cow Pens and Prelude to the Battle of Kings Mountain
The morning of October 5, 1780 finds the Over Mountain Men breaking camp at Gilbert Town and preparing for their date with destiny. Officers and volunteers both are beginning to feel the moment. This ...Show More
7) Episode 24 - Gilbert Town and The Broad River
During the time in camp, both Patriot and Tory forces had scouts looking for the enemy, but neither side had luck in locating the other. The rain had finally let up on October 3, 1780, and the combine...Show More
8) Episode 23 - South Mountain Pass and Trouble in the Ranks
October 1, 1780, a Sunday, the combined army of Patriot militia broke camp at Quaker Meadows. We have followed and discussed the militias of McDowell, Shelby, Sevier and Campbell extensively as they m...Show More
9) Episode 22 - Down the Blue Ridge to Quaker Meadows
The Overmountain Men arose on September 29th, 1780 at Cathey’s Plantation just south of present-day Spruce Pine. They break camp and prepare for the next leg of their journey. Their leaders, William C...Show More
10) Episode 21 - Grassy Creek, Gillespie Gap, and a Split of Forces
The first crisis of the Overmountain Men’s march to Kings Mountain occurred on the morning of September 28th. As the men fell in for roll call, it was discovered that two of their party, Samuel Chambe...Show More