In the summer of 1780, while British troops roamed the southern countryside striking fear into the hearts of rebels, a hardy group of "over-the-mountain men" from Tennessee vowed to defend their families and farms. At Kings Mountain, in northwest South Carolina, this small volunteer contingent of frontiersmen met the British in early October. The American victory there forced the British to retreat and turned the tide in the American Revolution's southern campaign.
J. David Dameron was educated at the University of North Carolina. He is retired from the U.S. Army, where he served with the 82nd Airborne Division and the 7th Special Forces Group.
Dave now works as an Army civilian Unmanned Aircraft Systems manager /weapons research specialist at Redstone Arsenal, AL, and he is an Adjunct Professor at Troy University. He is also the author of several military, non-fiction, American History books (American Revolution, the US Civil War, and WW II).
