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Brigadier General James Williams, 10 Nov. 1740- 8 Oct. 1780
After the August 18, 1780 Patriot victory at Musgrove’s Mill, Per Col. William Hill’s memoirs, SC Gov. John Rutledge promoted Col. James Williams to Brigadier General of the SC Militia. The promotion was confirmed in the enemy’s after-action report
Of the Battle of King’s Mountain which states that the British forces “…had mortally wounded the American Brigadier.”
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Col. James Williams
Hero of the battle of Kings Mountain 1780
Erected by Daniel Morgan Chapter D.A.R. 1917
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