Near Grover in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colonel Frederick Hambright
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025
1. Colonel Frederick Hambright NSDAR plaque
Frederick Hambright
1727 1817
Erected by Descendants of Colonel Frederick Hambright, Col. Frederick Hambright Chapter, NSDAR Kings Mountain, N.C.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 35° 10.058′ N, 81° 26.042′ W. Memorial is near Grover, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It can be reached from Elm Road 0.3 miles east of Belton Drive, on the right when traveling east. From Elm Road walk approximately 500 feet on the gravel road to the grave site at Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 212 Elm Rd, Kings Mountain NC 28086, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Patrick Ferguson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cornwallis (approx. 0.9 miles away); North Carolina / South Carolina
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More about this memorial. Note: Elm St listed on Google Maps does not exist. It is a gravel path that will take you to the cemetery.
The cemetery is gated to prevent vehicle traffic. A phone number is posted for persons interested to visit the cemetery.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . Hambright, Frederick. From NCpedia entry
In the fall of 1780, Cornwallis sent Major Patrick Ferguson to stop the colonial militia. When Ferguson claimed on Kings Mountain that "all the Rebels from hell" could not drive him away, Hambright was second in command of a segment of troops under Major William Chronicle. In one of the four columns that converged on the British, Chronicle was shot in the first charge. His undisciplined militia then followed Hambright to participate in the victory. In a thick(Submitted on October 7, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)German accent, he is reported to have said, "Huzza, my brave boys, fight on a few minutes more and the battle will be over." Although wounded in the thigh by a rifle bullet, he remained in the saddle for the entire battle; when Samuel York of York County, S.C., suggested that he leave the field because of his profuse bleeding, he refused. After the battle, he was conveyed to a cabin on Long Creek. The deep wound required a long time to heal and caused him to limp for the rest of his life.Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 20252. Colonel Frederick Hambright replacement gravestone
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025
3. Original Colonel Frederick Hambright gravestone
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025
4. Full view of Colonel Frederick Hambright gravesite
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025
5. Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery. Hambright's gravesite is behind the sign, left of center
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025
6. Gravel road from Elm Road to the cemetery
Google Maps lists this as Elm Street, however there is no signage listed. No vehicle traffic is allowed without permission
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2025. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on October 11, 2025. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 7, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
