Abingdon in Washington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Revolutionary War Muster Ground
Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 29, 2011
1. Revolutionary War Muster Ground Marker
Inscription.
Revolutionary War Muster Ground. . To the south at Craig’s (Dunn’s) Meadow, is the likely site of the Washington County militia’s muster ground for the Revolutionary War’s Kings Mountain Campaign. In Sept. 1780, under the com- mand of Col. William Campbell the militiamen left for Sycamore Shoals, near Elizabethton, Tenn. By 25 Sept., the militia rendezvoused with additional Washington County militiamen and forces from present-day Tennessee and North Carolina and then headed south. On 7 Oct. 1780 these forces with additional troops from South Carolina and Georgia defeated British Maj. Patrick Ferguson’s soldiers at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina. The nearby muster site is certified as part of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail.
To the south at Craig’s (Dunn’s) Meadow, is the
likely site of the Washington County militia’s
muster ground for the Revolutionary War’s Kings
Mountain Campaign. In Sept. 1780, under the com-
mand of Col. William Campbell the militiamen left
for Sycamore Shoals, near Elizabethton, Tenn.
By 25 Sept., the militia rendezvoused with
additional Washington County militiamen and
forces from present-day Tennessee and North
Carolina and then headed south. On 7 Oct. 1780
these forces with additional troops from South
Carolina and Georgia defeated British Maj. Patrick
Ferguson’s soldiers at the Battle of Kings
Mountain in South Carolina. The nearby muster
site is certified as part of the Overmountain
Victory National Historic Trail.
Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-60.)
Location. 36° 42.261′ N, 81° 59.691′ W. Marker is in Abingdon, Virginia, in Washington County. Marker is on Colonial Road SW east of Reedy Creek Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Abingdon VA 24210, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 29, 2011
2. Revolutionary War Muster Ground Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, May 29, 2011
3. Craig’s (Dunn’s) Meadow
View south from the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 923 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 20, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
