Description:
In this classic account of the Revolutionary War experiences of the North Carolina Continentals, Rankin traces the events leading to war in North Carolina and follows all the campaigns and battles in which the North Carolina Continentals took part. He also provides descriptions of almost all of the significant personalities in the Continental Army.
Brief description: Hugh F. Rankin (1913-1989) taught history at Tulane University, where he was also faculty chair of athletics for many years. He wrote, cowrote, or edited sixteen books, including Rebels and Redcoats: The American Revolution through the Eyes of Those Who Fought and Lived It and Pirates of Colonial North Carolina.