OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL
Georgia
OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL
Georgia
When Colonel Elijah Clarke and his men were driven off from besieging Augusta in September of 1780, the men and their families fled to the Watauga and Nolichucky settlements in what is today east Tennessee. Major William Candler and about 30 men from Clarke's army joined up with the Patriot army on its march from Gilbert Town to Green River.
While there is no segment of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail in Georgia, those wanting to trace the route of the Georgians could pick the trail at Rutherfordton, NC.
An interesting point of the importance of the Georgians' involvement is that Draper speculates that Ferguson dallied along the Broad in hopes of intercepting Clarke's party on its way north.
On page 214, Draper indicates Candler joined up near Gilbert Town. On page 227, Draper indicates the Georgia men joined up with South Carolina's James Williams at Cowpens before the battle. Georgia men represented 30 of the 910 Draper calculates in the combined Patriot army.