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$Title{Cowpens
For Further Reading}
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$Author{Fleming, Thomas J.}
$Affiliation{National Park Service}
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south
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$Volume{Handbook 135}
$Date{1988}
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Book: Cowpens
Author: Fleming, Thomas J.
Affiliation: National Park Service
Volume: Handbook 135
Date: 1988
For Further Reading
For those who wish to explore the story of Cowpens in more depth, the
following books will be helpful. Daniel Morgan, "Revolutionary Rifleman" by
Don Higgenbotham (1961) is a well paced, solidly researched narrative of the
Old Wagoner's adventurous life. Still valuable, especially for its wealth of
quotations from Morgan's correspondence, is James Graham's "Life of General
Morgan" (1856). On the struggle for the South Carolina backcountry, "Ninety
Six" by Robert D. Bass (1978) is the best modern study. Edward McCrady's
two-volume work, "A History of South Carolina in the Revolution" (1901), is
also useful. For personal anecdotes about the savage civil war between rebels
and loyalists, "Traditions and Reminiscences, Chief of the American Revolution
in the South" by Joseph Johnson, M.D. (1851) is a basic source book. Equally
illuminating is James Collins' "Autobiography of a Revolutionary Soldier",
published in "Sixty Years in the Nueces Valley", (1930). Biographies of other
men who participated in Cowpens are not numerous. "Skyagunsta" by A.L.
Pickens (1934) mingles legend and fact about Andrew Pickens. "Piedmont
Partisan" by Chalmers G. Davidson (1951) is a balanced account of William Lee
Davidson. "James Jackson, Duelist and Militant Statesman" by William O.
Foster (1960) is a competent study of the fiery Georgia leader. "The Life of
Major General Nathanael Greene" by George Washington Greene (1871) gives the
reader a look at the battle from the viewpoint of the American commander in
the South. For the British side of the story, one of the best accounts is
Banastre Tarleton's "A History of the Campaign of 1780 and 1781 in the
Southern Provinces of North America" (1787), available in a reprint edition.
"The Green Dragoon" by Robert D. Bass (1957) gives a more objective view of
Tarleton's meteoric career. Two other useful books are "Strictures on Lt.
Col. Tarleton's History" by Roderick Mackenzie (1788), an officer who fought
at Cowpens with the 71st Regiment, and "The History, of the Origin, Progress
and Termination of the American War" by Charles Stedman (1794), a British
officer who was extremely critical of Tarleton. Both are available in reprint
editions. "Cornwallis, the American Adventure" by Franklin and Mary Wickwire
(1970) has an excellent account of Cowpens - and the whole war in the
South - from the viewpoint of Tarleton's commander. "Rise and Fight Again" by
Charles B. Flood (1976) ably discusses the influence of Cowpens and other
Southern battles on the ultimate decision at Yorktown.
Thomas J. Fleming