Thomas Young was born in Laurens, South Carolina on January 17, 1764, although his brother, Christopher, says he was born in February. Sometime around 1765 his family moved a short distance to modern day Union County.
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Cowpens Battlefield Maps
The Battle of Cowpens was fought on January 17, 1781 in modern day Cherokee County, two miles east of Spartanburg County and three miles south of the North Carolina state line.
Memoirs of Major Joseph McJunkin
In 1775, at the age of 20, Joseph McJunkin volunteered for service in the Spartan Militia Regiment commanded by Colonel John Thomas, Sr. He rose to the rank of Major in the 2nd Spartan Regiment and fought at the battles of Cowpens, Kings Mountain, Cedar Springs, Hanging Rock, and Musgrove Mill.
General Daniel Morgan – The Old Wagoner
The following biography of Daniel Morgan was published in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on January 17, 1781 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens.
Daniel Morgan, the Old Wagoner, rose from lowly origins to become a supreme field soldier, frontiersman and one of the foremost generals of the American Revolution.
Spartan Regiment Fought at Cowpens
The following article is based on the research of South Carolina State Representative Sam Manning and was published in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on January 17, 1981, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens.
The Spartan Regiment, as reorganized in the summer of 1780 was a volunteer organization whose officers and men served without pay and without provisions. Their one desire was to throw off the yoke of British tyranny and to achieve freedom and independence. Continue reading
History of the Spartan Regiment
From the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, July 3, 1776
The Spartan Regiment, composed of two hundred men from the area, began its service in August of 1755, after being organized at the suggestion of William Henry Drayton and William Tennent, commissioners of the Council of Safety. Continue reading