Moore's Creek Bridge, December 2007

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Above, some of the members of the Chapman Society tour Moores Creek Bridge National Battlefield with NPS Ranger Bert Dunkerly.
R. Loman photo	M. Kirkman photo	R. Loman photo Mother Covington's Daughter (above and at right) was a half-pound swivel gun mounted on a tree stump.	M. Kirkman photo
During the battle the Patriots had two artillery pieces. Mother Covington (two photos above) and her daughter (three photos at the right). Mother Covington Covington was a 2.5 pound cannon mounted on a carriage. With the Patriots' artillery aimed directly at the bridge, the Loyalists attack was doomed from the start.			R. Loman photo
R. Loman photo	From the Moores Creek Bridge National Battlefield website: "The last Scottish clan army was the militia raised in the Cape Fear area of North Carolina to fight as British loyalists in 1776. They mounted what is believed to be the last major broadsword charge in Scottish history."
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These photos of Moores Creek above were taken during drought conditions in December of 2007. No such drought was existed on February 27, 1776 when the loyalists attacked 1,000 North Carolina patriots.		The patriots removed the planks, forcing the loyalists to attack across a partially dismantled bridge. Once across, they were greeted by a deadly blast of musket and artillery fire from the entrenched patriot forces.
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Above are some the monuments located on the battlefield.
M. Kirkman photo	More from the Moores Creek Bridge National Battlefield website: "The victory at the battle of Moores Creek Bridge resulted in North Carolina being the first of the thirteen colonies to instruct its delegates to the 1776 Continental Congress to vote for independence."