On October 7, 1780, brother met brother, neighbor met neighbor, Patriot met Loyalist on a battlefield in rural South Carolina. The battle lasted an hour: the brevity belied the import. Thomas Jefferson proclaimed the Battle of King's Mountain turned "the tide of success which terminated the Revolutionary War, with the seal of our independence."

Fewer than one thousand American Heroes, through skill, luck, and the leadership of cunning strategists, defeated Patrick Ferguson, a brilliant star of the British military might. John Brown was one of those Heroes: he fought and died in that battle.

His participation was documented by Lyman Copeland Draper in his tome, "King's Mountain and Its Heroes." On page Page 303:

"Of Sevier's regiment, William Steele, John Brown, and Michael Mahoney, are known to have lost their lives in the contest ; while Captain Sevier was mortally, and one Gilleland and Patrick Murphy severely wounded."

On Page 324, Draper wrote:

"On the east side — "Sacred to the memory of M ijor Willi.un Chronicle, Captain John Mattock-*, William Robb, and John Boyd, who were killed at this place on the 7th of October. 1780, fi;;hting

in defence of America."

His participation was also documented by Dr. Bobby Gilmer Moss in his book, "The Patriots at King's Mountain". Dr. Moss wrote:

"John Brown, of what is now Tennessee, served under the command of Col. Sevier in the battle at Kings Mountain and was killed. (Not to be confused with John Brown, native of County Derry, Ireland.) Draper, p.303: White , p.153:1909 Monument."

John Brown fought and died in the Battle of King's Mountain. The contribution that this Hero made to American history deserved to be recognized and recorded for posterity. May this memorial serve as an expression of the gratitude and respect we owe him for making the ultimate sacrifice so others could go forward and build a new country: our America.

From the Virginia, Biographical Encyclopedia:

"The British had 1,103 men under Ferguson, and the Americans 923, mostly Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. The ground of the battle is 600 yards long, 250 wide at base, 60 to 120 wide on top, and 60 feet above the country level. The English held the eminence. The Americans were in two columns, two men deep on the right of the mountain, under Campbell and Servier, and two on the left under Cleveland and Shelby. Cleveland made a ringing appeal, and the attack was begun with yells. The battle raged all around the mountain; Cleveland's horse was disabled, but he fought on foot until remounted. Several times the Americans were forced down the ascent, only to rally and gamely retrace their steps. Ferguson tried to break through but fell with eight wounds. The British finally surrendered, having lost 157 killed, 153 wounded and 706 prisoners, and over 1,200 arms. The Americans had 28 killed and 62 wounded. It was a complete victory and crushed the English cause in the South. It withdrew the Carolinas from Tory domination, and was the forerunner of Cowpens, Guilford, Eutaw, Yorktown and Independence."