bivings

Updated: May 21, 2025

Johnston experienced an adventure a passage at arms, which, as an incident of the war and characteristic of his bravery, is here worthy of narration. On Pacolet river, near the place where the late Dr. Bivings erected a factory, Col. Johnston, in a skirmish, had a personal rencontre with Patrick Moore, a Tory officer, whom he finally overpowered and captured.

C. L. Hunter - Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical