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Having replenished his commissary department as much as possible while encamped on the Ramsour battleground, and having experienced too much delay in his late march in consequence of the encumbrance of his baggage, Cornwallis destroyed, before moving, all such as could be regarded as superfluous.
Marcus L. Forney married S. Connelly, of Burke county. Albert G. Forney married Eglantine Logan, of Rutherford county. 6 Fatima E. Forney married H. Alexander Tate, of Burke county. Peter Bergner Forney married M.S. Connelly, of Caldwell county. James Harvey Forney married Emily Logan, of Rutherford county. Daniel J. Forney married S.C. Ramsour, of Lincoln county.
Reliable tradition says that some of the British soldiery, while encamped on the Ramsour battle ground, evinced a notable propensity for depredating upon the savory poultry of the good old house-wife, Mrs. Barbara Reinhardt in other words, they showed a fondness for procuring fowl meat by foul means, in opposition to the principles of honesty and good morals.
In June, 1780, the battle of Ramsour's Mill was fought, which greatly enlivened the Whigs, and, in a corresponding degree, weakened the Tory influence throughout the surrounding country. In January, 1781, Lord Cornwallis, with a large invading army, passed through the county and camped for three days on the Ramsour battle-ground.
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