Catherine Moore Barry
In January 1781 a battle took place in Cowpens, South Carolina. The battle there was a big turning point at that time. It helped bring about the end of the Revolutionary War. The British were out to crush a group of Patriots commanded by General Daniel Morgan. General Morgan, realizing how out-manned he was, appealed to Catherine for help. She knew every inch of the land she lived in. She knew all the shortcuts, the trail, where the Patriots lived, and how to contact them. Catherine rounded up the necessary local Patriots to join General Morgan's troops. They formed an alliance and with Catherine's help, General Morgan laid out a trap for General Cornwallis and his men. Morgan and his men would use guerrilla tacktics to defeat the British. The plan worked. General Cornwallis was defeated, retreating into the hands of General Washington and the French as they rendezvoued in Virginia and laid siege on Yorktown, a few weeks later. With his surrender at Yorktown in October 1781, the colonies won their independence from Britain. Again, a women's hand had assisted the Patriots in their war effort.
About Her Early Life
Catherine was born in 1752. She had 11 children and then died at 71 years of age in 1823. She married a man named Captain Andrew Barry. She lived in Anson, South Carolina. She was an excellent horseman and was familiar with the wilderness and Indian trails around her area. Click here to learn more about Cather
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References
Daine Silcox-Jarrett. "The Heroines of History: Heroines of the American
Revolution". Green Angel Press, 1998. Print.
Revolution". Green Angel Press, 1998. Print.