Dear Readers, I have forwarded an email which was posted on another list, which is talking directly about the Revolutionary War, at Guilford Courthouse, NC. This is the Battle which John Campbell, s/o George and Caty Campbell, of Amherst Co VA participated in. I thought this information would be interesting. Especially the fact that the place name changed, it was first called Guilford Courthouse, but then changed to Greensboro, NC. If you were looking on a map, this would be good to know! John Campbell's son named George Washington Campbell went by the nickname of "Guilford". Best regards, Lilly Martin > If anyone is interested in Revolutionary War history in the Carolina's > there > is an excellent book to read by John Buchanan called the "Road to Guilford > Courthouse" which includes the battles in the Carolina's. > > It is an excellent book to read and is a great resource book. The email > pertaining to the Quaker's...... this book tells how the Quakers played an > important part in the war, especially as pacifist. They turned their > meeting homes > into hospitals and cared for the British and American soldiers, both, > under > one roof. There are mounds of soldiers buried close to the Friends Meeting > House directly across from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. > > At one time, Greensboro was a little village called Guilford Courthouse > until after the war when it was named for General Nathaniel Greene who led > the > American armies against Cornwallis in the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. > It is > now a National Park in Greensboro. > > The book also explains the relationship of the Tories and the Whigs. > (Tories > are the British and Whigs are the Americans) Many neighbors turned > against > each other at this time. Some of the people did not want to break away > from > England bc their grandfather's had come from there. The one's that chose > to > break away, were making a stand against the high taxes. So you see > neighbors > against neighbors. > >