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From the Magazine of American History....
"These five heroes — Howe, Moore, Nash, Sumner, and Hogun — were, as has been said, the only generals from this state [North Carolina] in the regular service."
"We had several generals who commanded militia, ordered out on three months' tour or on special service, at sundry times, such as General Griffith Rutherfurd and General Davidson, for whom those counties have been named ; Generals Butler and Eaton, and others. General Davidson had been a major in the continental line, but was a brigadier-general of militia when killed at Cowan's Ford. There were others, as Colonel Davie, Major Joseph Graham (who commanded the brigade sent to Jackson's aid against the Creeks in 1812), and several who acquired the rank of general after the Revolution."
"We had several generals who commanded militia, ordered out on three months' tour or on special service, at sundry times, such as General Griffith Rutherfurd and General Davidson, for whom those counties have been named ; Generals Butler and Eaton, and others. General Davidson had been a major in the continental line, but was a brigadier-general of militia when killed at Cowan's Ford. There were others, as Colonel Davie, Major Joseph Graham (who commanded the brigade sent to Jackson's aid against the Creeks in 1812), and several who acquired the rank of general after the Revolution."
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