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Glen,
that would be a fairly accurate statement about the 3rd. No they were not involved in any large scale land battles, but Yes they were used as an almost partisan force and elements of them were in an almost daily running battle with Vaughn's men and Thomas Legion's Indians and Highlanders.Though no large scale land battles were fought in Western NC, there more"shoot-outs" in the four year period of the war than any comparable four year period in the "Wild West". My g-g-grandfather and his three brothers survived the war but within a year my g-g-grandfather and one brother were killed in gun battles with former men of Vaughn's and three years later the oldest brother was killed from ambush.The war lasted a long time in that area..by the way the youngest brother became a minister and lived to an old age.
James Horton

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