Frederick Hambright - Revolutionary War

Revolutionary War

Before serving as a soldier, Hambright was a signer of the Tryon Resolves of August 14, 1775, a document which declared that the signers would vow resistance against the British for their actions at the Battle of Lexington. He was also a representative of Tryon County, at the Third Provincial Congress, which lasted from August 20 to September 10, 1775.

When the war reached Tryon County in 1777, Hambright joined the colonial cause as a lieutenant colonel of the Lincoln County troops, (locally known as "The South Fork Boys"). Hambright was called the "Terror of the Tories".