Download or read book James Robertson Father of Tennessee and Founder of Nashville written by Bill Bays and published by WestBowPress. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Americas first western frontier, when brave men and women crossed the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains to find better lives for themselves and their families. James Robertson led the first group of settlers over the mountains and founded the first white settlement in what would later become East Tennessee. But they were not alone. Centuries earlier, the Cherokees came from the north, conquered the local tribes, and settled there. In the year before the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, British Indian agents began inciting the Cherokees, Shawnees, and other western tribes. The frontiersmen mobilized their militias and eventually defeated the Cherokees. Afterward, James Robertson was appointed Indian Agent to keep the peace. In 1779, Robertson entered into an agreement with Richard Henderson and John Donelson to settle the area around the French Lick, which would later become Nashville. After their arrival in 1780, Indian attacks soon commenced. Using large-scale attacks and small ambushes, the protracted war against the settlers lasted for fifteen years. Richard Henderson fled, and John Donelson was killed. James Robertsons determination and steadfast leadership was the glue that kept the infant settlement together. George Washington appreciated Robertsons leadership and appointed him Brigadier General of the Western Militia. Andrew Jacksons military training began as a private serving in General Robertsons militia. Jackson learned well, and years later replaced Robertson after his retirement. Boone, Clark, Sevier, Shelby, Blount and Bledsoe were other western leaders who trusted James Robertson. James Robertsons long military and civic career began before the American Revolution and ended after the Battle of Talladega during the War of 1812. He was a brave, intelligent and patriotic leader who believed in Manifest Destiny and founded Nashville, the nations westernmost settlement of that era.
Download or read book JAMES ROBERTSON FATHER OF TENNESSEE written by BILL BAYS. and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General James Robertson the Father of Tennessee written by Lynn Tew Sprague and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General James Robertson Father of Tennessee written by Thomas Edwin Matthews and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Ancestry of General James Robertson father of Tennessee written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Robinson Sr. (ca. 1610-ca. 1655) was born probably in England and was in Virginia by 1642. He died in Henrico County, Virginia ca. 1653. Family members lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and elsewhere. Some descendants changed name to "Robertson.".
Download or read book The Life and Career of General James Robertson written by James Morris Ranson and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Index to the Family Tree of General James Robertson written by Sarah Foster Kelley and published by . This book was released on 1973* with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Letter from James Robertson of Tennessee written by James Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Thoroughfare for Freedom written by William Puryear and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 of the Cumberland Settlement series adds to the stories, information, and art of the Founding of the Cumberland Settlement book. Telling the stories of the original pioneers of Middle Tennessee who survived the challenges of hostile enemies and primitive conditions to create a civil society.
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