pressed for time before Ferguson would continue on to Charlotte, Patriot leaders picked 900 men—including Hambright's—to ride to Kings Mountain. By the morning of the 7th, they had reached Kings Mountain, surrounded it, and attacked. The militia's commanding officer, Col. William Graham, was absent during the battle due to an illness in his family, leaving Hambright in command. Hambright's group, along with six units, was positioned at the "ball" base beside the "heel" crest of the mountain, in position suited to attack the main Loyalist position. The objective was to catch the Loyalists by surprise. During the assault, Hambright was severely wounded from a musket ball shot to his thigh. Although bleeding badly, he continued fighting. Hambright's comrades were impressed with his bravery, and as fellow soldier, Samuel Moore, later put it: After the battle, Hambright was taken to his nearby log cabin for treatment. He survived, but had to resign from service due to his injury, which caused a permanent limp in Hambright's walk. Later life After his first wife's death on July 17, 1781, Hambright married Mary Dover. Together they had ten children, eight of whom survived to maturity. He lived a quiet life on his homestead near Kings Mountain, until his death on March 9, 1817 at the age of ninety. His remains were interred at Old Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery in Grover, North Carolina. The site was restored in a fund raising drive spearheaded by Mr. Ralph Fain Hambright (February 21, 1937 – November 10, 2007). Thomas Dixon Jr. was his grandson. Footnotes References 1727 births 1817 deaths People from the Duchy of Bavaria People of colonial North Carolina North Carolina militiamen in the American Revolution People from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Signers of the Tryon Resolves People from Henrico County, Virginia