You Are Invited
to
The 225th Anniversary of the
“LAST BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION”
COMMEMORATION

It was nearly a year after Washington and Rochambeau defeated Cornwallis at Yorktown but there
were small battles being fought around the colonies. Many of those battles were with rebellious
Indian bands supported by British Agents. Such an agent and band of Indians were located in the
area now known as Chattanooga. These Indians were raiding the homes of settlers in the eastern part
of what is now Tennessee. The Governor of North Carolina authorized an expedition to rout out these
rebels, pledging Continental support.
Col. John Sevier raised a Militia Force of some 250 sharpshooters from what is now East Tennessee.
This group proceeded to burn some villages in and around Chattanooga with little resistance until
they came to Moccasin Bend. There they met with a group of rebels high on the palisades at the foot
of Lookout Mountain. Sevier’s militia crossed the Tennessee River and engaged the enemy. The
rebels exchanged fire but soon withdrew from the frontiersmen’s accurate rifle fire. There were few
casualties but Sevier had won another battle under Continental Congressional Authority. This makes
this expedition and battle an official Revolutionary War engagement. The draft treaty of Paris
ending the War was signed two months later on November30, 1782.
As part of the Chattanooga Bicentennial Celebration, in the fall of 1973, a wooden marker was placed
near the location of the encounter of the frontiersmen and the renegades. An unveiling was held on
Scenic Highway at the hairpin curve where Old Wauhatchie pike crosses the Highway. Many
dignitaries attended this event. Among them were Congressman Lamar Baker and Mayor Robert
Kirk Walker. In a newspaper feature the Congressman is shown receiving a painting of the battle
scene from artist George Little. There was a Marine Color Guard and many dressed in colonial
Military Uniforms.
The marker installed at that time was later destroyed by a truck when the driver lost control trying
the make the difficult turn in the highway.
The JOHN SEVIER Chapter of the SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION proposes to
replace that marker with a more permanent one to celebrate the 225th Anniversary of the LAST
BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. This event is being planned for September 22,
2007.

COMMEMORATION
225TH ANNIVERSARY
“THE LAST BATTLE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION”
SEPTEMBER 22, 2007
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN TENNESSEE
 

A CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED AT 10 AM September 22, 2007 on the grounds of Ruby Falls on TN
Highway 148 on the north end of Lookout Mountain. A permanent Marker will be Dedicated to the
Patriots who fought for the cause of Liberty at or near this site.
Accommodations have been reserved for those out of town participants who wish to stay over-night
at the HAMPTON INN Just off I-24 at 3641 Cummings Highway in Chattanooga. Rooms will be held at
the Rate of $71.10 until August 21, 2007. Call 423/821-5500-fax 423/821-3690 and designate SAR
function. A reception will be held at 5 PM on Friday September 21st,at the Hampton Inn for these
guests.
Downtown Chattanooga (About three miles away off Highway 27) offers many fine Restaurants and
places of interest. The Chickamauga-Chattanooga National military Park is located just off Highway I-75
in North Georgia. The Park is broken into many segments in and around Chattanooga/Lookout
Mountain.
Those interested in the “War Between the States” battle sites will see many monuments within a short
distance of the site of the “Last Battle of the American Revolution.”
Plan to stay and tour Historic Chattanooga.

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E-mail Dennis Wilson
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