Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022
Time: 11am - 5pm
Location: Abingdon Muster Grounds

At the Abingdon Muster Grounds, experience what life was like in the Back Country of Virginia during the Colonial and Revolutionary periods. What were the various roles of the men and women? Demonstrators will teach the skills that the colonists had to master in order to survive in the hostile environment. Revolutionary reenactors will demonstrate the mustering activities prior to the Overmountain Men’s march to the Battle of Kings Mountain. The W. Blair Keller Interpretive Center highlights the importance of the Washington County, Virginia, militia and their participation in the Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780.

Participants come from the members of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, Blacks Fort DAR Chapter, General William Campbell SAR Chapter, and Abingdon Muster Grounds C.A.R. Society.