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Nancy Hart Story. Special | 5m 53s |. My List. Why is the Nancy Hart story so well loved in Georgia history? Aired: 02/05/94. Rating: NR.
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Georgia frontierswoman Nancy Morgan Hart was a legendary hero of the American Revolution who made it her mission to rid the Georgia territory of British Loyalists (Tories). According to various accounts, she captured six, killed one, and oversaw the hanging of five others. She also served as a spy. A good deal of folklore surrounds Hart’s story.
Nancy Hart. According to Revolutionary lore, Nancy Hart famously outwitted a group of Tories who had invaded her home. She served them wine and, once they were drunk, filched their weapons, which she used to shoot two of the men and hold the rest captive until help arrived. Painting by Louis S. Glanzman.
In reality, Nancy Hart actually lived, but it is difficult to distinguish fact from fantasy in accounts of her exploits. Her story began in North Carolina where she was born to Thomas and Rebecca Alexander Morgan around 1735. As time went by, she married Benjamin Hart and moved to South Carolina where they parented a healthy family of eight ...
Jun 25, 2018 · As historian John Thomas Scott notes, Hart’s memory was cherished in the South. “By the time of the Civil War,” he writes, “the name Nancy Hart seems to have been accepted in Georgia as ...
Nancy Hart: Rebel Heroine. This reenactment of Nancy Hart's well-known encounter with Tories and their fate shows how legends grow and change over time. Reenactor Sue Cone disputes some of the “facts” about Nancy Hart when questioned about her looks and actions. Cone acknowledges that the story more than likely has been embellished but is ...
Jan 10, 2023 · Nancy Hart was a true American patriot who stood up against Brittish soldiers and Tories (Americans who sided with the Brittish in the war). She is considered a heroine for her bravery and efforts during the American Revolution from 1775-1783. Nancy Morgan Hart is reported to have been born around 1735 in North Carolina or Pennsylvania.
