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Nancy Morgan Hart (c. 1735–1830) was a rebel heroine of the American Revolutionary War, noted for her exploits against Loyalists in the northeast Georgia backcountry.She is characterized as a tough, strong and resourceful frontier woman who repeatedly outsmarted Tory soldiers, and killed some outright.
Learn about the life and myth of Nancy Morgan Hart, a woman who lived on the colonial frontier and became an American heroine. Discover how her story evolved from a local anecdote to a national legend over time.
Nancy Hart was a Patriot spy and frontierswoman who fought against the British in the Revolutionary War. Learn about her life, exploits, and legacy in Georgia and Kentucky.
Nancy Hart (born c. 1735, Pennsylvania or North Carolina [U.S.]—died 1830, Kentucky) was an American Revolutionary heroine around whom gathered numerous stories of patriotic adventure and resourcefulness. Ann Morgan grew up in the colony of North Carolina. She is traditionally said to have been related to both Daniel Boone and General Daniel ...
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Learn about Nancy Hart, a Revolutionary War heroine who disguised herself as a man and spied on Loyalists. See photos of her grave, monument, cabin and paintings.
This person was Nancy Hart, a Woman entirely uneducated, and ignorant of all the conventional civilities of life, but a zealous lover of liberty and of the “liberty boys,” as she called the whigs. She had a husband whom she denominated a ” poor stick,” because he did not take a decided and active part with the defenders of his country ...
May 1, 2018 · Two women of the town, Nancy Hill Morgan and Mary Alford Heard, led the way by declaring the formation of the "Nancies." The Nancies obtained whatever weapons they could and drilled twice a week. At the beginning of their endeavor, the women trained with the assistance of William J. Hardee’s and little else.
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