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frederick restoration and maintenance of col. hambright 's grave and the hambright cemetery where it is located spearheaded by mr. ralph fain gravesite hambright . february 21 , 1937-november 10 , 2007 . in grover , north carolina . 1777-1780 army graham 's regiment of the tryon county militia spouse -lrb- s -rrb- march 9 , 1817 -lrb- aged 89 -rrb- kings mountain , lincoln county , north carolina moosbach , bavaria , hre united states 1777 american revolutionary war may 1 , 1727 n.s. lieutenant colonel frederick hambright gravesite.jpg frederick hambright
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frederick hambright

frederick hambright -lrb- may 1 , 1727 n.s. -- march 9 , 1817 -rrb- was a military officer who fought in both the local militia and in the north carolina line of the continental army during the revolutionary war .
he is best known for his participation in the battle of kings mountain in 1780 .
serving as a statesman early in the revolution , hambright joined the war in 1777 , ranked a lieutenant colonel in a local militia .
his early actions were limited to occasional checks on -lrb- and some minor skirmishes with -rrb- loyalist groups .
this changed in 1780 with hambright 's important role at the battle of kings mountain , which occurred near his lands in the newly formed lincoln county , north carolina .
hambright was commended for his bravery during the battle , though suffering a wound which forced him to permanently resign from military service .
a native of the duchy of bavaria , hambright immigrated to lancaster county , pennsylvania in 1738 .
between 1755 and 1775 , he moved several times , first to virginia , and then to various areas in north carolina .
after the war , he lived the remainder of his life near kings mountain .
