John Dooly

John Dooly

Colonel John Dooly (1740–1780), born in Wilkes County, North Carolina, was an American Revolutionary war hero. He commanded a regiment at the Battle of Kettle Creek in 1779 and was killed at his home by Tories in 1780.

References

* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/bios/dooly.txt Profile of John Dooly] at USGenWeb, Georgia.
* [http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/courthouses/doolyCH.htm Information on John Dooly] from GeorgiaInfo / Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.


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