Kings Own Patriots

Kings Own Patriots The Kings Own Patriots (KOP) has been a progressive re-enacting group of the late eighteenth century during the American War for Independence.

Have not taken the field as a unit for a while. The Kings Own Patriots (KOP) is the legal name for a re-enacting group focused on learning more and sharing our knowledge with others particularly at historic sites throughout the southern theater of the War for American Independence. As a militia unit, we often represent either side of the conflict. We are known either as the loyalist North Carolina

Volunteers or as the rebellious patriots mustered under the banner of the Hillsborough District Militia. Our style of representation has been referred to as 'campaigner' since our wooden stick fire uprights are often found in the 'no fly' zone of any event we attend. Members often forego sleeping in tents or sitting around in 'camp furniture' as the soldiers we represent during the war were also deprived of such extravagant luxuries. We carry what we need and typically leave the rest in the car (back in the parking lot not parked next to our tent) and live as simply and authentically as we can from our clothing to our food choices.

The National Archives Needs Your Help Transcribing Revolutionary War Records
07/18/2024

The National Archives Needs Your Help Transcribing Revolutionary War Records

More than 83,000 pension records from the Revolutionary War require preservation ahead of commemorations of the conflict's 250th anniversary in 2026.

North Carolinians depicted during the Revolution...
03/28/2024

North Carolinians depicted during the Revolution...

An eye-witness depiction of the Continental Army passing through Philadelphia hung in a New York apartment for decades. Now, it’s part of the Museum of the American Revolution’s collection.

This map was engraved for Dr. Gordon and published in his "History of the American War" published in 1788. It graphical...
05/05/2023

This map was engraved for Dr. Gordon and published in his "History of the American War" published in 1788. It graphically describes the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution in the Carolinas.

Revolutionary War muskets found in waters off Florida revealed to be largely intact
03/28/2022

Revolutionary War muskets found in waters off Florida revealed to be largely intact

The ship was evacuating British troops from Charleston, South Carolina.

Looking forward to this educational opportunity...
03/16/2022

Looking forward to this educational opportunity...

Enroll in our Department of the Geographer School of Instruction March 26-27 for a special weekend of 18th-century protocol, surveying methods and military campaigns. Learn more and enlist at jyfmuseums.org/events/department-of-the-geographer-school-of-instruction.

Archaeologists Keep Finding Revolutionary War Cannons in the Savannah River
02/21/2022

Archaeologists Keep Finding Revolutionary War Cannons in the Savannah River

An unexpected piece of history

For interpreters who want to include surveying skills
04/07/2021

For interpreters who want to include surveying skills

A map (drawn largely from the NC Land Grant Database, Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Robert Ramsey's "Car...
03/10/2021

A map (drawn largely from the NC Land Grant Database, Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, Robert Ramsey's "Carolina Cradle" and local county land records) that hopes to track the settlement of western North Carolina from 1747 through 1765

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

How a French officer viewed the Continental forces during the Revolution
02/26/2021

How a French officer viewed the Continental forces during the Revolution

Looks like an interesting book (but haven't reviewed it personally yet)
02/24/2021

Looks like an interesting book (but haven't reviewed it personally yet)

Join us today as historian James Taub reviews the new book "Noble Volutneers" by Don N. Hagist. This work looks at the men who served in the British army dur...

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