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Catherine Moore Barry

Importance in the Revolution

More Facts!

-married Andrew Barry when she was 15 in 1767

-grew up in Piedmont, South Carolina

-lived with Andrew in Roebuck, South Carolina

-also known as Kate

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Facts

More Facts!

-married Andrew Barry when she was 15 in 1767

-grew up in Piedmont, South Carolina

-lived with Andrew in Roebuck, South Carolina

-also known as Kate

http://revolutionwomen7a.tripod.com/id8.html

-she volunteered as a scout for patriot bands.

- she was a spy and a messenger in the war because she knew the land so well.

-during the Battle of Cowpens, the Americans didn't have enough troops to go against the British, and she knew the area so well that she was able to round up enough troops for the Americans to win that war and win the revolution.

-after that, she was known as the "Heroine of the Battle of Cowpens"

-another story describes how Catherine was tied up and whipped after refusing to tell the enemies the whereabouts of her husband and his troops.

This shows that she was loyal, brave, and trustworthy.

http://womenoftheamericanrevolution.wikispaces.com/Catherine+Moore+Barry

-born on October 22, 1752

-died on September 23, 1823

-oldest of 10 children

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/women_american_revolution/

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