History of Holston, (Washington County) Virginia United States of America

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Robert Campbell Biography

Robert Campbell, soldier, was born in Augusta county, Va., May 25, 1755; brother of Col. Andrew Campbell. He removed to Holston, Va., in 1771, and in 1774 served in Christian's campaign. He was in the battle of Long Island Flats of Holston in July, 1776, and in the fall of that year volunteered on Christian's Cherokee campaign. He was an ensign at the battle of King's mountain, Oct. 7, 1780, and served conspicuously. In December following he was an adjutant to his brother. He served long as a colonel of a regiment, and for nearly forty years was a magistrate of Washington county, Va. He is the author of a manuscript diary, and of an account of the battle of King's mountain, published in the Holston Intelligencer in October, 1810, both of great historical value, and much quoted in Draper's King's Mountain and its Heroes. In 1825 he removed to Knox county Tenn., where he died, Dec. 27, 1831.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor