Patrick Ferguson

Patrick Ferguson

During the Revolution, British Captain Patrick Ferguson refused an opportunity to shoot a passing American officer in the back. Historians say there is a very good chance that the officer was George Washington. Ferguson was later killed at the battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina.

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