2022 March: September 25-October 7, 2022.
2022 March Schedule
Revised 9/18/2022
Every person participating on the March must sign the OVTA Lability Wavier and Code of Conduct Form and attend a safety briefing.
Anyone firing a firelock must have the OVTA Blackpowder training.
Anyone firing a firelock at Cowpens and Kings Mountain NP must also have taken the NPS Blackpowder training.
Meals on your own unless otherwise indicated.
Following is a day-by-day schedule of the reenactment including a short description of each day’s walk, logistics and planned activities. Last minute changes to the schedule will likely occur so please be patient when that happens.
The OVTA is being called on to participate in many more community celebrations and school programming venues than in the past. As a result, much of the traditional road walking activities have been adjusted to meet those demands. With another year of covid, the march will be crazy with many changes. There will be a lot of short clip video recording along the trail each. So please be patient.
Trail walking information is a separate document and can be found on the OVTA website. The trail information is a work in progress and needs a lot of updating. Information for the updates is being collected.
This year’s March Officers are:
Grand Marshall David Doan 423-366-8091 daviddoan@hotmail.com
Trail Marshall Tom Vaughn 423-366-8639 tpvaughan@aol.com
Director of Interpretations Steve Ricker 423-278-0439 primitivetrails@gmail.com
Safety Officer Jane Doan 423-366-8092
Safety Officer Dalton Wade 423-620-8297
Ordinance Mel McKay 423-930-5552
Wilkes/Surry Marshall R G Absher 336-902-1760
Marion Marshall John Garrou
Morganton Marshall Bryant Lindsey
PRE-MARCH EVENTS
Sunday, September 18
2:00pm Brody gravesite Broady Cemetery
4:00pm Campbell gravesite Aspenvale Cemetery
Monday, September 19
9:00am-2:00pm Abingdon Call to Arms Abingdon Muster Grounds, VA
Tuesday, September 20
9:00am-2:00pm Abingdon Call to Arms Abingdon Muster Grounds, VA
Wednesday, September 21
9:00am-2:00pm Abingdon Call to Arms Abingdon Muster Grounds, VA
Thursday, September 22
8:30am-11:30am Sullivan East Middle School Overmountain Heritage Day Bluff City, TN
Friday, September 23
Open day
7:00pm Rocky Mount public program Rocky Mount State Historic Site, TN
Encamp:Rocky Mount
Col Campbell leaves Muster Grounds
Col Shelby & Col Sevier’s men head toward Fort Watauga
Saturday, September 24
Col William Campbell and his men leave the Muster Grounds. Col Shelby & Col Sevier’s men head toward Fort Watauga
9:00am-4:00pm Call to Arms Public Education Day Abingdon Muster Grounds10:00am-4:00pm Washington Co Muster Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park
1:00pm-3:00pm Bogart Bowman Cabin Bell Ringing Bogart Bowman Cabin
Encamp:Sycamore Shoals Actual: Ft WomackSunday, September 25
Col’s Campbell, Shelby, and Sevier and their men arrive at Fort Watauga
9:00am-4:00pm Washington Co Muster Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park
2:00pm Watauga River crossing Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park
Following river crossing Public story
Encamp: Sycamore Shoals Actual: Sycamore Shoals (Fort Watauga)
The March Begins
Monday, September 26
The Overmountain Men leave Fort Watauga heading toward Shelter Rock/Resting Place looking for Major Patrick Fergusson
11:00am Rev Doak Sycamore Shoals Elizabethton, TN
9:00am Walk Yellow Mountain Meet at Roan Mountain Community Park
3:00pm Yellow Mountain van pick up
4:30am Supper Roan Mountain Community Park
6:00pm Roan Mountain program Roan Mountain State Park Amphitheater, TN
Encamp: Roan Mountain Community Park Actual: Shelving Rock/Resting Grounds
Tuesday, September 27
The Overmountain Men cross Roan Mountain at Yellow Mountain Gap, drill and roll call, find two men are missing
Col Cleveland and his men leave Wilkes Surry
1:00 pm Trail dedication Spruce Pine
6:00pm Public program Apple Orchard art Altapass
Encamp: Orchard at Altapass Actual: Roaring Creek
The Men continue along trail
9:00am-2:00pm Sibelco school program & Sevier gravesite Sibelco
Encamp:Carson House, Marion Actual: Grassy Creek
Thursday, September 29
The Overmountain Men divide into two groups to follow the two trails (North Cove & Turkey Cove) off the mountain
8:30am Living History Day Carson House, Marion, NC
6:00pm Carson House public program
Encamp: Carson House Actual: North Cove & Turkey Cove
Friday, September. 30
The two groups join back together and camp at Quaker Meadows, Wilkes Surry Militia under Col Ben Cleveland join the Overmountain Men at Quaker Meadows
Open day (possible Fort Defiance option)
Encamp: Catawba Meadows Park Actual: Quaker Meadows
Saturday, October 1
The combined Militia head toward Gilbertown crossing the Catawba River, heavy rain begins, camp at Bedford Hills
10:00am SAR monument dedication Catawba River at Greenlee Ford/Catawba River crossing
12 noon-5:00pm Charles McDowell House Morganton, NC
Encamp: Catawba Meadows Park Actual: Bedford Hills
Sunday, October 2
Heavy rain continues, Overmountain Men remain in camp, officers elect Col Campbell as overall commander
11:00am Church Service Quaker Meadows Presbyterian Church
2:00pm DAR gravesite tribute to Rev War soldiers Obeth Cemetery, Lake James State Park
Encamp: Catawba Meadows Park Actual: Bedford Hills
Monday, October 3
Militia head toward Gilbertown
9:00am-2:30pm School Day Elkin Muster Fields Elkin, NC
Encamp: Scout Camp (Cub Scout Shelter) Actual: Marlins KnobTuesday, October 4
Arrive at Gilbertown, Ferguson is gone
7:00- 8:00 am Breakfast by DAR at Rutherfordton Scout Cabin
9:00am-2:00pm Rutherford Co School Day Gilbertown, NC
9:00am-2:30pm School Day Wilkes Heritage Museum grounds Wilkesboro, NC
Encamp: Pleasant Hill Church Actual: Gilbertown
Wednesday, October 5
The Militia head southwest and camp at Alexander’s Ford on the Green River. They learn from scouts that Ferguson is marching toward Charlotte Town and the protection of Cornwallis’s army.
7:00am Pleasant Hill Church breakfast
9:00am-2:15pm Polk County School Programs Gray’s Chapel/Alexanders Ford
3:30pm NC Highway Historical marker (Overmountain Men) County Line Road
Gray’s Chapel public evening program Gray’s Chapel
9:00am-2:30pm Wilkes Heritage Museum grounds school programs all day
Encamp: Grays Chapel Actual: Alexanders Ford
Thursday, October 6
The Militia head toward Cowpens and join with militia from South Carolina, Georgia and Lincoln Co., NC.
At 9 pm militia of best 900 men leave in pouring rain and head toward Kings Mountain
8:15am-1:30pm Cherokee Co School Day Jolly Park Gaffney, SC
5:00pm The Night before Kings Mountain program Cowpens National Battlefield
Encamp: Cowpens Actual: Cowpens
Friday, October 7
Before 3 pm militia arrive at Kings Mountain and battle begins at 3 pm
11:00am Wreath Laying Ceremony at Kings Mountain National Military Park. Walk to the monument atop King’s Mountain for the Mourning of Arms ceremony to those who fell in the Battle.
2:15pm Meet at the Visitor’s Center to prepare for March finale
3:00pm Walk into the amphitheater at Kings Mountain NMP for traditional ceremony.
6:00pm Kings Mountain lantern tours
Encamp: Home/Kings Mountain Actual: Kings Mountain
OVTA Liability Waiver 2022 Form.pdf