The day was resplendent with a bright sun, but cool enough to require
jackets or a sweater. The SAR, DAR, CAR, other Patriotic Organizations
and the Descendants of William Lee Davidson gathered at Hopewell Presbyterian
Church, a historic church in its own right, dating back to the Revolutionary
War. Here is buried General Davidson, hero of the Revolutionary
War, but who was cut down very early in the fighting at Cowan's Ford in
1781. The Patriots were badly outnumbered but managed to hold off
the advancing army of the Earl, Lord Cornwallis for a few hours in order
that Nathanael Greene and his American army could begin their long journey
to the Dan river with a few hours head start. On January 27th, 2007,
those gathered at General Davidson's graveside honored the memory of that
gallant stand on the Catawba River.
