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Additional Reading

Expanded treatments can be found in Peter Maslowski and Alan R. Millett, For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of America (1994); and Robert Middlekauff, The Glorious Cause, rev. and expanded ed. (2005).

Article Contributors

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  • Kevin Gould
    A graduate of Norwich University's Master of Arts in Military History program, Kevin S. Gould has published numerous articles and book reviews on military history topics in specialized encyclopedias and scholarly journals. Kevin's areas of research include Civil War aeronautics, colonial and Revolutionary America, and intelligence history and policy. Kevin served 22 years in the U.S. Army, including combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kevin retired as a senior military intelligence chief warrant officer and currently serves as an intelligence policy officer for the Headquarters, Department of the Army G-2.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jan 10, 2026
Questions and answers added. Feb 20, 2025
Article revised. Feb 15, 2024
Article thoroughly revised. Apr 20, 2015
New bibliography added. Apr 20, 2015
Added/Edited contact info: History Central - Battle of Cowpens. Jul 30, 2014
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Battle of Cowpens. Nov 05, 2008
Media added. Sep 25, 2008
Added new Web site: Military History Online.com - The Battle of Cowpens. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: History of war.org - Battle of Cowpens. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Cowpens. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: National Park Service - The Battle of Cowpens. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: The Free Information Society - The Battle of Cowpens. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Jeffrey C. Weaver - The Battle of the Cowpens. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: The American Revolution - The Battle of Cowpens. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: History Central - Battle of Cowpens. Oct 09, 2007
Added new Web site: National Park Service - Cowpens National Battlefield. Oct 05, 2006
Article revised. Mar 21, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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