Revolutionary War
General William Campbell, granted land on which Caney Station and Greenville were built, was an officer in the Revolutionary War. His regiment formed part of General Muhlenberg's brigade, which at time was in General Greene's division. He participated in the Brandywine, Monmouth, and other battles, as was present at the surrender of Yorktown. He also fought in the French and Indian War, and led several expeditions against the Indians. He a hero of King's Mountain, where the British was defeated 7 Oct 1780. In the autumn of 1800, shortly after Greenville's first courthouse was completed and the new town started, he broke his leg and was obliged to ride in a saddle to Lexington for medical treatment. There, in the home of his friend, Col. Robert Patterson, he died 19 Nov 1800. Distance and transportation facilities were such that he could not be brought from Fayette County, for that reason the Father of Greenville is not buried in Muhlenberg. He was buried in an unmarked grave there. A History of Muhlenberg County by Otto Arthur Rothert
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Col. William Campbell, of Muhlenburg county, and late senator in the State Legislature from that District. Died Nov. 20, 1800. ~ Kentucky Gazette, 20 Nov 1800 Contributed by Dead Ringer
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Erroneously reported as buried in "Old Greenville Cemetery." by Assistant Police Chief Darren Harvey - The Leader-News [Greenville, KY] 4 June 2009
General William Campbell, granted land on which Caney Station and Greenville were built, was an officer in the Revolutionary War. His regiment formed part of General Muhlenberg's brigade, which at time was in General Greene's division. He participated in the Brandywine, Monmouth, and other battles, as was present at the surrender of Yorktown. He also fought in the French and Indian War, and led several expeditions against the Indians. He a hero of King's Mountain, where the British was defeated 7 Oct 1780. In the autumn of 1800, shortly after Greenville's first courthouse was completed and the new town started, he broke his leg and was obliged to ride in a saddle to Lexington for medical treatment. There, in the home of his friend, Col. Robert Patterson, he died 19 Nov 1800. Distance and transportation facilities were such that he could not be brought from Fayette County, for that reason the Father of Greenville is not buried in Muhlenberg. He was buried in an unmarked grave there. A History of Muhlenberg County by Otto Arthur Rothert
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Col. William Campbell, of Muhlenburg county, and late senator in the State Legislature from that District. Died Nov. 20, 1800. ~ Kentucky Gazette, 20 Nov 1800 Contributed by Dead Ringer
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Erroneously reported as buried in "Old Greenville Cemetery." by Assistant Police Chief Darren Harvey - The Leader-News [Greenville, KY] 4 June 2009
Revolutionary War
General William Campbell, granted land on which Caney Station and Greenville were built, was an officer in the Revolutionary War. His regiment formed part of General Muhlenberg's brigade, which at time was in General Greene's division. He participated in the Brandywine, Monmouth, and other battles, as was present at the surrender of Yorktown. He also fought in the French and Indian War, and led several expeditions against the Indians. He a hero of King's Mountain, where the British was defeated 7 Oct 1780. In the autumn of 1800, shortly after Greenville's first courthouse was completed and the new town started, he broke his leg and was obliged to ride in a saddle to Lexington for medical treatment. There, in the home of his friend, Col. Robert Patterson, he died 19 Nov 1800. Distance and transportation facilities were such that he could not be brought from Fayette County, for that reason the Father of Greenville is not buried in Muhlenberg. He was buried in an unmarked grave there. A History of Muhlenberg County by Otto Arthur Rothert
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Col. William Campbell, of Muhlenburg county, and late senator in the State Legislature from that District. Died Nov. 20, 1800. ~ Kentucky Gazette, 20 Nov 1800 Contributed by Dead Ringer
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Erroneously reported as buried in "Old Greenville Cemetery." by Assistant Police Chief Darren Harvey - The Leader-News [Greenville, KY] 4 June 2009
General William Campbell, granted land on which Caney Station and Greenville were built, was an officer in the Revolutionary War. His regiment formed part of General Muhlenberg's brigade, which at time was in General Greene's division. He participated in the Brandywine, Monmouth, and other battles, as was present at the surrender of Yorktown. He also fought in the French and Indian War, and led several expeditions against the Indians. He a hero of King's Mountain, where the British was defeated 7 Oct 1780. In the autumn of 1800, shortly after Greenville's first courthouse was completed and the new town started, he broke his leg and was obliged to ride in a saddle to Lexington for medical treatment. There, in the home of his friend, Col. Robert Patterson, he died 19 Nov 1800. Distance and transportation facilities were such that he could not be brought from Fayette County, for that reason the Father of Greenville is not buried in Muhlenberg. He was buried in an unmarked grave there. A History of Muhlenberg County by Otto Arthur Rothert
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Col. William Campbell, of Muhlenburg county, and late senator in the State Legislature from that District. Died Nov. 20, 1800. ~ Kentucky Gazette, 20 Nov 1800 Contributed by Dead Ringer
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Erroneously reported as buried in "Old Greenville Cemetery." by Assistant Police Chief Darren Harvey - The Leader-News [Greenville, KY] 4 June 2009
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