2nd Tryon Militia, Colonel Jacob Klock's Regiment has never had its
story told before. The story is told through various methods, the people
the Regiment protected, the battles and raids the Regiment fought in,
the men who served, the Loyalists, and places of importance. Thousands
of names of the Militia and local people are included in the story along
with marvelous stories about the people, and families. The book has some
of the pension applications of the veterans with their story told in
their own words.
There were 308 battles fought in the Revolution, 92 of them in New
York and most of the New York battles were fought in Tryon County.
Because of Sir John Johnson and Joseph Brant, both local men, the area
suffered more than any other area. Before the war started, there were
10,000 people in the area and after the war, there were just 3,000. A
Time of Terror will give you an appreciation for the struggles to gain
our freedom.
The book is intended to be easy reading to those who have limited
knowledge of the war and the area.
I was not born in the Mohawk Valley, but I have lived here most of
my life. I was born in Michigan. No, I am not related to the old
families, but my five children certainly are related to all the old
families. I have always been a student of the Revolutionary War and was
a history major in college. Imagine, ending up in the Mohawk Valley
where history surrounds me! The story of Colonel Klock's Regiment has
never been told before and I was intrigued with the local events that
happened here during the Revolution.