A Time of Terror

About the Book

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.

About the Author

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.