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Austin Dabney

Who was Austin Dabney?

Question 1

Who was Austin Dabney?

Answer:• A Georgian slave who served during the

American Revolution.

Question 1

When and where was Austin Dabney born?

Question 2

When and where was Austin Dabney born?

Answer:• Wake County, North Carolina in 1765.

Question 2

What major battle did Dabney serve in? Who was his commanding officer?

Question 3

What major battle did Dabney serve in? Who was his commanding officer?

Answer:• He served in the Battle of Kettle Creek under

Colonel Elijah Clarke.

Question 3

Who cared for Dabney after he was wounded in the Battle of Kettle creek?

Question 4

Who cared for Dabney after he was wounded in the Battle of Kettle creek?

Answer:A white soldier named Giles Harris

Question 4

Why was Austin Dabney considered a hero?

Question 5

Why was Austin Dabney considered a hero?

AnswerHe was the only black soldier to fight in the

Battle of Kettle Creek.

Question 5

How was Dabney rewarded for his service after the war?

Question 6

How was Dabney rewarded for his service after the war?

Answer:A plot of land in Madison County, 70 pounds

to free him from his owner, and a federal military invalid pension

Question 6

What was Dabney’s occupation after the war?

Question 7

What was Dabney’s occupation after the war?

Answer:Small farmer, slave owner, race horse owner,

and businessman.

Question 7

What act shows Dabney’s respect for the Harris family?

Question 8

What act shows Dabney’s respect for the Harris family?

Answer:He paid for Giles's son, William Harris, to

attend Franklin College

Question 8

How did the Harris family show their appreciation for Dabney?

Question 9

How did the Harris family show their appreciation for Dabney?

Answer:He was buried in the Harris family plot in

Pike County, and William named his son Austin Dabney Harris in Dabney's honor.

Question 9

When and where did Dabney die?

Question 10

When and where did Dabney die?

Answer:He died in Zebulon in Pike County, Georgia in

1830.

Question 10

How has Dabney been remembered?

Question 11

How has Dabney been remembered?

Answer:His name appears on a historical marker in

Griffin and the Black Patriots Monument in Washington, and U.S. senator Max Cleland commended him on the Senate floor for his war services.

Question 11