Cavitt Station Massacre: Part I
Major Alexander Cavitt fought with the
Continental Army during the American
Revolution. One of the battles in which he
distinguished him was the Battle of Kings
Mountain near Charlotte, NC.
Like many Continental officers, Major
Cavitt was paid for his service to the New
United States of America with land grants,
both in Eastern Tennessee, near Ft. Knox,
and in Middle Tennessee.
After the war, he settled on land near Ft.
Knox in Eastern Tennessee where he built
one of several Stations, or safe stopovers for travelers through the area.
Helen Gant Donald
6th ggrandniece of Alexander Cavitt