During the American Revolution from 1775 to 1781, the heroic women of the lower Cape Fear were honored for unswerving devotion and self-sacrificing loyalty to the cause of their country. Their works were remembered as enduring, and their children rose up and called them blessed. Among the names recorded by this historic association, Mary Slocumb, wife of Lieutenant Slocumb, was especially honored for riding alone at night 65 miles to aid the wounded on this battlefield. Her heroism and self-sacrifice placed her high on the pages of history and were held up as an inspiration to awaken true patriotism and love of country in successive generations.