1. Review Powerpoint

2. Who was Austin Dabney?

3. Answer: A Georgian slave who served during the American Revolution.

4. When and where was Austin Dabney born?

5. Answer: Wake County, North Carolina in 1765.

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

7. Answer: He served in the Battle of Kettle Creek under Colonel Elijah Clarke.

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

9. Answer: A white soldier named Giles Harris

10. Why was Austin Dabney considered a hero?

11. Answer He was the only black soldier to fight in the Battle of Kettle Creek.

12. How was Dabney rewarded for his service after the war?

13. Answer: A plot of land in Madison County, 70 pounds to free him from his owner, and a federal military invalid pension

14. What was Dabney’s occupation after the war?

15. Answer: Small farmer, slave owner, race horse owner, and businessman.

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

17. Answer: He paid for Giles's son, William Harris, to attend Franklin College

18. How did the Harris family show their appreciation for Dabney?

19. Answer: He was buried in the Harris family plot in Pike County, and William named his son Austin Dabney Harris in Dabney's honor.

20. When and where did Dabney die?

21. Answer: He died in Zebulon in Pike County, Georgia in 1830.

22. How has Dabney been remembered?

23. 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.