Katharine Walton: Or The Rebel Of Dorchester is a novel written by William Gilmore Simms. The story is set during the American Revolution and follows the life of Katharine Walton, a strong-willed woman who becomes involved in the war effort. Katharine is the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner in South Carolina and she falls in love with a British soldier named Francis Huger. However, when Francis is sent away to fight for the British army, Katharine...