Near Gaffney in Cherokee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Cavalry (Dragoons) at Cowpens
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 25, 2008
1. The Cavalry at cowpens Marker
At least seventy South Carolina and Georgia mounted militiamen, armed with pistols and sabers issued for use in this campaign, augmented the veteran eighty plus-man American Dragoons of Lt. Col. William Washington. Posted in a swale nearby, they were hidden from the British.
Erected by Cowpens National Battlefield - National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 35° 8.125′ N, 81° 48.88′ W. Marker is near Gaffney, South Carolina, in Cherokee County. It can be reached from Chesnee Highway (Route 11). Located on Cowpens National Battlefield Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gaffney SC 29341, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate and in the Foothills. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Continental Army at Cowpens (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Race to the Dan River (about 500 feet away); Washington Light Infantry Monument (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Washington Light Infantry Monument
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Also see . . . Battle of Cowpens. National Park Service page. (Submitted on October 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, April 4, 2014
2. The Cavalry (Dragoons) at Cowpens Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
3. Marker on Cowpens National Battlefield
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
4. The Cavalry (Dragoons) at Cowpens Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 15, 2013
5. Cavalry Dragoons Clash at Reenactment
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In Pugna Ad Cowpens
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“Since he pursued the enemy diligently with a small band of soldiers, he gave a signal example of native courage at the Battle of Cowpens , January 17, 1781”
Silver Medal awarded by Congress to William Washington for his valor at Cowpens. – from B. Lossing, ed. Harpers Cyclopedia of American History, 1893.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,438 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 27, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 2. submitted on September 12, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 6. submitted on March 20, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
