Near Gaffney in Cherokee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sharpshooters at the Skirmish Line
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 25, 2008
1. Sharpshooters at the Skirmish Line Marker
The sharpshooters at the skirmish line waited until Tarleton's army got within shooting distance. Their orders were to slow Tarleton's advance with well-aimed rifle fire and then fall back to the militia second line. As the British came within range the militia delivered a deadly fire, dropping two-thirds of the officers, then funneled back though the Continental line.
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° 8.02′ N, 81° 48.731′ W. Marker is near Gaffney, South Carolina, in Cherokee County. It can be reached from Chesnee Highway (Route 11). Located at 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: Let 'em Get Within Killin' Distance (within shouting distance of this marker); Skirmishers Retreat, British Advance (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Form the Line of Battle (about 400 feet away); Landscape Restoration Project (about 400 feet away); A Race for the Grasshopper
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Also see . . . Battle of Cowpens. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on October 27, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 25, 2008
2. Sharpshooters at the Skirmish Line
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
3. Marker on Cowpens National Battlefield
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
4. Sharpshooters at the Skirmish Line Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,259 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
