Eutawville in Orangeburg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Battle of Eutaw Springs
A Critical Loss of Discipline
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 15, 2009
1. Battle of Eutaw Springs Marker
" The rich prize within our grasp was lost "
- Colonel Henry Lee
Late in the battle, American soldiers pushed forward and found themselves in the British camp. Victory was in sight, but the discipline that had held the American ranks together through the hours of hard fighting broke down when the ragged soldiers stopped to loot British tents.
Loyalist troops barricaded in the two-story brick plantation house nearby poured musket fire into the Americans below. As the American advance stalled in front of this strongpoint, the British counterattacked and drove the Americans back out of their camp. His soldiers exhausted and low on ammunition, Greene retreated, leaving the bloody field in Stewart's hands.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 33° 24.442′ N, 80° 17.909′ W. Marker was in Eutawville, South Carolina, in Orangeburg County. It could be reached from the intersection of Old Number Six Highway (State Highway 6 / 45) and Fredcon Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 13024 Old Number Six Hwy, Eutawville SC 29048, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Lowcountry and in Santee Cooper Country. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once 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.
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Other markers no longer nearby. A Determined Defense by a Brave Commander (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Victory in Defeat / A Close and Deadly Clash of Veteran Troops (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Regarding Battle of Eutaw Springs. "'Eutaw' is the Cherokee word for 'pine tree'."
Also see . . . The Battle of Eutaw Springs. (Submitted on August 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 15, 2009
2. Battle of Eutaw Springs Marker, at the battleground
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, circa 1970
3. Eutaw Springs battleground
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,850 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
