Turbeville in Clarendon County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend"

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend" Marker

Inscription. Capt. Wm. Henry Mouzon II had a friendship with Banastre Tarleton from their boyhood school days in France. Yet the British Tarleton burned the Mouzon Plantation House, on August 7, 1780. Ann Mouzon, age eleven, was the first to see the British and alerted the rest of the family. Mouzon was able to escape into Puddin' Swamp of the Black River which was beside his home. Soon after the British Major James Wemyss burned out Patriots and Loyalists alike in a swathe 15 miles wide for 70 miles from the Santee River to Georgetown including the area along the Black River.

Erected 2008 by The Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Francis Marion Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1780.

Location. 33° 53.407′ N, 80° 1.222′ W. Marker is in Turbeville, South Carolina, in Clarendon County. It is at the intersection of Calvert Street (State Highway 14-119) and Main Street (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling west on Calvert Street. Painted on the east wall of Dr. Kate's old Post Office building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 Main Street, Turbeville SC 29162, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Tearcoat (within shouting distance of this marker); Turbeville R.R. Depot (within shouting distance of this marker); Turpentine Still (within shouting distance of this marker); Puddin’ Swamp 1776 – The Frontier (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Clarendon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pine Grove / Turbeville School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Miller H. Mellette Highway (approx. 0.9 miles away); Goodwill School (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Turbeville.

Regarding The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend". This was the plantation of Capt. William Henry Mouzon (1741-1807), prominent militia officer in the American Revolution. Mouzon, of Hugoenot descent, was educated in France as an engineer. He was a lieutenant in the 3rd S.C. Regiment, then raised the King's Tree Company and became its captain. This militia company numbered about 75 men when it disbanded after Charleston fell to the British in May 1780.

Capt. Mouzon's company reformed in July 1780, then joined Col. Francis Marion. British troops under Col. Banastre Tarleton burned Mouzon's plantation house and outbuildings in August. Shortly thereafter, on September 28, 1780, Capt. Mouzon was severly wounded in Marion's victory at Black Mingo Creek and

The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend" Marker (left) and Mural from the Swamp Fox Murals Trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 23, 2009

2. The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend" Marker (left) and Mural from the Swamp Fox Murals Trail

- Artist: Terry Smith, Land O’ Lakes, Florida -

(l)Ann Mouzon, age eleven, was the first to see the British and alerted the rest of the family.
(r)British Col. Tarlton to set house afire
(east wall, along State Road 14-119)

forced to retire from further active service. He died in 1807 and is buried in the Mouzon family cemetery. (Williamsburgh Historical Society)

Also see . . . Swamp Fox Murals Trail. (Submitted on May 23, 2013, by C Summers of Manning, South Carolina.)

The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend" Mural on west wall, Dr. Kate's old Post Office building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 23, 2009

3. The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend" Mural on west wall, Dr. Kate's old Post Office building

(l) The Mouzon Plantation House burned
(r) Mouzon was able to escape into Puddin' Swamp

The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend" Marker at old Post Office building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 23, 2009

4. The Burning of Mouzon's Home by his "Friend" Marker at old Post Office building

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,017 times since then and 122 times this year. Last updated on July 6, 2023, by C Summers of Manning, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 12, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.