Leesville in Lexington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Battle of Cloud’s Creek

Photographed by Valerie L Reese

1. Battle of Cloud’s Creek Marker

Inscription. On November 17, 1781, in a house near Cloud's Creek one mile east Captain Sterling Turner's Patriot militia were surrounded and massacred by Tory militia under Major William Cunningham. Among the more than twenty dead were Captain James Butler and his son, James, who were buried with the others at the site, and whose graves have been marked there.

Erected 1964 by Lexington County Historical Society. (Marker Number 32-4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is November 17, 1781.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 33° 57.82′ N, 81° 31.797′ W. Marker was in Leesville, South Carolina, in Lexington County. It was on Summerland Highway (State Highway 391) just south of Jeremiah Road. It was near the Saluda County line. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Leesville SC 29070, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Midlands

and in the Greater Columbia Area.

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. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Hartley House (approx. 3½ miles away); Old Batesburg-Leesville High School (approx. 3.7 miles away); Lee's Tavern Site (approx. 3.7 miles away); Site of the "Swamp Rabbit" Bridge / The Swamp Rabbit (approx. 3.8 miles away);

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Delmar School (approx. 3.9 miles away); a different marker also named Delmar School (approx. 4 miles away); Blinding of Isaac Woodard (approx. 4.1 miles away); Batesburg Institute (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesville.

More about this marker. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History added this notation to their record for this marker: “Marker reported damaged beyond repair in March 2022.”

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Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 955 times since then and 280 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 23, 2025, by Valerie L Reese of Leesville, South Carolina. 2. submitted on July 20, 2025.