Near Buford in Lancaster County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Buford's Bloody Battleground

Photographed by Ronald Patton, August 28, 2023

1. Buford's Bloody Battleground Marker

Refurbished Marker 2023

Inscription. Col. Buford's 11th Virginia Regiment and a detachment of Washington's Cavalry, retreating after the fall of Charles Town, were attacked by Col. Tarelton, May 29, 1780, at the site of the monument 955 feet southwest. The American loss was 113 killed, 150 wounded, 53 made prisoner; the British, 5 killed, 14 wounded. In that grave lie many of Col. Buford's men.

Erected 1941 by Lancaster County. (Marker Number 29-2.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 29, 1859.

Location. 34° 44.648′ N, 80° 37.566′ W. Marker is near Buford, South Carolina, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Pageland Highway (State Highway 9) and Rocky River Road (State Highway 522), on the right when traveling east on Pageland Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster SC 29720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Memorials and Archaeology (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Disaster in South Carolina (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buford Battleground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buford's Defeat (approx. 0.2 miles away); Battle of the Waxhaws: Massacre or Myth?

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Buford's Massacre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Honoring The Fallen (approx. 0.2 miles away); Buford Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buford.

Also see . . .
1. Battle of Waxhaws / Buford's Massacre. (Submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)
2. The complete text of the National Register of Historic Places nomination. (Submitted on November 2, 2009.)

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009

2. Buford's Bloody Battleground Marker

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, April 20, 2009

3. Buford's Bloody Battleground Marker

Buford's Bloody Battleground Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

4. Buford's Bloody Battleground Monument

Original 1860 Monument, now illegible. This side reads:
Nearly the entire command of Col. Buford was either killed or wounded, 84 gallant soldiers are buried in this grave. They left their homes for the relief of Charleston, but hearing at Camden of the surrender of that city, were returning. Here their lives were ended in the service of their country.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, October 28, 2009

5. Buford's Bloody Battleground Monument

A two-foot wall of white rocks surrounds the common grave of 84 of the patriots killed in the battle.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,020 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on July 23, 2011, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on November 1, 2023, by Ronald Patton of Lancaster, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on April 23, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2009, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.