Gaffney in Cherokee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Let 'em Get Within Killin' Distance

Let'em Get Within Killing'Distance Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 25, 2008

1. Let'em Get Within Killing'Distance Marker

" At first it was pop, pop, pop(the sound of the rifles,)and then the whole valley.It seemed like one sheet of flame from right to left." Thomas Young Militiaman, Fair Forest Regiment 17 years old

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The American second line of defense stood in position here. About sunrise,the British appeared. The militia, though not trained to stand against massed British bayonets, fought well and shot with deadly effect.

"At first it was pop, pop, pop [the sound of the rifles,] and then the whole volley. It seemed like one sheet of flame from right to left."
Thomas Young
Militiaman, Fair Forest Regiment
17 years old

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° 8.027′ N, 81° 48.783′ W. Marker is in Gaffney, South Carolina, in Cherokee County. Marker is on Chesnee Highway (Route 11). Marker is in Cowpens National Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gaffney SC 29341, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A Race for the Grasshopper (within shouting distance of this marker); Double Envelopment (within shouting distance of this marker); Sharpshooters at the Skirmish Line

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Howard's Misunderstood Order (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Washington Light Infantry Monument (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Washington Light Infantry Monument (about 300 feet away); The Continental Army at Cowpens (about 400 feet away); Skirmishers Retreat, British Advance (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gaffney.

More about this marker. In the center of the marker is a map showing the position of forces at this stage in the battle.

Also see . . . Battle of Cowpens. National Park Service page. (Submitted on November 10, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 25, 2008

2. Let'em Get Within Killing'Distance Marker

Let 'em Get Within Killin' Distance Marker image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, May 28, 2019

3. Let 'em Get Within Killin' Distance Marker

Viewing east towards marker. The silhouettes of soldiers, which is imbedded in the plexi-glass window is still visible, but the window is stained with a yellow tinge and it is only semi-transparent.

Marker on Cowpens National Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010

4. Marker on Cowpens National Battlefield

Marker is seen here along the historic Green River Road.

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, April 4, 2014

5. Let 'em Get Within Killin' Distance Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,211 times since then and 68 times this year. Last updated on October 4, 2014, by David Graff of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2008, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on August 30, 2019. 4. submitted on August 5, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on September 12, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.