Help for Marion's Militia, 1780-1781
Those shot or sick were left at the mercy of comrades and sympathy of Patriots. Medical care was basic, crude and herbal. Here the Militia is along the River Road for the Bridges Campaign. The “Swamp Fox” had his brave Patriots put vinegar in their water and they had less illnesses than others. Find the Fox.
The Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society and
Anderson Pharmacy donated this mural, 2013.
Artist: Terry Smith, Land O Lakes, Florida www.clarendonmurals.com , www.swampfoxtrail.com
Erected 2016 by Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Francis Marion Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.
Location. 33° 41.267′ N, 80° 12.75′ W. Marker is in Manning, South Carolina, in Clarendon County. It is at the intersection of South Mill Street (State Highway SC260) and W. Hospital Street, on the left when traveling
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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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Wyboo Swamp (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ambush At Benbow's Ferry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Citizen Soldier 220 Years Ago (approx. 0.2 miles away); Clarendon County Confederate Monument (approx. half a mile away); Clarendon County / Manning (approx. half a mile away); Clarendon County Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Swamp Fox at Ox Swamp
Additional commentary.
1. "Find the Fox".
Related to the last sentence on the marker, each mural of The Swamp Fox Mural Trail has a fox hidden within the mural. The moniker "Swamp Fox" was given to Francis Marion by British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, who was frustrated in his attempts to catch Marion. In this mural, the fox is in the left panel.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2016, by C Summers of Manning, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 731 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2016, by C Summers of Manning, South Carolina. 4. submitted on August 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
