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This stone marks the field whereon was fought the battle of Eutaw, September 8, 1781, between a force of the United States under Major General Nathanael Greene and a force of Great Britain under Colonel Stuart. Neither . . . — — Map (db m21759) HM
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On the morning of September 8, 1781, General Nathanael Greene's American army attacked Colonel Alexander Stewart's British Force camped at a plantation near Eutaw Springs. Here two almost evenly matched armies slugged it out in . . . — — Map (db m21827) HM
" The rich prize within our grasp was lost " ~ Colonel Henry Lee Late in the battle, American soldiers pushed forward and found themselves in the British camp. Victory was in sight, but the discipline that had held the American . . . — — Map (db m21944) HM
To Major Marjoribanks and the flank battalion under his command " I think the honour of the day is due."
~ Colonel Alexander Stewart
Major John Marjoribanks ( pronounced "Marshbanks") led a battalion of elete troops that held . . . — — Map (db m22057) HM
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Settled in the 1840s on higher ground in the healthy pines of upper St. John's Parish, the town of Eutawville was founded by Santee River plantation owners as a summer refuge for their families. In 1886 the railroad was . . . — — Map (db m22096) HM
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Grave of Major Majoribanks
The British army encamped at Wantoot Plantation, home of Daniel Ravenel, after the Battle of Eutaw Springs. Now under Lake Moultrie, it was about 25 miles southeast in St. John's Parish, 5 . . . — — Map (db m22078) HM
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Santee LimestoneSir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), noted British geologist, visited S.C. in 1842 and described its geology in his Travels in North America..., published in several editions. He named the bedrock . . . — — Map (db m21969) HM