Cowpens National Battlefield
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Cowpens National Battlefield or Cowpens National Battlefield Park is a unit of the National Park Service
just east of Chesnee, South Carolina
, not far from the North Carolina
state line.
Brigadier General Daniel Morgan
won the Battle of Cowpens
, a decisive Revolutionary War
victory, here over British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
on January 17, 1781.It is considered one of the most memorable victories of Daniel Morgan
.
Established as Cowpens National Battlefield Site March 4, 1929; transferred from the War Department
August 10, 1933; redesignated April 11, 1972. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on October 15, 1966. Area: 841.56 acres (3.41 km2), Federal: 790.9 acres (3.2 km²), Nonfederal: 50.66 acres (205,013.9 m²)
The visitor center features a museum with exhibits about the American Revolution and the battle, including a fiber-optic map that illustrates the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution and the battle, a walking tour of the battlefield itself, and the reconstructed log cabin
of one Robert Scruggs who had farmed the land before the establishment of the park.
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
just east of Chesnee, South Carolina
Chesnee, South Carolina
Chesnee is a city in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 868 as of the 2010 census.-Geography:Chesnee is located at ....
, not far from the North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
state line.
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of the most gifted battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.-Early years:Most authorities believe that...
won the Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a decisive victory by Patriot Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War...
, a decisive Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
victory, here over British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton
Banastre Tarleton
General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British soldier and politician.He is today probably best remembered for his military service during the American War of Independence. He became the focal point of a propaganda campaign claiming that he had fired upon surrendering Continental...
on January 17, 1781.It is considered one of the most memorable victories of Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of the most gifted battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.-Early years:Most authorities believe that...
.
Established as Cowpens National Battlefield Site March 4, 1929; transferred from the War Department
United States Department of War
The United States Department of War, also called the War Department , was the United States Cabinet department originally responsible for the operation and maintenance of the United States Army...
August 10, 1933; redesignated April 11, 1972. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on October 15, 1966. Area: 841.56 acres (3.41 km2), Federal: 790.9 acres (3.2 km²), Nonfederal: 50.66 acres (205,013.9 m²)
The visitor center features a museum with exhibits about the American Revolution and the battle, including a fiber-optic map that illustrates the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution and the battle, a walking tour of the battlefield itself, and the reconstructed log cabin
Log cabin
A log cabin is a house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." Historically most "Log cabins" were a simple one- or 1½-story structures, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less...
of one Robert Scruggs who had farmed the land before the establishment of the park.