Harlem Heights
The buckwheat field that saw the heaviest fighting during the Battle of Harlem Heights fought on September 16, 1776, is now the location of Columbia...
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Fishing Creek Battlefield
Fought near the junction of Fishing Creek and the Catawba River, British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised Thomas Sumter and his forces at the...
Combahee River Battlefield
Deep in the forest near Old Combahee Island and the Tar Bluff, along the Combahee River, American and British forces skirmished on August 27, 1782...
Brier Creek Battlefield
On land that is now a part of the Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area, the Battle of Brier Creek took place on March 3, 1779, near the intersection of...
Virtual Tour Guide Brings Revolutionary War South Carolina To Life
(Charleston, S.C.) — Once relegated to the history books, Revolutionary War South Carolina has come to new, multimedia life in the form of The Liberty...
Dills Bluff
While the Dills Bluff battlefield has been lost to development, visitors can see a historical marker about the Battle of Dills Bluff, fought on...
Molly Pitcher and the Battle of Monmouth
On June 28, 1778, a vicious battle raged several miles west of present-day Freehold, New Jersey. It included some of the longest sustained combat of...
The Daring Exploits of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin
In learning of the imminent passing of a British courier that carried crucial dispatches through South Carolina’s Ninety Six District, Elizabeth...
Peter Harris
Born in 1753, Peter Harris was a Catawba Indian who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Raised near present-day Fort Mill...
Oceans Rise Empires Fall
European involvement in America's campaign for Independence swiftly spread the war around the world on the high seas. Suddenly, clashes between the...
Tipton Haynes State Historic Site
The Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site tells the rich story of the history of Northeast Tennessee and of the several families that lived here. The site...