Candlelight Tour

Saturday, October 9, 2004

New for this year's program. . .

We remembered the soldiers that fought and died here by illuminating parts of the
Patriot siegeworks and the historic Loyalist Star Fort with a luminary for each Patriot
and Loyalist life lost during the 1781 battle.

Thanks to all our Reenactors and Volunteers!! We had our most successful Candlelight Tour ever!
The Park Staff appreciates the hard work and dedication of all our Reenactors and Volunteers!

Our most successful year ever!!

We had over 1300 visitors from
all over South Carolina and many
from out-of-state!!

If you missed our 2004 event, see our
page to see when our next events are
being held.

Events

We had so much fun!!

This page last modified on Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Stop 1, the Indian Traders.

Trading is not an easy business!

Stop 2, the Patriot Sappers.
Digging in the hard clay is
hard work.

Stop 3, the Loyalist Soldiers in the Star Fort.

Here we have 2 Loyalists. Imagine the over 200
Loyalists in the Star Fort in 1781!

Stop 4, the Townspeople of Ninety Six.
They were left with nothing after the
1781 battle and had to flee.

Stop 5, Mary Smith, the Jailer's wife. Her scalawag
of a husband ran off to Charleston and left her to
tend the jail and her children!

Stop 6, the Loyalists at the Stockade Fort. They
were in charge of protecting the Loyalist's drinking
water in 1781.

Stop 7, the Patriot Camp. The Patriots were not happy
to leave Ninety Six to the British in 1781.

Stop 8, the Ladies of Cambridge. It's not an easy life in a college
town.

Stop 8, more Ladies of Cambridge

58 Patriots were killed during the 1781 battle.

27 Loyalists were killed during the 1781 battle.

James Birmingham was the 1st Patriot killed in the South during the Revolutionary war. Here
we remember James Birmingham and Captain Luper, the only Loyalist killed here in 1775.

The Battlefield lighted with candles.

Saturday October 8, 2005 will be our next Candlelight Tour.