• Azaleas bloom in the lower parking lot at the Cowpens National Battlefield Visitor Center.

    Cowpens

    National Battlefield South Carolina

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  • May 21 Closures and Delays

    The Loop Road will be closed periodically to vehicular traffic today while the contractor applies striping. Some overlooks will be closed for sealing. Expect delays entering and exiting the park where sealant is being applied to one lane.

Geography of the Battle of Cowpens - Alternate

Grade: 8

Length: on site visit: - 2 hours

Pre-Site Presented by: teacher

On Site Presented by: park staff

Post-Site Presented by: teacher

Park Primary Theme: The Battle of Cowpens

Planning Your Visit

Background Information

Procedure, Materials, and Preparation

Pre-Site Activities

On Site Activities

Post Site Activities

 
  • Vocabulary List Vocabulary List

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  • Chaperone Agreement Chaperone Agreement

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  • Online Resources Online Resources

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  • Sketches from the Life... handout Sketches from the Life... handout

    Download Greene's description of the battlefield Read More

Did You Know?

Gunsmoke makes it difficult to tell which army is firing.

In the American Revolution, both the American and British armies wore bright colored uniforms so that they could help distinguish who they were shooting at through the gunsmoke.