• The foreground shows the battlefield in winter. Thicketty Mountain, a landmark used by both armies, is in the distance. The Green River Road, used by both armies to reach the cow pens, is on the right.

    Cowpens

    National Battlefield South Carolina

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?

camp followers

In the Revolutionary War, some women, known as camp followers, went with their husbands to the battlefields to tend to such chores as cooking, mending, laundry, and nursing the sick and wounded.  Sometimes unmarried women performed these duties for a small wage and half rations.