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Closures for Week of May 13 - 19
The Loop Road and Trailhead Parking Lot will be closed to pedestrian, horse, bicycle, and vehicle traffic for fog seal application from Wednesday, May 15 - Sunday, May 19, 2013. The interpretive Battlefield Trail will still be open to pedestrian traffic.
The Only Double Envelopment in the American Revolution
“…our success was complete…”
-- Daniel Morgan to Nathanael Greene, January 19, 1781
A pasturing area at the time of the battle, this Revolutionary War site commemorates the place where Daniel Morgan and his army turned the flanks of Banastre Tarleton's British army. This classic military tactic, known as a double envelopment, was one of only a few in history.
Features
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Special Event Calendar
The park has 3 main special events and several smaller ones throughout the year. Click the link below, and search the calendar for more information.
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Staff Ride for Cowpens
By definition, the staff ride is conducted by the military participants themselves. Click the link below for information on leading your walk.
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Guided Battlefield Walk by Ed Bearss
Ed Bearss led a guided battlefield walk for teachers on 8/1/2011. Click the link below to enjoy a virtual Ed Bearss tour.
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Did You Know?
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.