Cowpens Administrative History

21 Stat. 306, Approved May 26, 1880

A Joint Resolution To furnish a bronze statue of General Daniel Morgan to the Cowpens centennial committee of Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Whereas the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston and the citizens of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, propose on the seventeenth day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the battle of Cowpens, fought near Cherokee Ford, in Spartanburg County, in said State, and to have completed before that day an imposing memorial column in honor of the victors in that important and decisive engagement; and

Whereas the governors and peoples of the "old thirteen States" are to be identified with the observances of this centennial event; Therefore

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That as a mark of the appreciation of the whole country for this patriotic undertaking, and as a token of recognition by the American people of the signal service rendered to the cause of independence by the heroic men who took part in this battle, the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to have made a bronze statue (heroic size and in the uniform of the rifleman of the period) of General Daniel Morgan, the commander of the American forces in said battle, and cause the same to be delivered through the governor of South Carolina to the Cowpens centennial committee in time to be placed upon said memorial column before the proposed commemoration; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay, upon the warrant of the Secretary of War, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much of said sum as may be necessary, to carry into effect the purpose of this resolution.

45 Stat. 1558, Approved March 4, 1929

An Act To erect a national monument at Cowpens battle ground.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to preserve that part of the Cowpens battle grounds near Ezell, Cherokee County, South Carolina, where General Daniel Morgan, commanding, participated in the Battle of Cowpens on the 17^th day of January, 1781, the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to acquire, by gift, not more than one acre of land on which he shall erect or cause to be erected a suitable monument to commemorate the battle.

SEC. 2. To enable the Secretary of War to carry out the provisions of this Act, to accept a deed for the necessary lands, to make necessary surveys, maps, markers, pointers, or signs marking boundaries, for opening, constructing, or repairing necessary roads and streets and constructing markers and a suitable monument, for salaries for labor and services, for traveling expenses, supplies, and materials, the sum of $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until expended, and the disbursements under this Act shall be reported by the Secretary of War to Congress.

72 Stat. 368, Approved July 18, 1958

An Act To provide for the acquisition of additional land to be used in connection with the Cowpens National Battleground site.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in addition to the land heretofore acquired by the United States by gift pursuant to the Act entitled "An Act to erect a national monument at Cowpens battleground," approved March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1558), for the purpose of erecting a monument on the site of the Cowpens battleground, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to accept, on behalf of the United States, donations of land not to exceed one acre, situated adjacent to and between the present battlefield site and relocated Highway 11.

86 Stat. 120, Approved April 11, 1972

An Act to provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the national park system, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE III—BOUNDARY CHANGES

SEC. 301. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to revise the boundaries of the following units of the national park system:

(2) Cowpens National Battlefield Site, South Carolina: to add approximately 845 acres;

SEC. 302. The boundary revisions authorized in section 301 shall become effective upon publication in the Federal Register of a map or other description of the lands added or excluded by the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 303. Within the boundaries of the areas as revised in accordance with section 301, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands and interest therein by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, exchange, or transfer from any other Federal agency. Lands and interests therein so acquired shall become part of the area to which they are added, and shall be subject to all laws, rules, regulations applicable thereto. When acquiring any land pursuant to this Act, the Secretary (i) may tender, to the owner or owners of record on the date of enactment of this Act, a revocable permit for the continued use and occupancy of such land or any portion thereof subject to such terms and conditions as he deems necessary or (ii) may acquire any land pursuant to this Act subject to the retention of a right of use and occupancy for a term not to exceed 25 years or the life of the owner or owners. Lands in interests therein excluded from the areas pursuant to section 301 may be exchanged for non-Federal lands within the boundaries as revised, or they may be transferred to the jurisdiction of any other Federal agency or to a State or political subdivision thereof, without monetary considerations, as the Secretary of the Interior may deem appropriate. In exercising the authority in this section with respect to lands and interests therein excluded from the areas, the Secretary of the Interior may, on behalf of the United States, retrocede to the appropriate State exclusive or concurrent legislation jurisdiction subject to such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, over such lands, to be effective upon acceptance thereof by the State. Any such lands not so exchanged or transferred may be disposed of in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended.

SEC. 305. The authorities in this title are supplementary to any other authorities available to the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the acquisition, development, and administration of the areas referred to in section 301.

TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES

SEC. 402. For the purposes of the Cowpens National Battlefield Site, which is hereby redesignated as the Cowpens National Battlefield, there are authorized to be appropriated not more than $2,363,900 for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands and not more than $3,108,000 for development.

92 Stat. 3467, Approved November 10, 1978

An Act to authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and interests in lands within the Sawtooth National Recreational Area in Idaho.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

TITLE I—DEVELOPMENT CEILING INCREASES

SEC. 101. The limitations on funds for development within certain units of the National Park System and affiliated areas are amended as follows:

(7) Cowpens National Battlefield Site, South Carolina: Section 402 of the Act of April 11, 1972 (86 Stat. 120), is amended by changing "$3,108,000" to "$5,108,000".