Upcountry Road to Freedom: Upstate South Carolina During the American Revolution

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In a war remembered more for battles at Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown, it was the events of the Southern Campaign, 1778-1781, that finally turned the tide for American independence. The hard-fought war came to an end in 1783, but not before South Carolina found itself at the frontline of battles against British forces determined to regain control of the war by redirecting their efforts to the Southern colonies. This central military operation involved strategic battles in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia.

More than 135 military engagements took place in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. Most were skirmishes involving patriots and loyalist militias. A few, however, were battles that directly affected the outcome of the war.

From Upcountry History Museum