The following extract is from a letter sent from Charlestown, South Carolina on July 21, 1776. The sender and recipient is unknown.
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Col. Williams to Gov. Rutledge – 4 Aug 1775
Letter from Colonel A. Williamson to President John Rutledge detailing an ambush on his men and his subsequent burning of Seneca.
COLONEL A. WILLIAMSON TO GOVERNOUR RUTLEDGE
Camp two miles below Keowee, August 4, 1775.
Cowpens Battlefield Maps
The Battle of Cowpens was fought on January 17, 1781 in modern day Cherokee County, two miles east of Spartanburg County and three miles south of the North Carolina state line.