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Beaufort Assembly
The Beaufort Assembly Strategic Political Maneuver While no shots were fired, the meeting of the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly in Beaufort was a decisive "battle of…
Batle of Zubly’s Ferry
January 1, 1779 The Battle of Zubly’s Ferry, fought on New Year's Day in 1779, was a critical early clash along the Savannah River frontier. This engagement served…
British Burning Raids
Between January 28 and 29, 1779, British naval and land forces launched a series of coordinated, destructive raids across the coastal plantations and settlements of the Beaufort District.…
Battle of Port Royal Island (Battle of Beaufort)
Following the Patriot retreat from the Coosawhatchie River on May 3, 1779, the conflict shifted immediately to the nearby heights of Tullifinny Hill. As Colonel John Laurens fell…
Battle of Purrysburg
By late April 1779, the town of Purrysburg had become the high-water mark for the American defense of the Savannah River. Serving as the primary headquarters for General…
Prevost’s March
Spanning from late April to early July 1779, General Augustine Prevost’s March was a sweeping British expedition that carved a path of destruction across the South Carolina Lowcountry.…
Battle of Coosawhatchie
By May 3, 1779, the Coosawhatchie River had become the front line of the defense for the South Carolina Lowcountry. As British General Augustine Prevost’s massive army swept…
Battle of Tulifinny Hill
By May 5, 1779, the defensive line of the South Carolina Lowcountry had compressed significantly. Following the narrow escape of Colonel John Laurens at Coosawhatchie just two days…
Butler vs. British Foregers
By May 6, 1779, the South Carolina Lowcountry had become a landscape of opportunistic violence. As General Prevost’s main army pressed toward Charleston, the British were forced to…
Raid & Execution at Bloody Point
By December 1781, the war in the Sea Islands had devolved into a series of cold-blooded "blood feuds." The death of Patriot Charles Davant in the October ambush at Broad Creek had shattered any remaining pretense…
Loyalist Occupation of Beaufort
By March 1782, the British "Southern Strategy" was in a state of terminal collapse. Cornwallis had surrendered at Yorktown months prior, and the British high command in Charleston was preparing for an eventual evacuation of the…
The Saltketchers Skirmish
On May 25, 1782, a detachment of Patriot militia intercepted a British and Loyalist force at a crossing in the Saltketchers.
Battle of Tar Bluff (Battle of the Combahee River)
The Battle of Tar Bluff, fought on August 27, 1782, stands as one of the most tragic and unnecessary engagements of the American Revolution.
Old House Plantation Encampment
In late April 1779, the high ground of Old House Plantation—the secondary estate of Declaration signer Thomas Heyward Jr.—was transformed from a civilian sanctuary into a vital nerve center for the British invasion. As General Augustine…
Battle of Fort Sullivan (Fort Moultrie)
The Battle of Fort Sullivan, fought on June 28, 1776, was one of the most decisive early Patriot victories of the American Revolution. This engagement saw a technologically superior British fleet defeated by a small, determined…
Touch the Stones of Liberty: The Historic Sites of the Southern Lowcountry
Step off the beaten path and onto the hallowed ground where the fate of the Southern Department was decided. The Historic Sites of the Beaufort, Jasper, and Colleton Districts are more than just ruins; they are the silent witnesses to a decade of upheaval. From the defiant tabby ruins of Stoney-Baynard on Hilton Head to the charred, skeletal remains of Old Sheldon Church—burned by the British in 1779—these locations map the geography of a revolution.
Explore the strategic river bluffs at Purrysburg, once the nerve center for the Continental Army, or walk the grounds of White Hall, the home of Declaration signer Thomas Heyward Jr. Whether you are navigating the dense maritime forests where the “Bloody Legion” once prowled or standing amidst the colonial grid of Jacksonborough, the provisional capital of a state in exile, these sites offer a tangible connection to the past. Here, the “partisan war” wasn’t fought on distant maps, but in the very doorsteps, chapels, and rice fields you can visit today.
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Ambush at Parson’s Plantation
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Capture of HMS Sally
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Capture of the HMS Dispatch
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Battle of Tar Bluff (Battle of the Combahee River)
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