Cowpens National Battlefield or
Cowpens National Battlefield Park is a unit of the
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just east of
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, not far from the
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state line.
Brigadier General
Daniel MorganDaniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of the most gifted battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.-Early years:Most authorities believe that...
won the
Battle of CowpensThe Battle of Cowpens was a decisive victory by Patriot Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War...
, a decisive
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victory, here over British Lieutenant Colonel
Banastre TarletonGeneral Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British soldier and politician.He is today probably best remembered for his military service during the American War of Independence. He became the focal point of a propaganda campaign claiming that he had fired upon surrendering Continental...
on January 17, 1781.It is considered one of the most memorable victories of
Daniel MorganDaniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of the most gifted battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War, he later commanded troops during the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.-Early years:Most authorities believe that...
.
Established as
Cowpens National Battlefield Site March 4, 1929; transferred from the
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August 10, 1933; redesignated April 11, 1972. Listed on the
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on October 15, 1966. Area: 841.56 acres (3.41 km
2), Federal: 790.9 acres (3.2 km²), Nonfederal: 50.66 acres (205,013.9 m²)
The visitor center features a museum with exhibits about the American Revolution and the battle, including a fiber-optic map that illustrates the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution and the battle, a walking tour of the battlefield itself, and the reconstructed
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of one Robert Scruggs who had farmed the land before the establishment of the park.
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