General Greene at the Round O

General Greene at the Round O is a South Carolina historical marker in Cottageville, Colleton County, dedicated 1962.

Colleton County · dedicated 1962 · U.S. Hwy. 17-A, about 3 mi. W of Cottageville, Cottageville

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General Nathanael Greene advanced into the Low Country with the Continental Army under his command and set up headquarters in this vicinity on the Round O in December 1781 before moving down to protect the General Assembly convened at Jacksonborough in January 1782 in defiance of the British who were confined to Charles Town.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Colleton County Historical Society

General Greene at the Round O

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