Battle of Blackstock's

Battle of Blackstock's is a South Carolina historical marker in Cross Keys vicinity, Union County, dedicated 1986.

Union County · dedicated 1986 · Intersection of Cross Keys Hwy. (S.C. Hwy. 49) & Monument Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 44-51), Cross Keys vicinity, Cross Keys vicinity

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This battle of the Revolution took place on William Blackstock's plantation, 3 miles N. on the south side of the Tyger River, November 20, 1780. Gen. Thomas Sumter commanded the American patriots who repulsed Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's British forces. Sumter was wounded here, and this prevented his taking an active part in the war for several months.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Union County Historical Foundation and Daniel Morgan Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution

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