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Cowpens National Battlefield
History & Culture

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The Battle of Cowpens

Feeding the Armies

Forty-eight Hours Following the Battle of Cowpens

Fractured Families - The Revolutionary War as a Civil War

The Green River Road - the Road the Americans and Britsh took to get to the Cow Pens

John Eager Howard, commander of the American 3rd line of defense

Daniel Morgan, the American commander

Patriot Minorities at the Battle of Cowpens

Andrew Pickens, commander of the American 1st and 2nd lines of defense

The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution

Banastre Tarleton, the British commander

USS Cowpens

William Washington, American dragoon (cavalry) commander

 

Online books relevant to Cowpens National Battlefield
Historic Grounds and Resource Study by Edwin C.Bearss

Historic Structure Report Robert Scruggs House by Edwin C.Bearss

The Battle of Cowpens A Documented Narrative and Troop Movement Maps by Edwin C.Bearss

Cowpens Staff Ride and Battlefield Tour by John Moncure

Cowpens National Battlefield: An Administrative History by Cameron Binkley and Stephen A. Davis

climax of the Battle of Cowpens  

Did You Know?
The Battle of Cowpens, fought by the Americans and British on January 17, 1781, lasted less than an hour.

Last Updated: August 30, 2008 at 11:15 EST