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Eutaw Springs Battlefield Site

Battlefield

The location of the September 8, 1781 engagement, lying on private and state-owned land in Orangeburg County. The battlefield is largely undeveloped but retains its basic terrain features — the clearing, the tree lines, the location of the brick house. A small state monument marks the general area of the fighting.

Visiting Today

Address

Eutaw Springs area, Orangeburg County, SC 29048

Connected Events

Sep 1781
Greene Marches to Find Stewart

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart, Major General Nathanael Greene, Brigadier General Francis Marion

Sep 1781
Battle of Eutaw Springs — Opening Phase

Major General Nathanael Greene

Sep 1781
Sep 1781
American Troops Halt to Loot the British Camp

Major General Nathanael Greene

Sep 1781
Greene Withdraws from Eutaw Springs

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart, Major General Nathanael Greene

Sep 1781
Stewart Withdraws to Charleston

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart, Major John Marjoribanks, Major General Nathanael Greene

Oct 1781
Death of Major Marjoribanks

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart, Major John Marjoribanks

Oct 1781
Congress Awards Greene a Gold Medal

Major General Nathanael Greene

Jan 1782
British Confined to Charleston Perimeter

Major General Nathanael Greene, Brigadier General Francis Marion

Dec 1782
British Evacuation of Charleston

Major General Nathanael Greene