SC, USA
Ninety Six Stockade and Jail Site
Landmark
The site of the log stockade that protected the British-held town itself, adjacent to the Star Fort. During the siege, Henry Lee's Legion captured this position, cutting off the garrison's access to the water supply from the town well — a threat that nearly forced surrender before Rawdon arrived.
Visiting Today
Address
Ninety Six National Historic Site, SC 29666
Connected Events
Nov 1775
Jul 1780
Aug 1780
Oct 1780
Battle of Kings Mountain
Major Patrick Ferguson
May 1781
Greene Begins Siege of Ninety Six
Lieutenant Colonel John Harris Cruger, Major General Nathanael Greene, Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Jun 1781
Final American Assault on Star Fort
Lord Francis Rawdon, Lieutenant Colonel John Harris Cruger, Major General Nathanael Greene
Jun 1781
Rawdon Relieves Ninety Six
Major General Nathanael Greene, Lord Francis Rawdon
Jul 1781
British Abandon Ninety Six
Lord Francis Rawdon