Historic Grounds and Resource Study, Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina
Bearss EC. 1974. Historic Grounds and Resource Study, Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina. Historic Grounds Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center. Denver, Colorado
The purpose of this report is: (a) to provide a documented description of the vegetative cover and roads at the Cowpens as they appeared on January 17, 1781, (b) to trace the history of white settlement of the area, to ascertain the whereabouts of “the cowpens,” and to document subsequent land ownerships in the area, (c) to document construction dates and evaluate the local significance of structures included in the Cowpens National Battlefield, and to make recommendations regarding their further study or removal, (d) to study the construction history of the Washington Light Infantry Cowpens Monument, and (e) to secure information on the burial sites of those killed at Cowpens, and to identify other areas needing archeological investigation. Although the battleground had no commanding geographic features, the topography and vegetation were critical features. The report recommends restoration of the core area of the battlefield to its appearance ca. 1781, which would require changes to the existing roads and additional archaeological investigation.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bearss, Edwin
- Date of Issue
- 1974-07
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Denver Service Center
- Units
- COWP , HIST , SER
- Keywords
- American Revolution, battlefield, Bogs, British, Broad River, cemetery, church, Cultural Resources, Daniel Morgan, ehistory, farm, General Cornwallis, Glade, hickory, militia, Native grasses, open woods, Pacolet river, patriot, Red Oak, Revolutionary War, Savanna, South Carolina, vegetation, Watershed, Whigs
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 550133: Cowpens National Battlefield Landscape