When people think of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina, minds usually jump to major battlegrounds in Charleston or Cowpens. But so much of America’s early history happened in areas of the Midlands.
As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, local historians shed light on brutal neighbor-against-neighbor conflicts following the regulator movement and strategic strongholds that shaped the South Carolina backcountry.
The Stolen Cattle Skirmish at Tarrar Springs
I sat with J.R. Fennell, director of the Lexington County Museum inside the Laurence Corley house. The cabin is older than America. Within these walls, we discuss one of the most heinous atrocities in South Carolina during the war…