gma1320
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That's cool, when I went it wasn't much more than a monument and a historical marker. But that has been about 8 or 10 years ago.
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I should have visited the Kettle Creek Battlefield sooner
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Follow the link above to the archaeological study. It is very interesting and makes what you see on the ground there understandable.
The hilltop where the monuments are was center of the battleground and had a rail fence across it generally East to West. The Loyalist camp was behind the hill on the Kettle Creek side. The Patriots attacked from the North with skirmishers out. The skirmishers fired too soon and alerted the Loyalists who got about 100 men formed up behind that fence. They received the center of the Patriot attack from the SC troops. The GA troops on each wing hit the flanks. The Loyalist commander went down early and the air went out of his troops. They were leaving the field by crossing Kettle Creek and were being successfully rallied on the opposite side of he creek. Elijah Clark who was on the left saw what was happening and called to his 50 or so men to follow him across the creek. Only about 25 heard him but that was enough to break up the rally and send the remaining Loyalists on down the road toward Augusta minus a lot of horses, weapons, and supplies.
The hilltop where the monuments are was center of the battleground and had a rail fence across it generally East to West. The Loyalist camp was behind the hill on the Kettle Creek side. The Patriots attacked from the North with skirmishers out. The skirmishers fired too soon and alerted the Loyalists who got about 100 men formed up behind that fence. They received the center of the Patriot attack from the SC troops. The GA troops on each wing hit the flanks. The Loyalist commander went down early and the air went out of his troops. They were leaving the field by crossing Kettle Creek and were being successfully rallied on the opposite side of he creek. Elijah Clark who was on the left saw what was happening and called to his 50 or so men to follow him across the creek. Only about 25 heard him but that was enough to break up the rally and send the remaining Loyalists on down the road toward Augusta minus a lot of horses, weapons, and supplies.
FYI, for anyone interested there are S.A.R. (Sons of the American Revolution) groups around. There is one in the Athens area.
https://gasocietysar.org/
https://gasocietysar.org/
Para Bellum
Mouth For War
Cool spot with an interesting history. Lived on the Wilkes/Taliaferro line for a long time. Speaking of Kettle Creek, anyone know if Boots Gunter is still alive?
Para Bellum
Mouth For War
Nevermind. Just found his obit in the Washington News Reporter. He was a good guy.
doublebarrel
Senior Member
I have lived in the area 80 years and never been there. BB
If you have an interest in history, especially military history, I would recommend a visit. If you want a good understanding of what happened there before you go see the link at post #15.
georgia_home
Senior Member
brandywine is interesting. Having been raised just to the side of that river, all the grade schools took trips there… and of course valley forge.
run on by when you have time. Side trip: chadds ford winery.
best dessert whine, Niagara, grapey flavor, very sweet. lobotomy in a bottle. will be super mellow by the time you’re done.
run on by when you have time. Side trip: chadds ford winery.
best dessert whine, Niagara, grapey flavor, very sweet. lobotomy in a bottle. will be super mellow by the time you’re done.
georgia_home
Senior Member
was just at Yorktown a few weeks back. It’s inspiring to say the least. Cannonball stuck in the side of a house.
