Georgetown County · Marker 21-10 [should be 22-10]
Skirmish at Black Mingo Creek
County Line Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd.. 22-51/41), just N of Mingo Landing Trail, 1.6 mi. N of Rhems
Front inscription
On Sept. 14, 1780, Gen. Francis Marion's Patriots routed a Tory force commanded by Capt. J. Coming Ball. The Tories, attacked on one flank by Capt. Thomas Waties and on the other by Col. Peter Horry, fled into Black Mingo Swamp. The short but sharply-contested action cost each side nearly one-third of its men.