Georgetown County · Marker 22-12

Sergeant McDonald

N. Fraser St. (U.S. Hwy. 701 N) & Indigo Ave.

Front inscription

Here Sgt. McDonald bayoneted the fleeing Maj. Gainey, following the defeat of the Tories under Major Gainey by the Americans under Col. Peter Horry. This bloody skirmish took place January, 1781, between the Sampit and Black River Roads.

County
Georgetown
Region
Lowcountry
City or vicinity
Georgetown
Year approved
1938
Erected by
Georgetown County
Coordinates
33.38695, -79.313617

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