Lee County · Marker 31-06
Battle of Mount Elon
Sandy Grove Church Rd., .1 mi. W of S.C. Sec. Rd. 31-39 (Cypress Rd.), Cypress Crossroads, E of Bishopville
Front inscription
Three miles south of Mount Elon on the night of Feb. 27, 1865, a mounted Union detachment led by Captain William Duncan encountered a superior force of Confederate cavalry commanded by Colonel Hugh K. Aiken. After a sharp hand to hand fight Captain Duncan was forced to fall back across Lynches River. Colonel Aiken was killed.