Lexington County · Marker 32-18
Revolutionary Skirmish Near Juniper Springs
Gilbert High School, Main St., Gilbert
Front inscription
A party of Sumter's soldiers, harassing a rear guard of British foragers under Lord Rawdon (en route to relieve besieged Ninety Six), was ambushed several miles north of here on June 18, 1781. The state troops, under Col. Charles S. Myddelton, were dispersed and the British continued unimpeded to Ninety Six.