Union County · Marker 44-07

Battle of Blackstock's

Intersection of Cross Keys Hwy. (S.C. Hwy. 49) & Monument Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 44-51), Cross Keys vicinity

Front inscription

This battle of the Revolution took place on William Blackstock's plantation, 3 miles N. on the south side of the Tyger River, November 20, 1780. Gen. Thomas Sumter commanded the American patriots who repulsed Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's British forces. Sumter was wounded here, and this prevented his taking an active part in the war for several months.

County
Union

Region
Upstate

City or vicinity
Cross Keys vicinity

Year approved
1986

Erected by
Union County Historical Foundation and Daniel Morgan Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution

Coordinates
34.64525, -81.81765

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