242nd Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens

242nd Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Jan. 5. It is reproduced in full below.

10:00 am Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

10:45 am Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

11:00 am Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

11:15 am Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

11:30 am Seeds of Distrust: the American Revolution in the Southern Backcountry, talk by Melissa Walker, Program Tent.

11:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

12:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

12:30 pm Revolutionary Women, dramatic presentation by Darci Tucker, Program Tent.

1:15 pm Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

1:30 pm 18th century Music - mini concert by RG Absher, Program Tent.

1:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

2:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

2:30 pm Talk by Andrew Waters, author of To the End of the World, Program Tent. Followed by book signing in the Visitor Center.

2:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

3:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

3:15 pm Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

3:30 pm Revolutionary Women, dramatic presentation by Darci Tucker, Program Tent.

4:30 pm Ranger Talk, Program Tent.

5:00 pm Visitor Center closes.

5:30 pm 18th century Music - mini concert by RG Absher, Program Tent.

5:45 pm Lantern walks on the battlefield. Reservations required. (Dress warmly and bring a flashlight.) Walks leave at 5:45, 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, and 6:45. Meet behind the Visitor Center at your ticketed time.

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023

10:30 am The Sword of the Lord and Gideon, dramatic performance by Robert Ryals,

Program Tent.

11:00 am Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

11:15 am Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

11:30 pm 18th century Music - Bafford and Bell: Musick from the Backcountry, Program Tent.

11:45 am Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

12:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

12:30 pm Ranger Talk. Program Tent.

1:15 pm Cavalry demonstration. 1st stop on the Battlefield Trail.

1:30 pm Talk by Bert Dunkerly, author of Eutaw Springs the Final Battle of the American

Revolution’s Southern Campaign, Program Tent.

1:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

2:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

2:15 pm Interactive cannon demonstration for ages 5 - 95, Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

2:30 pm 18th century Music - Bafford and Bell: Musick from the Backcountry. Program Tent.

2:45 pm Weapons firing demonstration. Firing Range, to the right of the Visitor Center.

3:00 pm Guided battlefield walk. Meet behind the Visitor Center.

3:30 pm Talk by Bert Dunkerly, author of Women of the Revolution, Program Tent.

5:00 pm Visitor Center and park close.

Both Days

* Park movie on the hour in the Visitor Center.

* All activites are FREE!

* Features authors will be available to sign books in the Visitor Center for an hour following their respective talks.

* For your safty and that of horses, park regulations prohibit visitors from getting within 6 feet of the horses.

Children's Activites

1:30 pm-3:30 pm Saturday

1:30 pm-3:00 pm Sunday

Musket drilling with dummy guns

1:15 pm Saturday 1:15 pm Sunday

2:15 pm Saturday 2:15 pm Sunday

3:15 pm Saturday

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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