Battle of Blackstock’s
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.
Marker is at the intersection of Cross Keys Highway (State Highway 49) and Blackstock Road, on the left when traveling east on Cross Keys Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
