Cowpens National Battlefield
Address: Cowpens National Battlefield, 4001 Chesnee hwy, Gaffney, SC 29341
On January 17, 1781, General Daniel Morgan's outnumbered Patriots executed a brilliant double envelopment here that crushed Banastre Tarleton's feared British legion in under an hour, a masterpiece of tactics that helped win the South.
Walk the 1.25-mile battlefield trail past the cavalry charges and the Washington Light Infantry monument; young kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. For a challenge, walk the battlefield loop and the Green River Road trace, studying one of history's most perfectly executed battles.
Coordinates: 35.13670, -81.81803