Dennis Amos is a retired engineer from Westinghouse & Siemens. He is co-author with Dr. Bobby G. Moss of “Tombstones and Cemeteries of Cherokee Co., SC.,” 4 Volumes, 1984–2006. He has also self-publish cadastral maps of colonial and early up-state grants in South Carolina. Each map is based on a watershed: some show bounty lands from the French-Indian war, plats reserved for Irish, loyalist confiscated lands, and patriot land grants. “The Pacolet River of South Carolina,” (2009) includes Grindal Shoals, where Daniel Morgan camped to rest his troops for 24 days before marching to Cowpens.
The Battle of Cowpens, fought on January 17, 1781, in South Carolina, was one of the most significant American victories in the War for Independence. At a relatively low cost in casualties, the Americans destroyed the light troops of the British southern army, which not only weakened British control of South Carolina but more importantly, […]