The war in South Carolina’s backcountry truly began on that Saluda wagon road when Loyalist captain Patrick Cunningham took back that powder and lead. The “Mine Creek Ambush” did more than embarrass the Provincial Congress; it armed the Loyalists, handed them Patriot prisoners, and raised the terrifying prospect that a well‑supplied Loyalist movement might join…
They say history is written by the victors. I aim to see that the truth of Mine Creek is told by the man who stopped that wagon. I am Patrick Cunningham. I had not forgotten the day they dragged my brother Robert away. They called it lawful, a warrant issued by their Council in Charles…
Powder and lead moved first, long before armies did. In the backcountry and in Charles Town alike, once word came of Concord and Lexington, munitions became the coveted commodity. Men reached for muskets only when they were sure they could keep them fed. Fort Charlotte It was in Massachusetts, in April 1775 when the shots…
Backcountry settlers across Colonial South Carolina entered the early 1770s with a sense of relief and optimism. The courts and local justice they had so desperately needed was, at last, a reality. The new district seat of Ninety Six quickly began to grow as a small hub of trade and law, drawing farmers, traders, and…
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