Front:
Cowpens Battleground
(Jan. 17, 1781)
O, sacred spot of Cherokee,
Where heroes bled and died!
O, cradle of true Liberty,
Your glory is our pride!
Here freely ran the warm, red blood
Of strong, young Spartan men,
While battling in cold, winter mud,
As British ranks grew thin.
MORGAN
From Carolina's rugged hills,
And faithful Georgia's plains,
Virginia's far-off winding rills,
Men came through drenching rains.
Then from historic Delaware,
And ardent Maryland;
It seemed they came from everywhere,
This patriotic band!
With Blue Ridge mountains standing
guard,
And Thicketty near by,
Those lean Americans fought hard,
That Right should never die!
By that old Mills' Gap wagon trail,
Brave Morgan charged his men:
"We must not fail; we cannot fail!
Today we die, or win!"
On your immortal hills and dales,
Redcoats breathed dying breath,
In cattle-pens of ancient rails-
And Tyranny met death!
We honor patriot sires today,
Applauding their renown!
And thank Jehovah we can pray
Without consent of Crown!
BATTLEGROUND
MONUMENT
Harry RussellI Wilkins.
3B-H1360
Back:
A SOUVENIR OF COWPENS BATTLEGROUND,
SOUTH CAROLINA, where American Troops
under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan won
a signal victory over a British Force com-
manded by Lieut-Colonel Banastra Tarleton,
January 17, 1781.
CITY NEWS AGENCY, SPARTANBURG, S. c.
