Federal Publications on the History of the American Revolution in South Carolina

To celebrate Great Outdoors Month, visitors to the State Library may explore federal publications that take them outdoors to explore South Carolina’s rich history through its battlefields, forts, towns, and national park sites associated with the American Revolution.

June’s display features books, pamphlets, and brochures highlighting well-known South Carolina battlefields and historic sites important to the American Revolution. 

The highlighted works are: 

  • Ninety Six National Historic Site brochure
  • Kings Mountain Official Map and Guide brochure
  • Kings Mountain National Military Park booklet
  • Cowpens National Battlefield South Carolina brochure
  • Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter National Monument brochure
  • Fort Moultrie: Constant Defender National Park Service book
  • Cowpens: “Downright Fighting” National Park Service book 

There are in-depth histories such as The Battle of Camden South Carolina: Historical Statements, The Battle of Kings Mountain and The Battle of Cowpens: Historical Statements. Other resources can take visitors farther afield to explore National Park brochures for Guilford Courthouse, Moores Creek, the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, Valley Forge and more. Explore many of these resources now available on our South Carolina 250 Digital Collections. 
 

Federal Documents

Cover of Ninety Six National Historic Site South Carolina.

Ninety Six National Historic Site South Carolina

This National Park Service brochure gives visitors site information and details for touring the National Historic Site and Frontier Village as well as a brief overview of the events that took place during The Siege of Ninety Six in 1781. 

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Cover of Kings Mountain official map and guide: Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina.

Kings Mountain official map and guide: Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina

This visitor guide to Kings Mountain National Military Park in South Carolina provides historical information, maps, and illustrations to help visitors explore the site of the 1780 Revolutionary War battle.

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Cover of Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina booklet.

Kings Mountain National Military Park, South Carolina booklet

This short work published in 1955 describes Kings Mountain National Military Park in South Carolina and its significance during the American Revolutionary War, focusing on the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain and its impact on the Southern Campaign.

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Cover of Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina brochure.

Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina brochure

Cowpens National Battlefield in South Carolina was once better known as a pasturing area in the backcountry of South Carolina. It became the site of a decisive battle for the American Revolution and commemorates the place where Patriots led by Daniel Morgan and his army turned the flanks of Banastre Tarleton’s British army. This brochure and visitor guide provides historical information, maps, and illustrations to help visitors explore the site of the battle.

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Cover of Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter National Monument brochure.

Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter National Monument brochure

In its 175-year history, Fort Moultrie has defended Charleston Harbor twice. The first time, on June 28, 1776, during the Revolutionary War, the 30-smoothbore cannon of the original fort drove off a British fleet mounting 200 guns. Visitors can take guided tours or explore on their own, walking in the footsteps of Patriots who defended the fort in 1776, exploring cannon mounts and battery fortifications inside the fort, and walking paths outside the fort overlooking Charleston Harbor.

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Cover of Fort Moultrie: constant defender.

Fort Moultrie: constant defender

This Official National Park Handbook, published in 1985, provides a brief history of the American Revolution events that took place at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. It also highlights many historical figures who participated in the American Revolution there. Visitors can walk through this famous fort and learn about its important role in the American Revolution and its significance as a part of the nation’s network of seacoast defenses from 1776 to WWII.

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Cover of Cowpens: "downright fighting": the story of Cowpens.

Cowpens: "downright fighting": the story of Cowpens

The story of Cowpens, as told in these pages, is ever fresh and will live in memory as long as America’s wars are studied and talked about. Written by Thomas J. Fleming, a biographer and military historian, this brief history and Official National Park Handbook is a gripping tale by a master storyteller of what has been described as the patriot’s best fought battle of the Revolutionary War.

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Cover of The Battle of Camden, South Carolina, August 16, 1780.

The Battle of Camden, South Carolina, August 16, 1780

A historical analysis of the Battle of Camden (1780), prepared by the Historical Section of the U.S. Army War College, including narrative accounts, documentary sources, and maps related to these key engagements of the American Revolution in South Carolina.

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Cover of Historical statements concerning the battle of Kings Mountain and the battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina.

Historical statements concerning the battle of Kings Mountain and the battle of the Cowpens, South Carolina

A historical analysis of the Battles of Kings Mountain (1780) and Cowpens (1781), prepared by the Historical Section of the U.S. Army War College, including narrative accounts, documentary sources, and maps related to these key engagements of the American Revolution in South Carolina.

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Cover of Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, North Carolina.

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, North Carolina

This visitor guide to Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in North Carolina provides historical information, maps, and illustrations to help visitors tour the battlefield site of the 1781 Revolutionary War battle.

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Cover of Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina.

Moores Creek National Battlefield, North Carolina

Moores Creek National Battlefield in North Carolina is an 87-acre park that preserves the site of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, fought on February 27, 1776, between loyalists supporting the British crown and patriots of North Carolina. Remnants of Black River Road and earth mounds marking the patriot earthworks are visible today. This brochure and park guide helps visitors plan their visit, explore the park, walk nature and history trails, and more.

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Cover of Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail brochure.

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail brochure

This brochure guide to the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail provides historical information, maps, and illustrations to help trail visitors explore the 330-mile commemorative motor route and foot trail spanning parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia and highlights the movements of Patriot Mountaineers in the Fall of 1780 march, encamp, and fight in Battles culminating at the Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780.

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Cover of Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania.

Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania

Valley Forge is the place where George Washington and the Continental Army took refuge during the winter of 1777-1778. Today, the park protects 3,500 acres of meadows, woodlands, historic landscapes, and monuments commemorating the resolve of the Revolutionary War generation and honoring the power of people to pull together, overcome adversity, and find renewal through transformation.

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Upcoming Event

Len Lawson phot and the cover of his book, New Names for Stars.

Speaker at the Center Presents Len Lawson, Poet and Author

June 16, 2026, 6:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk on June 16th at 6:00 for our talk with Len Lawson, Poet and Author of New Names for Stars, accompanied by Miho Kinnas and Kathleen Nalley. Len Lawson is the winner of the Lit Fox Award (Lit Fox Books, 2026). He will be joined by Japanese poet Miho Kinnas and author Kathleen Nalley in reading selections from his newest release.

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