Battle of Kettle Creek: American Victory in a Bloody Civil War

The Battle of Kettle Creek, February 14, 1779, was a partisan clash of arms between Loyalists and Patriot militias; approximately sixty-five miles northwest of Augusta and eight miles west of present-day Washington, Georgia.  By 1778, the southern colonies of the American Revolution had become a battleground of partisan warfare. A bloody civil war had erupted … Continue reading Battle of Kettle Creek: American Victory in a Bloody Civil War