The Battle of Huck's Defeat

$15 Adults, Seniors, & Youth (4-17) | Free CHM Members and 3 & Under
at chmuseums.org/event/hucks/
Step back in time to the sights and sounds of the American Revolution as we focus on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution! Watch the annual Battle of Huck’s Defeat unfold 246 years later as you see the Carolina Piedmont’s role in the Southern Campaign, the fight for freedom, and how this battle was a crucial victory and turning point in the war!
On-going Activities:
• Reenactor camps and 18th-century military interpretation
• “American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition” (presented by the staff of the Charlotte Museum of History)
• 18th-century cooking
• Blacksmithing
• 18th-century toys and games
• “My Dearest Friend” letter-writing activity with pens and ink
• 18th-century Sutlers:
– Southeast Mercantile Cooperative
– Tanawha Trading Company
– The Old Goat Trader (Saturday, July 11 only)
Timed Activities:
• 18th Century Church Service (10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 12 Only)
• Cavalry demonstration (11 a.m.)
• Artillery demonstration (11:30 a.m.)
• Keynote presentation: Lynn Heidelbaugh, Smithsonian National Postal Museum (Noon)
• Battlefield tours (10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., & 3:30 p.m.)
• Site/preservation tours (1 p.m. & 3 p.m.)
• Children’s militia drill (1:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.)
• Battle reenactment (2 p.m.)
– Saturday, July 11 – The Battle of Eutaw Springs
– Sunday, July 12 – The Battle of Huck’s Defeat
Please Note: Brattonsville Road will be closed for visitor safety from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on both days; please follow the detour below.
From McConnells Highway (SC-322) turn southbound onto Williamson Road (State Route 560) Travel 1.5 miles on Williamson Road and turn right onto Percival Road (State Route 380) Travel 2.1 miles on Percival Road to reach Historic Brattonsville.
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