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THE TWO OLD GUNS OF CAPTAIN HENRY FELDER MEMORIAL PLAQUE

THE TWO OLD GUNS OF CAPTAIN HENRY FELDER MEMORIAL PLAQUE
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Location: CHURCH STREET AND MIDDLETON STREET

City: ORANGEBURG

State: South Carolina

Zip Code: 29115

Type of Memorial: Cannon War Memorials with Plaques

Year Dedicated: 1989

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Photograph By: MIKE STROUD

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

THE TWO OLD CANNONS BEFORE YOU PLAYED A VITAL PART IN MAKING THE ORANGEBURGH DISTRICT FREE OF BRITISH TYRANNY AND ALIVE WITH THE AMERICAN FREEDOM WE ENJOY TODAY.
UNDER COMMAND OF GENERAL SUMTER, CAPT. HENRY FELDER’S MILITIA COMPANY (INCLUDING SEVEN OF CAPT. FELDER’S SONS) GUIDED SUMTER’S TROOPS BY WAY OF BELLEVIEW ROAD, DOWN RUSSELL STREET AND INTO ORANGEBURGH VILLAGE. FIRING CANNONS ALONG THE WAY, CAPT. FELDER’S TROOPS DEFEATED THE BRITISH MILITIA AND GAINED CONTROL OF THE ORANGEBURGH POST.
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