We took a field trip to Cowpens National Battlefield with our home school group. We are so fortunate to live in an area with tons of history. We are studying American History this year and just finished watching
The Patriot. We had discussed that although
The Patriot is historic fiction, the battle scenes merged many of the local battles together to help tell its story. We watched the Battle of Cowpens at the national park. The 'first person' telling of the battle related to the kids and what they had seen previously. The video held their attention and created a deeper understanding of what happened on the ground they were about to trek upon.
After the video, we looked around the room and noted the period pieces. Uniforms, rifles, cannon, etc.were displayed.
Next, we headed outside to walk the battlefield. We stopped at the various markers and read them.
We walked down to the Scruggs House to look inside.
It was a nice little outing and we enjoyed learning more about the battle that helped turn the American Revolution.
