On this day in 1781, one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War took place in Eutaw Springs, on the banks of the Santee River in South Carolina. This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary war to take place in the South and casualties included 500 Americans and 700 British.

Charlotte Evance Cordes hand quilted this wholecloth Tree of Life quilt around 1810 in St. Stephen’s Parish, South Carolina (about 25 miles east of Eutaw Springs). Cordes was the daughter of Major Thomas Evance, and the quilt remained with the family until 1983 when the family donated the quilt to the DAR Museum.

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Source:
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bloody-battle-begins-at-eutaw-springs-south-carolina
See photos of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church built in St. Stephens, S.C. in 1769 (still in use today).

Posted by Amy E. Milne
Executive Director, Quilt Alliance
amy.milne@quiltalliance.org