History comes alive at the Warren Heritage Society: The Battle of Cowpens

On March 16, 2022, at 7 pm, the Warren Heritage Society, located at 101 Chester Street in Front Royal, Virginia will host a presentation on the Battle of Cowpens.

The Battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781, took place in the latter part of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution and of the Revolution itself. It became known as the turning point of the war in the South, part of a chain of events leading to the Patriot victory at Yorktown.  The Cowpens victory was won over a crack British regular army and brought together strong armies and leaders who made their mark on history. Cowpens, in its part in the Revolution, was a surprising victory and a turning point that changed the psychology of the entire war.

Richard Hoover and Dale Corey, of the Colonel James Wood, II Chapter, Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution, will present the lecture. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome!

The Warren Heritage Society, Inc. is the Front Royal/Warren County community’s historical society, museum of Front Royal and Warren County, VA history, and archives. Established as a non-profit organization in 1971.

The Society periodically collected and displayed artifacts of local history in the Courthouse Square Law Offices, c. 1836, from the late 1960s-1980, at which point the c. 1819 Ivy Lodge –formerly the town library – became home for the museum’s exhibits. The Ivy Lodge Museum exhibits include both permanent and annually rotating exhibits, which were completely renovated between 2003-2005. Ivy Lodge today also offers visitors the Ivy Lodge Gift Shop specializing in local history, traditions, and crafts.