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As you drive through Northwestern South Carolina and Northeastern Georgia, you will begin to notice place-names that were torn straight from some of the better-written history books of the Revolutionary War (Andersen, Hartwell County, Elberton). These books cover historic battles and skirmishes that have long been overlooked but are now coming to the light of day. Such a conflict was the Battle of Vann's Creek at Cherokee Ford. Robert Andersen led a band of Patriot militia against Tory forces under one Colonel Boyd who was answering the call to join the British flag to suppress the rebellion in the backcountry of South Carolina and Georgia. Although they ostensibly lost the battle, they weakened Boyd's force sufficiently enough to cause him a later loss at Kettle Creek. The Georgia Society of the SAR has been at the forefront of an effort to bring such history before the public. See here their latest gathering to honor the men who strived so gallantly against the greatest odds.
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