The Two Guns of Capt Felder
N 33° 29.418 W 080° 51.830
17S E 512649 N 3705652
The two cannons serve as a memory to a Revolutionary War veteran who lived here.
Waymark Code: WM9PBK
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2010
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The Two Old Guns of Captain Henry Felder
The setting was the small village of Orangeburgh, May 11, 1781. Cannons roared a a vital sequence of the American-British Revolution took place within the boundaries of the Orangehurgh District.
The two old cannons before you played a vital part in making the Orangeburgh District free of British Tyranny and alive with the American freedo we enjoy today.
Under the command of General Sumter, Capt Henry Felder's Militia Company included seven of Capt Felder's cons guided Sumter's troops by way of the Belleville Road down Russell Street and into the Orangeburgh village. Firing cannons along the way, Capt Felder's troops defeated the British Militia and gained control of the Orangeburgh post.
These cannons were Capt Henry Felder's pride and joy. For many years there could be seen, plainly cut, on these old guns 'HF' on one and 'H Felder 1781' on the other.
Felder was a staunch, patriotic man who brought love of liberty from his native wiss land. He spoke of his fatherland with pride and was willing to risk all, rather than submit to the tyrannies of the British. Nearing the end of the Revolution Capt Felder was killed by British tories while defending his home. He is gone, but to this day, the freedom he fought and died for in the village of Orangeburgh lives within us all.
By: Kelly HS Felder
May 11, 1989
Marker Name: The wo Guns of Captain Henry Felder
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Monument
County: Orangeburg
Marker number: Not listed
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