Yorktown, of course, wasn’t the end of the Revolutionary War. It wasn’t even the end of military action.
Take, for instance, the battle of Dill’s Bluff on James Island, outside Charleston—the last military action of the Revolution in South Carolina. The engagement took place on Nov. 14, 1782.
Today, nothing remains of the battlefield, which is marked only by a single two-sided sign.
Dills Bluff is a small piece of high ground along St. James Creek. “Bluff” makes the ground sound higher than it is. Today, a line of houses occupies most of the high ground, although one can catch a glimpse of the beautiful salt marshes that surround the bluff.
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First time I went to this spot, about 8 miles from my house, I had to chuckle at the word “bluff.” Had just moved here from Virginia and, when I think of a bluff, I think of Ball’s Bluff. Dill’s Bluff is a pretty spot but, as you noted, there isn’t anything battle-related to see other than the sign.
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I’d like to find more info on the Dill Shipyard that was down this James Island Creek as the creek turns to the right, the dock was on the left. My family lived there in a big two story house in the early 1950’s and the dock was there then. I’m really trying to find out the name of the oowner who built the big house there. Probably the Dill’s?
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