The largest, most hotly-contested battle of the Revolutionary War's Southern Campaign was fought at the small North Carolina backcountry hamlet of Guilford Courthouse. The battle proved to be the highwater mark of British military operations in the Revolutionary War.

In 1917, 136 years after the battle was fought, Guilford Courthouse became the first American Revolutionary War battle site preserved by the United States government. Ironically, Guilford Courthouse was a British victory. With the help of David Schenck, the Guilford Battle Ground Company, and the Federal government, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781 will always be remembered.

In 1933, by an act of Congress, all battlefields under the care of the War Department, including Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, were transferred to the US Department of the Interior to be administered by the National Park Service.

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park virtual Museum Exhibit

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