Across this field at midnight on July 15, 1776, 102 Scopholites (European men dressed as Cherokees) and 88 Cherokees attacked 150 men of the Little River Regiment (modern-day Laurens County, SC), commanded by Maj. Jonathan Downs. Within the tree line stood Ft. Lindley, a fortified homeplace from the French and Indian War, established for settler protection. This was the only offensive Cherokee action during the Cherokee War of 1776 (excluding ambushes).

Ann Pamela was a member of the most ardently Loyalist family in America. I say that without equivocation. Her grandfather Patrick was the wealthiest man in the Little River District (present day Laurens County). He was a Loyalist colonel who fought with distinction. Her great uncle was a Loyalist general, the highest ranking Loyalist in the state. And, Ann Pamela’s cousin was none other than the notorious Loyalist psychopath Bloody Bill Cunningham.