Subs and Cows

A great day of discovery for me.
By: Ed Vivanco

I knew little about the Hunley. The H.L. Hunley was a submarine built in 1863 in Mobile Alabama. She was used in Charleston Harbor by the Confederate Navy to sink one of the many Union ships blockading the entrance to this strategic port in
April of 1864. The technology was ahead of its time, powered by
eight brave crew members all of whom died in the sub. The sub, with
the remains of her crew, was found in 1995 and brought to the surface.
The sub can be seen in a museum in Charleston being refurbished as an
important piece of history. The spirits of the crew are said to
still roam the Charleston bay protecting the city, their bodily
remains were buried with honors at the Magnolia Cemetery in the city
they gave their lives to protect.

Visiting the H.L. Hunley and Cowpens battlefield – CLICK 4 SHOW

Hunley Cowpens Audio Postcard– CLICK to listen


In the afternoon we visited the site of the battle of Cowpens in
South Carolina, where General Morgan and 950 men faced the British
General Tarleton with 1000 seasoned troops. General Morgan took the
day soundly defeating Tarleton with a tactical masterpiece seldom
done so elegantly enveloping the enemy on three sides, much like the
Carthagenians did to the Romans in the battle of Cannaea in 212 B.C. It
was a unique experience to be in the place where this took place,
Hanibal Barca would have approved.











Today we visited the H.L. Hunley. The first submarine used in combat. Then we drove 200 miles and stopped at the National Historic (Revolutionary War) Battlefield of Cowpens near Spartenburg SC.