jan 1, 1781 - Brier Creek Massacre

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In January of 1781, Col. Daniel McGirth and his Georgia Loyalists crossed the Savannah River and rode down the South Carolina side. He had vowed to kill everyone who had not sworn allegiance to the king. At the Brier Creek Settlement, he kept his word. Seventeen citizens were murdered, among those was Henry Moore, the father of Tarleton Brown. The settlement was burned to the ground. The wife and daughters of Henry Moore ran into the woods to flee the destruction. McGirth's men tried to kill John Cave and left him for dead, but he recovered to tell the story.

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