Author Biography: watt07

The Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina took place on January 17, 1781. This battle contributed to breaking the back of British control of the Southern front of the American Revolution.

Special Olympics is a worldwide movement for athletes with special needs. These athletes are amazing and have touched my life in many ways.

'Open Range' is one of the greatest westerns made. It stars Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner. Set in the American West, it has everything needed for a Western, both, a great fight scene and boy gets girl in the end.

Lee, Jackson, Stuart, Longstreet and others are well known to most students of the American Civil War. But many Confederate Generals have been lost in the shadow of these major players and played an important part in this conflict.