Buford's Massacre Site, Revolutionary War battlefield in Lancaster County, United States

Buford's Massacre Site, also called Buford's Battleground, is a historic site near Lancaster, South Carolina, marked by two monuments at the battleground of the Battle of Waxhaws. A white monument ten feet tall, erected on June 2, 1860, marked the gravesite of American soldiers who died in the battle. After souvenir hunters chipped off pieces over time, local authorities erected a new monument on May 1, 1955, bearing the same inscription.

Buford's Massacre Site marks the Battle of Waxhaws, a minor Revolutionary War engagement between the Continental Army and Loyalist forces under British colonel Banastre Tarleton. Two monuments stand on the battleground: a white marker ten feet tall erected on June 2, 1860, over the graves of American soldiers who died there, and a replacement put up on May 1, 1955, with the same inscription after souvenir hunters chipped pieces from the first. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Two monuments stand at the site: a white marker ten feet tall erected on June 2, 1860, over the graves of American soldiers killed in the battle, and a replacement put up on May 1, 1955, with the same inscription after souvenir hunters chipped pieces from the first. The engagement is remembered as Buford's massacre, after Colonel Abraham Buford's Continental command.

The site sits along South Carolina Highway 522 near the Buford Community, making it relatively accessible by road. Since the grounds remain privately owned, visitors should confirm access and conditions before planning a visit.

The white monument erected on June 2, 1860 was gradually chipped away by souvenir hunters, so local authorities put up a replacement on May 1, 1955 bearing the same inscription. Both markers stand at the battleground near Lancaster, South Carolina.