MILITARY · INTERPRETIVE SIGN

First Parallel

Ninety Six, South Carolina
· May 28-June 1, 1781
Military
After several days of digging an approach trench to reach this point, a first parallel was established. In siege warfare, parallels are a series of trenches facing the enemy's defenses. This first parallel created a secure position from which Greene's men could advance. The trenches were dug mostly under cover of darkness and required backbreaking labor.
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