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Location	St	Co	Latitude	Longitude	Comment Wa We Wh Wi Wo Wr Wy Top	Data	C
Waccamaw Neck	SC	Geo	33.3460	-79.2167	Skirmish, 13 January 1781, *Lt.Col. Peter Horry vs. Lt.Col.George Campbell (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/waccamaw.htm	1
Waccamaw River	SC	Geo	33.7761663	-79.062776	Capt. Clarke (captured) vs. *John Saunders, mid-Feb 1781	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/waccamawriver.htm	2
Wadboo	SC	Ber	33.19714	-79.94195	Skirmish, 29 Aug 1782, *BG Marion vs. Maj. Thomas Fraser (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wadboo.htm	3
Wadboo Bridge	SC	Ber	33.1957253	-79.9534136	Skirmish, 31 January 1781, *Lt.Col. Peter Horry vs. Lt.Col.George Campbell / (15 or) 16 Jul 1781, burned by Col. Maham. (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wadboobr.htm	5
Wahabs Plantation	NC	Uni	34.86084	-80.76265	Skirmish, 21 Sep 1780, *Lt.Col. Davie vs. Maj. George Hanger (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wahabsp.htm	4
Waldeck	GER	Hes	51.202	9.070	City of Prince Frederick, provider of so-called "mercenaries". Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/waldeck.htm
Walker's Plantation	NC	Rut	35.42595	-81.88303	Col. John Walker's plantation, campsite for both sides at Kings Mountain, Sept/Oct 1780	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/walkershouse.htm	4
Wallop's Island	VA	Acc	37.853	-75.474	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wallops-isl.htm
Walnut Grove	SC	Spa			See Moore's Plantation	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/mooresplantation.htm
Wambaw Creek Br	SC	Ber, Cha	33.20729	-79.468750	Skirmish, Col. Lemuel Benton vs. *Maj. John Doyle, 24 Feb 1782 (PJO,JCP)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wambaw-cr-br.htm	5
Wambaw Plantation (Elias Ball)	SC	Cha	33.1259062	-79.6172597	Plantation, Wambaw Plantation (Elias Ball) (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wambaw.htm	1
Wambaw Plantation (Theodore Gaillard)	SC	Cha	33.1464446	-79.5517323	Plantation, Wambaw Plantation (Theodore Gaillard) (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wambaw.htm	1
Wando River (Cainhoy)	SC	Ber, Cha	32.9293398	-79.8311931	Wando River, upper limit of navigation, possible area of capture, unk. American cdrs. vs. *Lt.Col. Tarleton, 9 sloops and 20 cannon captured, 20 Apr 1780	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wandoriver.htm	3
Wantoot	SC	Ber	33.305394	-80.0443125	Stuart's camp after Eutaw Springs, burial place of Marjoribanks.	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wantoot.htm	3
Wappetaw Church	SC	Cha	32.9271171	-79.7164668	Skirmish, *Col. Hezekiah Maham vs. Unknown, 17 Nov 1781	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wappetawbr.htm	5
Wappoo Creek	SC	Cha	32.77239916	-79.9525893	British heavy batteries located here for the Siege of Charleston	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wappoocreek.htm	4
Warwick Neck	RI	Ken	41.680	-71.382	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/warwick-neck.htm
Location	St	Co	Latitude	Longitude	Comment Wa We Wh Wi Wo Wr Wy Top	Data	C
Washington County VA	VA		36.717	-81.966	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/washington-co-va.htm
Washington Crossing Historical Park	PA	Buc	40.298	-74.876	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/washington-crossing-pa.htm
Washington Crossing State Park	NJ	Mer	40.311	-74.864	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/washington-crossing-nj.htm
Washington, Fort	NY	NeY	40.853	-73.942	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/ft-washington.htm
Washington, William	SC	Cha	32.7979537	-80.145372	Grave of William Washington (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wwgrave.htm	5
Watauga, Fort	TN	Car			See Sycamore Shoals Mnmt.	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/sycamore-shl.htm
Wateree Ferry	SC	Ker	34.22184	-80.62885	Ferry (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/watereefy.htm	5
Wateree Ferry, Greene's camp	SC	Ker	34.2482	-80.6567	Campsite 28 Apr 1781, MG Green (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/watereefy.htm	3
Watson, Fort	SC	Cla	33.53896	-80.43783	Skirmish 1 Mar 1781, BG Sumter vs. LtCol Watson / Siege, 15-21 Apr 1781, BG Marion vs. Lt. McKay (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/watson.htm	5
Watson, Samuel	SC	Yor	35.1115279	-81.1531310	Grave of Samuel Watson (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/watsonsamgrave.htm	5
Wawarsing	NY	Uls	41.759	-74.357	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wawarsing.htm
Waxhaws	SC	Lan			See Buford's Battleground	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/bufordsbg.htm
Waxhaws, Battle of the					See Wahab's Plantation	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wahabsp.htm
Waxhaws Meeting House	SC	Lan	34.78875761	-80.8328488	Skirmish, church burned, raid, Maj. Robert Crawford vs. *Maj. John Coffin, 10 Apr 1781 (JCP)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/waxhawsmh.htm	5
Wayne, Anthony	PA	Del	40.0276094	-75.4040815	Grave #2 of Anthony Wayne (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/waynegrave.htm	4
Location	St	Co	Latitude	Longitude	Comment Wa We Wh Wi Wo Wr Wy Top	Data	C
Webster, James	NC	Bla	34.6293371	-78.6052898	Grave of James Webster (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/webstergrave.htm	0
Weehawken	NJ	Hud	40.769	-74.020	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/weehawken.htm
Weitzell's Mill	NC	Gui	36.1740	-79.5759	6 March 1781, skirmish, Col.Otho William vs. *Lt.Col. Tarleton	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/weitzell.htm	5
Welch Neck					See Abel Kolb's grave
Well's Plantation (Bull Run)	SC	Ber	33.026423	-79.72446	Skirmish, Capt. William Bennett vs. *detachments of Prince of Wales American Rgt, South Carolina Militia, 24 Aug 1781 (JCP)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wells-pl.htm	3
Wemyss, James	NY	Suf	40.871252	-73.42347	Grave of James Wemyss (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wemyssgrave.htm	3
West Canada Creek	NY	Her	43.021	-74.962	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/w-canada-cr.htm
Westchester	NY	Bro	40.847	-73.854	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/westchester.htm
Westerly	RI	Was	41.378	-71.827	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/westerly.htm
West Farms	NY	Bro	40.840	-73.877	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/w-farms.htm
Westham	VA	Hen	37.552	-77.505	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/westham.htm
West Haven	CT	NeH	41.271	-72.947	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/west-haven.htm
Westmoreland County	VA	Wes	38.043	-76.615	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/westmoreland-co.htm
Weymouth	MA	Nor	42.221	-70.939	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/weymouth.htm
Wheeling	WV	Ohi	40.064	-80.721	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wheeling.htm
Whitby, Off	NoS		55.627	-1.580	off e. coast of Scotland. Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/off-whitby.htm
Location	St	Co	Latitude	Longitude	Comment Wa We Wh Wi Wo Wr Wy Top	Data	C
Whitehaven	ENG	Cum	54.533	-3.590	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/whitehaven.htm
White Horse Tavern	PA	Che	40.040	-75.573	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/white-horse-tav.htm
Whitemarsh	PA	Mon	40.122	-75.216	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/whitemarsh.htm
White Plains	NY	Wes	41.034	-73.763	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/white-plains.htm
White Hall 1	SC	Cha	32.93243	-79.68626	Skirmish, ?? August 1782 *Capt. Capers vs. Capt. March (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/whitehall.htm	1
White Hall 2	SC	Grw	34.0831	-82.2128	Gen. Andrew Williamson's plantation, near 96 (CBB,JG)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/whitehall2.htm	2
White's Bridge	SC	Geo	33.38745	-79.31494	Skirmish, Col. Marion vs. Capt. Lewis, 15 Nov 1780 (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/white.htm	3
White's Pl					See White's Bridge	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/white.htm
Whitestone	NY	Que	40.794	-73.818	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/whitestone.htm
Wiboo Swamp	SC	Cla	33.53924	-80.22535	Skirmish, 6 March 1781, BG Marion vs. Lt.Col. Watson (JAR,GS)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wiboosw.htm	2
Wilcox's Iron Works	NC	Cha	35.55484	-79.28545	See Thompson's Farm	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/thompson.htm
Wilkes County	GA		33.909	-82.823	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wilkes-co.htm
Williams Bridge NY	NY	Bro	40.877	-73.866	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/williams-br-ny.htm
Williams Bridge NC	NC	Nas	35.883	-77.895	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/williams-br-nc.htm
Williamsburg	VA	WiC	37.271	-76.712	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/williamsburg.htm
Williams, Fort	SC	Lau	34.3086	-81.8873	Skirmishe: 31 Dec 1780, *Col. Hayes vs. BG Cunningham / 2 Mar 1781, Col. "Roebucks Defeat" (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/ftwms.htm	1
Location	St	Co	Latitude	Longitude	Comment Wa We Wh Wi Wo Wr Wy Top	Data	C
Williams Cemetery	SC	Lau	34.31966	-81.87443	James Williams family cemetery (WG)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/williamscmty.htm	5
Williams, James	SC	Che	35.0737	-81.6482	Grave #2 of James Williams (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wmsjamesgrave.htm	4
Williamson's Bridge	SC	Dar			See Black Creek 2	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/blackcreek2.htm
Williamson's Plantation	SC	Yor			See Huck's Defeat	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/hucksdefeat.htm
Williams, Otho H.	MD	Was	39.5978745	-77.8249954	Grave of Otho Holland Williams (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wmsothograve.htm	5
Williamson, Hugh	NY	NY	40.7081579	-74.0118060	Grave of Hugh Williamson (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/williamson.htm	5
Wilmington DE	DE	NeC	39.746	-75.546	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wilmington-de.htm
Wilmington NC	NC	NeH	34.2257256	-77.9447103	British Evacuation of Wilmington, North Carolina, 18 November 1781 (PJO)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wilmingtonnc.htm	3
Winchester	KY	Cla	37.990	-84.180	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/winchester.htm
Windsor, New	NY	Ora	41.477	-74.023	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/newwindsor.htm
Windy Hill	SC	Bar			See Slaughter Field	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/slaughterfield.htm
Winn, Richard	TN	Mau	35.6681263	-87.190006	Grave of Richard Winn (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/winngrave.htm	0
Winnsboro, Cornwallis camp #1	SC	Fai	34.3837563	-81.0834216	Campsite, Cornwallis, Oct 1780 - Jan 1781 (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/winnsboro-c.htm	5
Winnsboro, Cornwallis camp #2	SC	Fai	34.40517	-81.07882	Campsite, Cornwallis, Oct 1780 - Jan 1781 (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/winnsboro-c.htm	3
Winooski River	VT	Chi	44.530	-73.274	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/winooski-riv.htm
Winter Hill	MA	Mid	42.395	-71.098	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/winter-hill.htm
Winyah Bar, near	SC	Geo	33.22148	-79.171871	*Captain Mansen, privateer schooner Peggy vs. unknown British (or allied) cdr, sloop chased ashore, ca. 21 July 1781 (JCP)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/winyah-bar.htm	3
Winyah, near	SC	Geo	33.18723	-79.17346	Captain Dean, Privateer snow Vengenance vs. Capt. Rogers Peace and Harmony*, British brig, driven ashore, 28 Mar 1779 (JCP)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/winyah-near.htm	2
Witherspoon Pl.	SC	Wil	33.623448	-79.82241	Skirmish, Late March 1781, BG Marion vs. Lt.Col. Watson (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/witherspoonpl.htm	2
Location	St	Co	Latitude	Longitude	Comment Wa We Wh Wi Wo Wr Wy Top	Data	C
Witherspoon Fy.	SC	Flo	33.8404428	-79.4486671	Skirmish, 3 Apr 1781 BG Marion vs. Col. Doyle (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/witherspoonfy.htm	5
Wofford's Iron Works	SC	Spa	34.941734	-81.845125	Skirmish, 8 August 1780, *Col. Elijah Clarke vs. Capt. James Dunlap (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wofford.htm	3
Wofford's Iron Works, American end position	SC	Spa	34.984193	-81.821726	Skirmish, 8 August 1780, *Col. Elijah Clarke vs. Capt. James Dunlap (CBB)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wofford.htm	3
Wolf's Den	NC	Wat			See Rittle's Knob	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/riddles-knob.htm
Woodbridge	NJ	Mid	40.5576047	-74.2845912	Skirmishes, Captures: 11 Dec 1776, Unk. American cdr., foraging party captures 400 cattle and 200 sheep at Woodbridge (Munn) / 23 Jan 1777, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (Munn) / 23 Feb 1777, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (OIALS) / 22 Mar 1777, skirmish, Unk. militia cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (Munn) / 19 Apr 1777, skirmish, Capt. Christopher Marsh vs. Unk. British cdr (Munn) / 26 Jun 1777, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (Munn) / 29 Jun 1777, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr, 37th Rgt (tavern) (Munn) / 8 Aug 1778, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (RW75) / 8 or 9 Feb 1779, skirmish, Capt. Randolph vs. Capt. Ryerson (Jackson's tavern) (Munn,RW75,OIALS) / 28 or 29 June 1779, skirmish, Capt. Richard Skinner vs. Unk. British cdr (Six Roads or Crossroads Tavern) (Munn) (RW75) / 1 Jul 1779, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (RW75,OIALS) / 10 or 16 Aug 1779, skirmish, Unk. American militia cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr. (Munn,RW75,OIALS) / 1 Feb 1780, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (near Woodbridge) (RW75) / 11 May 1780, capture, Justice Freeman et al vs. *Unk. cdr, Loyalist refugees (Munn) / 1 Jun 1780, capture, Unk. captives vs. Unk. cdr, Loyalist refugees (Munn,RW75,OIALS) / 30 or 31 Jul 1780, capture, Dr. Bloomfield et al vs. Unk. cdr, Loyalist refugees (Munn,RW75,OIALS) / 17 Sep 1780, capture, Thos. Brown et al vs. Unk. cdr, Loyalist refugees (Munn,RW75,OIALS) / 20 Mar 1781, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (RW75,OIALS) / 21 Dec 1781, skirmish, Unk. American cdr. vs. Unk. British cdr (RW75,OIALS) /	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/woodbridge.htm	2
Woodbury	NJ	Glo	39.838	-75.152	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/woodbury.htm
Wooden Ball Island	ME	Kno	43.8545279	-68.8183650	Capture, Capt. John Barry, Raleigh vs. *Unicorn and *Experiment, 28 July 1778 (JAR)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/raleigh.htm	2
Wood's Fort	SC	Spa	34.97832	82.20926	American fort related to Hampton Massacre (JP)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/woods-fort.htm	3
Worcester County	MD	Wor	38.200	-75.383	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/worcester-co.htm
Wragg's Ferry	SC	Geo	33.436602	-79.2461027	2 Apr 1781, unk. American cdr vs. unknown cdr, detachment of Queen's American Rangers / Strategic ferry on Black River near Georgetown	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wraggsfy.htm	4
Wright's Bluff					See Watson, Fort	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/watson.htm
Wyanoke Fy.	NC	Gat	36.5437635	-76.9116274	July 1781, Loyalists burned settlement (PJO)	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wyanokefy.htm	3
Wyboo Swamp	SC	Cla			See Wiboo Swamp	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wiboosw.htm
Wyoming Valley	PA	Luz	41.317	-75.799	Incomplete	http://gaz.jrshelby.com/wyoming-val.htm
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