At this bluff on the Waccamaw River, a company of Patriots commanded by Capt. Daniel Morrall (Kingstree Regiment) was surprised by a large body of Loyalists commanded by Capt. Joshua Long. This contest was notable for the severity with which it was fought; after defending themselves to the last extremity, the Patriots were forced to capitulate, but Josias Sessions and eight other soldiers elected to swim the Waccamaw River in preference to being captured by the Loyalists.

According to local tradition, a stray bullet from this fracas killed an elderly slave woman who was working at a nearby farmhouse, giving rise to a haunted house legend that frightened people away from the site for decades.