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How Dale Watson’s Revolutionary illustrations bring historic milestones to life

Photography Sarah Martin, Dale WatsonPhotos 5Issue June 2026
Dale Watson's in-process oil painting of Rugeley’s Mill, a Revolutionary War site north of CamdenWatson originally produced a digital illustration of Burdell’s Tavern (oil on canvas, 26 x 24 inches, 2025) before the battle of Eutaw Springs, the last major conflict in the Carolinas, and later decided to paint the scene.Artist Dale WatsonWatson’s digital illustration of the Siege of CharlestonTony Small and Lt. Fitzgerald at the Battle of Eutaw Springs on September 8, 1781, when Small, an enslaved man, found the wounded lieutenant and nursed him to health.

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