be an advantage to the Patriots because it allowed George Washington to appoint Nathanael Greene, a better strategist, to command the Southern department. The Battle of Blackstock's Historic Site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. References Conflicts in 1780 Battles involving the United States Battles involving Great Britain Blackstock's Farm Blackstock's Farm Union County, South Carolina 1780 in South Carolina American Revolution on the National Register of Historic Places