Download or read book South Carolina and the American Revolution written by John W. Gordon and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of critical battles on the southern front that led to American independence An estimated one-third of all combat actions in the American Revolution took place in South Carolina. From the partisan clashes of the backcountry's war for the hearts and minds of settlers to bloody encounters with Native Americans on the frontier, more battles were fought in South Carolina than any other of the original thirteen states. The state also had more than its share of pitched battles between Continental troops and British regulars. In South Carolina and the American Revolution: A Battlefield History, John W. Gordon illustrates how these encounters, fought between 1775 and 1783, were critical to winning the struggle that secured Americas independence from Great Britain. According to Gordon, when the war reached stalemate in other zones and the South became its final theater, South Carolina was the decisive battleground. Recounting the clashes in the state, Gordon identifies three sources of attack: the powerful British fleet and seaborne forces of the British regulars; the Cherokees in the west; and, internally, a loyalist population numerous enough to support British efforts towards reconquest. From the successful defense of Fort Sullivan (the palmetto-log fort at the mouth of Charleston harbor), capture and occupation of Charleston in 1780, to later battles at King's Mountain and Cowpens, this chronicle reveals how troops in South Carolina frustrated a campaign for restoration of royal authority and set British troops on the road to ultimate defeat at Yorktown. Despite their successes in 1780 and 1781, the British found themselves with a difficult military problem—having to wage a conventional war against American regular forces while also mounting a counterinsurgency against the partisan bands of Francis Marion, Andrew Pickens, and Thomas Sumter. In this comprehensive assessment of one southern state's battlegrounds, Gordon examines how military policy in its strategic, operational, and tactical dimensions set the stage for American success in the Revolution.
Download or read book Index to South Carolinians in the Revolution written by Sara Sullivan Ervin and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South Carolinians in the Revolution with Service Records and Miscellaneous Data Also Abstracts of Wills Laurens County Ninety Six District 1775 written by Sara Sullivan Ervin and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains lists of soldiers that were enrolled in the American Revolution during the years 1775-1855 from South Carolina.
Download or read book The History of South Carolina in the Revolution 1775 1780 written by Edward McCrady and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 964 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of South Carolina in the Revolution 1780 1783 written by Edward McCrady and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution Volume II K Z written by Bobby Gilmer Moss and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parker s Guide to the Revolutionary War in South Carolina written by John C. Parker and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parker's Guide describes the wheres, with the whats and the whens of the known actions in South Carolina. Some of the actions are undocumented because the records were lost or the participants were illiterate. Parker's Guide takes you to the actual places where these historic events unfolded. Charles B. Baxley, Publisher Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution
Download or read book The Papers of Henry Laurens written by Henry Laurens and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South Carolina Loyalists in the American Revolution written by Robert Stansbury Lambert and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...Puts into perspective the choices people faced because of the changing fortunes of the two sides, the civil war that raged in the backcountry and how it affected those who lived through it, and the decisions thrust upon families to flee to new lives in other parts of the empire or to make peace with the state government in hopes of remaining in South Carolina"--Book jacket.
Download or read book Andrew Pickens written by William R. Reynolds, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brigadier General Andrew Pickens was a primary force bringing about the end of British control in the Southern colonies. His efforts helped drive General Cornwallis to Yorktown, Virginia. His later actions on behalf of the Cherokee Nation are fully explored, and much never before published information about him, his family, and his peers is included. Andrew Pickens loved his country and was a fearless exemplar of leadership. He earned the unyielding respect of his superiors, his fellow officers, and most importantly his militiamen.
Download or read book Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution Volume I A J written by Bobby Gilmer Moss and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution written by Bobby Gilmer Moss and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South Carolinians in the War for American Independence written by Alexia Jones Helsley and published by South Carolina Department of Archives & History. This book was released on 2000 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Partisans and Redcoats written by Walter B. Edgar and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-01-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the South′s foremost historians, this is the dramatic story of the conflict in South Carolina that was one of the most pivotal contributions to the American Revolution. In 1779, Britain strategised a war to finally subdue the rebellious American colonies with a minimum of additional time, effort, and blood. Setting sail from New York harbour with 8,500 ground troops, a powerful British fleet swung south towards South Carolina. One year later, Charleston fell. And as King George′s forces pushed inland and upward, it appeared the six-year-old colonial rebellion was doomed to defeat. In a stunning work on forgotten history, acclaimed historian Walter Edgar takes the American Revolution far beyond Lexington and Concord to re-create the pivotal months in a nation′s savage struggle for freedom. It is a story of military brilliance and devastating human blunders - and the courage of an impossibly outnumbered force of demoralised patriots who suffered terribly at the hands of a merciless enemy, yet slowly gained confidence through a series of small triumphs that convinced them their war could be won. Alive with incident and colour.
Download or read book The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the American Revolution in South Carolina written by Walter Edgar and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the American Revolution in South Carolina details the people, places, and struggles that defined the region's prominent role in the path to American liberty from British authority. Nearly 140 battles of the American Revolution were fought in South Carolina, more than in any other colony. As America's first civil war, the revolution pitted Loyalists against partisans and patriots in the fierce combat that established the legacies of figures such as Francis Marion, Nathanael Greene, Peter Horry, Henry and John Laurens, Daniel Morgan, and Andrew Jackson. In addition to profiling these leaders, this guide also chronicles the major combat operations, including the battles of Ninety Six, Cowpens, Camden, Kings Mountain, and Charleston Harbor. Also documented are the vital contributions of African Americans and Native Americans in the struggle and the roles of Revolutionary War heroines such as Kate Barry, Emily Geiger, Rebecca Brewton Motte, and Dorcas Nelson Richardson. The origins of the South Carolina state flag and seal in the war are detailed as well in this treasure trove of fascinating information for students and historians of the American Revolution.
Download or read book 101 People and Places That Shaped the American Revolution in South Carolina written by Walter Edgar and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Revere's midnight ride; the Battles at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; and the people and places associated with the early days of the American Revolution hold a special place in America's collective memory. Often lost in this narrative is the pivotal role that South Carolina played in the Revolutionary conflict, especially when the war moved south after 1780. Drawing upon the entries in the award-winning South Carolina Encyclopedia, this volume shines a light on the central role South Carolina played in the story of American independence. During the war, more than 200 battles and skirmishes were fought in South Carolina, more than any other state. The battles of Ninety Six, Cowpens, Charleston Harbor, among others, helped to shape the course of the war and are detailed here. It also includes well-known leaders and lesser-known figures who contributed to the course of American history. As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, this volume serves as a reminder of the trials and sacrifice that were required to make a new nation.
Download or read book From Revolution to Reunion written by Rebecca Brannon and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This social history of post-Revolutionary South Carolina examines the successful reconciliation of Patriots and Loyalists. The American Revolution was a vicious civil war fought between families and neighbors. Nowhere was this truer than in South Carolina. Yet, after the Revolution, South Carolina’s victorious Patriots offered vanquished Loyalists a prompt and generous legal and social reintegration. From Revolution to Reunion investigates the way in which South Carolinians, Patriot and Loyalist, managed to reconcile their bitter differences and reunite to heal South Carolina and create a stable foundation for the new United States. Rebecca Brannon considers rituals and emotions, as well as historical memory, to produce a complex and nuanced interpretation of the reconciliation process in post-Revolutionary South Carolina, detailing how Loyalists and Patriots worked together to heal their society. She frames the process in a larger historical context by comparing South Carolina’s experience with that of other states. Brannon highlights how Loyalists apologized but also became vital contributors to the new experiment in self-government and liberty. In return, the state government reinstated almost all the Loyalists by 1784. South Carolinians succeeded in creating a generous and lasting reconciliation between former enemies, but in the process they downplayed the dangers of civil war—which may have made it easier for South Carolinians to choose that path a second time.