Grade(s): 4
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2011
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General Thomas Sumter was an American Revolutionary War militia leader and later a U.S. Congressman. After the crushing defeat at Waxhaws, General Sumter gathered militia troops in South Carolina...
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During the American Revolutionary War, the British army recruited men from the colonies to fight for the Crown. These recruits were known as Provincials. They were uniformed professional soldiers who...
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General Henry Clinton and the British high command decided what they needed was a “Southern strategy.” The British decided to bring the war to the South because (1) they hadn’t really won any major...
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The War for American Independence began well for the Patriots in the South. In the city of Charles Town, South Carolina (known as “Charleston” after the war)—an unfinished palmetto fort withstood the...
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CREDIT: Colonel Abraham Buford, painted by Thomas Kelly Pauley, 2016 Colonel Abraham Buford was leading a regiment of Continental soldiers from Virginia to South Carolina to help defend Charleston. A...
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Artwork by Joshua Reynolds Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton led the British Legion which was a combination of infantry, cavalry, and artillery forces into battle against Colonel Abraham Buford's...
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The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was fought on March 15, 1781, but on March 13, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C., the National Military Park dedicated the Crown Forces Monument, to recognize all of the...
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5-minute historical profile of the life of statesman John Rutledge, South Carolina’s first Governor and delegate to the Constitutional Convention.
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8-minute biography of the life of American Revolution militia leader and US Congressman, General Andrew Pickens. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical...
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A historical visualization of Francis Marion's partisan campaigns during the American Revolution in South Carolina featuring the artwork of Illustrator James H. Palmer, Jr., combined with interviews...