Join ERW at 7pm on February 18, 2024 as we chat with historian and author Patrick O’Kelley about the brutal civil war that broke out in North Carolina in 1781. Whigs (commonly known as Patriots, supporting American Independence) and Tories (supporting loyalty to Great Britain) fought a brutal and bloody war against each other in eastern/central North Carolina called “The Tory War.” Maj. Gen. Nathanael Green, wrote that the war in the Carolinas ‘Nothing but blood and slaughter has prevailed among the Whigs and Tories, and their inveteracy against each other must, if it continues, depopulate this part of the country.’

Patrick O’Kelley has authored numerous books on the American Revolution, including his four volume all encompassing series on South Carolina in the American Revolution titled “Nothing But Blood and Slaughter: The Revolutionary War in the Carolinas” and ““Be Cool and Do Mischief: Francis Marion’s Orderly Book.” His extensive research on the war in the South is a go too for many interested in the events in the Carolinas. Grab a drink and join us live on our Facebook page to discuss this often overlooked brutal part of the American Revolution. We will also discuss other topics that Patrick is researching and working on. See everyone this Sunday at 7pm!