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Category Archives: Southern Theater
Lachlan McIntosh
On a recent trip to Valley Forge National Historical Park I came across the monument to featured below, of a general that did not initially ring a bell in my memory. So I did a little investigating. The first name … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged British, British Army, Button Gwinnett, Charles O'Hara, Continental Army, Creek Native Americans, George Washington, Georgia, Jacobite Rebellion, James Oglethorpe, Lachlan McIntosh, President George Washington, Scotland, Siege of Charleston, Siege of Savannah, St. Augustine, Valley Forge, Valley Forge National Historical Park, War of Jenkins' Ear, William McIntosh
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Upcoming Lectures, Talks, and/or Events
With autumn just around the corner, cooler weather on the horizon, and the holidays quickly approaching. Some stores in the local area have Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas decorations all for sale currently, Emerging Revolutionary War wanted to bring your attention to … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigns, French and Indian War, Memory, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Campaign 1776, Fort Ticonderoga, Lexington and Concord, Minute Man National Historical Park, southern campaigns of the american revolution
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ERW Weekender: Cornwallis House
In the quaint South Carolina town of Winnsboro, a few miles off of current Interstate-77 sites a two-story stands one of the oldest dwellings in a town founded by Richard Winn of Virginia a few years before the start of … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, British Leadership, Campaigns, Memory, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1776, 1780, 1781, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, John Buchanan, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Lord Cornwallis, Marquis de Lafayette, Mount Zion Institute, South Carolina, Southern Theater, Winnsboro
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After Eutaw Springs
Part Two Click here for Part One. In many ways, the battle of Eutaw Springs was a disappointment for both commanders. Greene’s troops at one point broke through the British lines, but they recovered, and the Americans failed to drive them … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Monuments, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater, Uncategorized
Tagged Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court House, Guilford Court House National Military Park, Hobkirk's Hill, Iren, Irene B. Boland, Lord Francis Rawdon, Nathanael Greene, Ninety-Six, Santee River, University of South Carolina Press
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Eutaw Springs
Emerging Revolutionary War is pleased to welcome back historian Bert Dunkerly, who is the co-author (with Irene B. Boland) of the upcoming book; “Eutaw Springs; The Final Battle of the American Revolution’s Southern Campaign” slated to be released this month. … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Campaigns, Common Soldier, Continental Leadership, Memory, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, National Park Service, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged 1781, Camden, Eutaw Springs, Guilford Court House, Hobkirk's Hill, Light Horse Harry Lee, Loyalist, Maryland, militia, Nathanael Greene, Ninety-Six, South Carolina, Virginia, William Washington
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Charleston’s Horn Work Offers Glimpse Into the Walled City’s Colonial Fortifications
In Charleston’s Marion Square, an odd chunk of limestone, sand, and oyster shells sits inside a wrought-iron fence just beyond the normal boundaries of the weekend market. While shoppers buy their weekly produce or shop for gifts, the food court … Continue reading
Posted in Monuments, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged Charleston, fortifications, horn work, Siege of Charleston, South Carolina
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