Tag Archives: Andrew Jackson

Visiting the Scene of Action: Battle of Camden

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Mark Wilcox

A reflection on the previous month’s exploration in South Carolina. August 16, 1780 would prove to be a devastating day for the American Army in the south, known as the “Grand Army” by its commander, Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, British Leadership, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Monuments, Photography, Preservation, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized | Tagged Abraham Buford, American Battlefield Trust, American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Andrew Jackson, Banastre Tarleton, Baron DeKalb, Battle of Camden, Battle of Fishing Creek, Battle of Waxhaws, Camden, Charles Baxley, David Reuwer, Emerging Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War Series, General Horatio Gates, Hallie Baxter, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Jim Piecuch, Lord Charles Cornwallis, South Carolina, Thomas Sumter | 4 Comments

Independence and Contradiction: Our Founding Slaveholders

Posted on November 28, 2017 by erwguest

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Michael Aubrecht. A biography of Mr. Aubrecht is attached below. In 2011 an exhibit titled “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty” started running at the Smithsonian’s American History Museum from January 27, 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, Memory, Personalities, Photography, Slavery | Tagged Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Dolley Madison, Founding Fathers, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, James Polk, John Tyler, Matin Van Buren, Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, Sally Hemings, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Zachery Taylor | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Andrew Jackson

Visiting the Scene of Action: Battle of Camden

Independence and Contradiction: Our Founding Slaveholders

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