Patriots

James Giesler and Francisco De Saavedra’s American Revolutionary War: The Spanish Contribution to the Battle of Yorktown

Historyman presents author James Giesler and his new book Francisco De Saavedra’s American Revolutionary War: The Spanish Contribution to the Battle of Yorktown. The Spanish played an extrememly important role in the final phases of the American Revolutionary War.  Had it not been for their timely financial support, the French navy may not have sailed to the

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Julie Hardaway and her Patriots

Historyman presents Julie Hardaway and her Patriots that she has traced back through her family ancestry.  The stories are a unique perspective of the founding of America.  Her lineage takes us into the Southern Colonies from Virginia, to South Carolina, Georgia and then even to Kentucky.  Freedom Reigns!

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Norm Rickeman and his book Unsung: William Moultrie and the Battle of Sullivan’s Island

Historyman presents Norm Rickeman and his book Unsung: William Moultrie and the Battle of Sullivan’s Island.  Listen while Norm gives us the inside scoop on this rarely mentioned hero of the American Revolutionary War.  General William Moultrie, though rediculed, stubbornly fought for Charleston and South Carolina when Continental General Charles Lee proposed to abandoned the

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Eliza Pinckney by Peggy Pickett

Historyman presents Eliza Pinckney by Peggy Pickett.  Peggy Pickett gives us a peak at her book about the South Carolina heroine, Eliza Pinckney.  As a teenager, Eliza was given control of a sugar cane farm in Antigua and then new land in the colony of South Carolina.  Walk in the footsteps of this young and

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A rustic wooden barn stands beside a fence with trees in the background at sunset.

Mary, Soldier Tom and other family at Thomas Sumter’s house when the British arrive in May 1780:

A cursory review of “Thomas Sumter” by Anne King Gregory and “African-American Patriots in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution” by Bobby G. Ross and Michael C Scoggins reveals some interesting facts about the home of one of the heroes of the War of Independence in South Carolina. Thomas Sumter, also known as the

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