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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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Podcast: Fort Ninety Six, the Last Battle and the Aftermath with Rick Morris

Historyman presents the fourth in a series of episodes on Fort Ninety Six, SC.  Rick Morris relates the last battle at the fort where Nathaniel Greene, Andrew Pickens, Light Horse Harry Lee and others converge on Ninety Six to confront the British garrison.  Siege warfare, Mayhem towers, cannon, tunnels and hand to hand fighting mark …

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Podcast: Fort Ninety Six…from the Cherokee to the Revolution

Historyman presents Fort Ninety Six from the Cherokee to the Revolution with Rick Morris. Rick reviews takes us from the treaties that pushed the Cherokee off of their hunting grounds, through the Regulator movement and into the first land battles of the Revolutionary War.