For your advanced planning, the list of our 2013 meeting dates, speakers, and topics has been posted. Please click on the link at the top of the page.
Image courtesy of Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Next Meeting: November 14, 2012
"John Barry: An American Naval Hero of the Revolutionary War," Tim McGrath
The meeting will be held in the Westhampton Room, Heilman Center (dining hall--building 34 on the campus map), University of Richmond, at 6:30 p.m. with dinner available for purchase in the dining hall beginning at 5:30 p.m.
University of Richmond campus map:
http://www.richmond.edu/about/directions/campusmap.pdf
The meeting will be held in the Westhampton Room, Heilman Center (dining hall--building 34 on the campus map), University of Richmond, at 6:30 p.m. with dinner available for purchase in the dining hall beginning at 5:30 p.m.
University of Richmond campus map:
http://www.richmond.edu/about/directions/campusmap.pdf
Meeting Notes: September 19, 2012
"From Cuckoo to Charlottesville: Jack Jouett's Ride," Rick Britton
Upstate (SC) Revolutionary War Weekend: October 5-7, 2012
To celebrate South Carolina’s vital role in the independence of our country, Kings Mountain National Military Park, Cowpens National Battlefield, the Overmountain Victory Trail, and Walnut Grove Plantation are teaming up to present An Upstate Revolutionary War Weekend from Friday, October 5 to Sunday, October 7, 2012.
An Upstate Revolutionary War Weekend begins with the 20th Annual FestiFall at Walnut Grove Plantation in Roebuck, SC. Relive America’s struggle for independence and be transported back to colonial days at this living history festival that features 200 reenactors and artisans who camp for the weekend and present military reenactments and dozens of demonstrations of colonial era crafts and trades. FestiFall begins at 6:00pm on Friday, October 5, with a family-friendly lantern tour to the plantation’s cemetery past vignettes telling different stories of the Revolutionary period. Lantern tours cost $5 per person. The family fun continues from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, October 6, with the re-enactment of a Revolutionary War skirmish taking place at Noon and a general 18th century battle demonstration taking place at 2:00pm. Admission to FestiFall on Saturday is $9 for adults, $5 for ages 6-17, and free for ages 5 and under.
At 6:00pm on Saturday, October 6, the action moves to Cowpens National Battlefield near Chesnee, SC for “The Night before Kings Mountain.” The Overmountain Victory Trail Association, which annually retraces the 330-mile march that patriot militia took from East Tennessee to join the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780, will present a special program about the events that took place in the days leading up to the battle. Learn about the exploits of backcountry heroes such as John Sevier, Isaac Shelby, and Benjamin Cleveland. “The Night before Kings Mountain” is a free program.
Then, to wrap up An Upstate Revolutionary War Weekend, Kings Mountain National Military Park in Blacksburg, SC, will present a day of activities and commemorative events on Sunday, October 7, to mark the 232nd anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain. Considered by many to be the turning point of the Revolutionary War in the South, a commemorative wreath laying ceremony will be held at 11:00am. Overmountain Victory Trail Marchers will arrive at 3:00pm followed by a keynote address. A variety of activities will be held throughout the day, including musket and rifle demonstrations along with children's militia drills. All activities at Kings Mountain are free.
For more information about any of the activities during An Upstate Revolutionary War Weekend, visit http://www.nps.gov/cowp/specialevents.htm or contact Zac Cunningham at 864-576-6546 or walnutgrove@spartanburghistory.org.
An Upstate Revolutionary War Weekend begins with the 20th Annual FestiFall at Walnut Grove Plantation in Roebuck, SC. Relive America’s struggle for independence and be transported back to colonial days at this living history festival that features 200 reenactors and artisans who camp for the weekend and present military reenactments and dozens of demonstrations of colonial era crafts and trades. FestiFall begins at 6:00pm on Friday, October 5, with a family-friendly lantern tour to the plantation’s cemetery past vignettes telling different stories of the Revolutionary period. Lantern tours cost $5 per person. The family fun continues from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, October 6, with the re-enactment of a Revolutionary War skirmish taking place at Noon and a general 18th century battle demonstration taking place at 2:00pm. Admission to FestiFall on Saturday is $9 for adults, $5 for ages 6-17, and free for ages 5 and under.
At 6:00pm on Saturday, October 6, the action moves to Cowpens National Battlefield near Chesnee, SC for “The Night before Kings Mountain.” The Overmountain Victory Trail Association, which annually retraces the 330-mile march that patriot militia took from East Tennessee to join the Battle of Kings Mountain in 1780, will present a special program about the events that took place in the days leading up to the battle. Learn about the exploits of backcountry heroes such as John Sevier, Isaac Shelby, and Benjamin Cleveland. “The Night before Kings Mountain” is a free program.
Then, to wrap up An Upstate Revolutionary War Weekend, Kings Mountain National Military Park in Blacksburg, SC, will present a day of activities and commemorative events on Sunday, October 7, to mark the 232nd anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain. Considered by many to be the turning point of the Revolutionary War in the South, a commemorative wreath laying ceremony will be held at 11:00am. Overmountain Victory Trail Marchers will arrive at 3:00pm followed by a keynote address. A variety of activities will be held throughout the day, including musket and rifle demonstrations along with children's militia drills. All activities at Kings Mountain are free.
For more information about any of the activities during An Upstate Revolutionary War Weekend, visit http://www.nps.gov/cowp/specialevents.htm or contact Zac Cunningham at 864-576-6546 or walnutgrove@spartanburghistory.org.
"Women Who Risked Their Necks: Backcountry Women in the American Revolution," September 27, 2012
Jonathan Riner, Cowpens National Battlefield, is formally inviting our members to be their honored guests September 27, 2012 from 7-8pm at Cowpens National Battlefield. Dr. Melissa Walker, a very talented local professional and scholar, is leading a one-hour program titled, "Women Who Risked their Necks: Backcountry Women in the American Revolution."
Their intent is to develop and provide free scholar-led programs in a comfortable environment for communities like ours, and to promote good will and reward for exceptional service and civic organizations. There is no charge for this event.
Feel free to contact Jonathan Riner directly.
jonathan_riner@nps.gov and 864-461-2828
Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution's Conference on Light Horse Harry Lee: April 26-28, 2013
Mark your calendars now for this upcoming conference in Charlotte, NC. Details will follow.
Annual Francis Marion Symposium: October 12-13, 2012
You're invited to register & participate in the October 12-13, 2012 Symposium:
Francis Marion and the Southern Campaign
Immerse yourself in Francis Marion's world and the significance of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. Gen. Francis Marion played a major role in the American Revolution. Many of these engagements took place in the Clarendon County area. According to Professor Henry Lumpkin about a third of all battles were fought in SC and Marion had a hand in roughly a third of those.
Proposed agenda:
Carl Borick: SC Patriots as Prisoners of War Patriot Prisoners who Fought with Marion
Dick Watkins: Land Genealogy 102: “Mounts” on the Coastal Plain: Revolutionary War-era plantations along the Congaree and Santee Rivers
David Reuwer: Myth-busting: Fact & Fiction Southern Campaign
Doug MacIntyre: The Battle of Sullivan’s Island: Thomson, Marion & Moultrie
Christine Swager: A Vicious Militia: This is Southern Hospitality?
Bryan Brown & Ricky Roberts: “Every Insult and Indignity: the Life, Genius and Legacy of Major Patrick Ferguson” and Ferguson rifle with Demo
Col. Scott Aiken: Marion’s Partisan Campaign – Irregular Warfare
Karen MacNutt: Eyes and Ears of the Army with Marion
Mike Coker: Prisoners, Patriots & the Provost with Isaac Hayne
Our Historian: Joe Stukes as Light Horse Harry Lee
The site for the Symposium is the DuBose Campus, CCT College, Sign-in will be at 2 pm on Friday, October 12.
Explore the Southern Campaign with General Francis Marion, the vital South Carolina campaigns led by General Francis Marion (“The Swamp Fox”) and other Revolutionary War heroes. The Swamp Fox Murals Society will host this two-day gathering of Marion enthusiasts. Historical presentations and discussions are on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning & afternoon, plus a Friday evening dinner and a Saturday “Evening in History” dinner theater; and the registration fee includes all through the Saturday dinner finale.
Discounts for early registration before September 19, 2012 and for couples.
Site: DuBose Campus / Central Carolina Tech College, Manning, SC
(located just off I-95 (Exit 122) on US 521, 1/2 mile East of I-95).
Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society, PO Box 667, Manning, SC 29102
Details & registration form are posted: http://www.francismarionsymposium.com
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