Landmarks and Battlefields

Visit places that are historical known to be the place of battles and other events in South Carolina.
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Introduction | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 1

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Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss the national park service’s efforts in creating their “Southern Campaign of the American Revolution” park grouping.
Understanding The Past | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 7

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John Slaughter discusses the challenge of putting people back in the mindset of the past, in order to fully understand it. Slaughter points out an incongruencewith trying to understand history, and...
History And Popular Culture | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 8

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Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss the impacts of popular culture when it comes to understanding history. They both discuss the Mel Gibson film The Patriot as an example of where fact meets...
Cowpens And Kings Mountain | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 5

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In this segment, John Slaughter discusses the growing appreciation of smaller battles and skirmishes throughout the American Revolution. Smaller engagements such as these had just as much of an impact...
Battlefield Preservation | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 6

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Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss how the Civil War Battlefield Trust has taken an interest in Revolutionary War battlefields, and their efforts in wanting to preserve these historic locations...
Engagements Before 1776 | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 4

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The Revolutionary War may have officially started on July 4, 1776, but there were battles before that date. Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss engagements with the British before the official...