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Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Rod Andrew, Jr. discusses the Pickens family’s early history, their Scots-Irish roots, and their transition from Northern Ireland to settling in the back country of colonial South Carolina. Dr...
Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Ninety Six
Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko | Ninety Six
Episode 5

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Grades: 4 8

Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko was a Polish–Lithuanian military engineer and a military leader who became a national hero in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the United States. During the Siege of Ninety...
General Nathanael Greene | Ninety Six
General Nathanael Greene | Ninety Six
Episode 3

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Grades: 5 8

Even though General Nathaniel Greene's army suffered a defeat at the hands of General Cornwallis at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, Greene's army was largely still intact. Cornwallis moved his army...
Lt General Charles Earl Cornwallis | Guilford Courthouse
Lt General Charles Earl Cornwallis | Guilford Courthouse
Episode 4

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Grades: 4 8

Lieutenant General Charles Earl Cornwallis was appointed by General Henry Clinton to lead the Southern Campaign when Clinton returned to New York. Determined to destroy General Nathaniel Greene's army...
General Nathanael Greene | Guilford Courthouse
General Nathanael Greene | Guilford Courthouse
Episode 3

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Grades: 4 8

In the fall of 1780, George Washington appointed General Nathanael Greene to command the Continental army in the South. Following the victory at the Battle of Cowpens, Lt. General Charles Earl...
Drayton, William Henry | South Carolina Public Radio
Drayton, William Henry | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

“D” is for Drayton, William Henry [1742-1779]. Revolutionary Leader. Planter. He was educated in England. In 1769, his essay in the South Carolina Gazette, opposing the non-importation association...
Greene, Nathanael | South Carolina Public Radio
Greene, Nathanael | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“G” is for Greene, Nathanael [1742-1786]. Soldier. Early in the Revolution, Rhode Islander Nathanael Greene became close to George Washington and served on his staff. After the battle of Camden...
Winnsboro | South Carolina Public Radio
Winnsboro | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“W” is Winnsboro [Fairfield County, population 3,599]. Winnsboro, the seat of Fairfield County, lies in the Piedmont on a ridge between the Broad and Wateree Rivers. In 1768 John Winn began acquiring...