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Robert Barnwell Gibbes | History of SC Slide Collection
Robert Barnwell Gibbes | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 13

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

Robert Barnwell Gibbes (1761-1814) was a revolutionary officer and legislator. As an adolescent, he joined his brother John's militia unit, was severely wounded in 1777, served as a Lieutenant at the...
Colonel William Alston | History of SC Slide Collection
Colonel William Alston | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 6

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

Colonel William Alston (1756-1839) was a member of Francis Marion's Brigade during the American Revolution, and participated in the defense of Georgetown. He was a respected breeder of horses and a...
SC Veterans in History, Part 2 2
SC Veterans in History, Part 2
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

During the Revolutionary War, more battles occurred in South Carolina than anywhere in the Union. In September 1781, the Battle of Eutaw Springs was the last engagement of the Revolutionary Wat.in the...
SC Veterans in History, Part 3 3
SC Veterans in History, Part 3
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The importance of black Patriots in the American Revolution is discussed. In addition to black Patriots, there were a number of South Carolina women who served as heroes during the American Revolution...
Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories 4
Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories
Episode 4

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

Revolutionary War Hero Marion did not get along very well with Sumter or Moultrie but he got along very well with Lighthorse Harry Lee. Greene ordered Sumter to take on Colonel Coates and the 19th...
Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories 1
Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories
Episode 1

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

Introduction Chasing The Swamp Fox details Francis Marion’s partisan campaigns during the American Revolution in South Carolina and paints a mosaic of what life was like in those years and how Marion...
Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories 2
Chasing the Swamp Fox | Carolina Stories
Episode 2

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

Revolutionary War Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the terminology used during this period, such as the Patriots, the Whigs, and the Partisans from the American side, for those who fought the King. The...