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Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805) was an early radical voice in Charleston for colonial union against the authority of Parliament. Born in Charleston, by 1761 he had amassed a considerable fortune in...
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Colonel Barnard Elliott (1740-1778) and Mrs. Barnard Elliott (Mary Elizabeth Bellinger) (1751-1774) were painted by Jeremiah Theus (1716-1774), a Swiss artist who came to Charleston in 1735 and...
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John Drayton (1766-1822) served as governor of South Carolina from 1800-1802 and from 1808-1810. The eldest child of William Henry Drayton, he was born at Drayton Hall. He was educated at the College...
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This program on the Battle of Kings Mountain follows a documentary format. It centers around the Bicentennial Celebration in September and October of 1980. The activities that were covered as a part...
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Sir Henry Clinton (1738-1795) commanded the force that unsuccessfully attacked Charleston at the beginning of the American Revolution in 1776. When General William Howe resigned as commander in chief...
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William Butler (1759-1821) served as a captain in the Revolutionary War and a major general in the War of 1812. Like many backcountry residents, he strongly opposed the ratification of the U.S...
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Aedenus Burke (1743-1802) served South Carolina as an anti-federalist legislator and a judge, one who was associated with the interests of the Backcountry in spite of his connections and residence in...
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Tarleton Brown (1756-1845) served as a Captain in the Revolutionary army, and as a scout in Georgia and South Carolina for the remainder of the war in the South, later publishing an eyewitness account...
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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...
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Following the Tea Act of 1773 many colonial citizens refused to pay the duty and boycotted British tea This program deals with actions taken by some citizens of Charleston in November and December...