Revolutionary Camden : South Carolina's bloody epicenter in the War of Independence / Derek Smith.
| Author/creator | Smith, Derek author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024] |
| Description | vi, 294 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | South Carolina's bloody epicenter in the War of Independence |
| Contents | Camden's Beginnings -- "To win over the wavering" and the Gathering Storm -- A Scarlet Hurricane Roars Ashore: 1780 -- "I have cut 170 Off'rs and Men to pieces" -- "The Carolinas have been conquered" -- "Our Army is like a dead whale upon the Sea Shore" -- "I resolved ... to attack the rebel army" -- "The most tremendous firing I ever heard" -- "A perfect scene of horror and confusion" -- "The firmest troops in the field" -- "A prisoner of war ... with one of my legs quite broke -- by a musket ball" -- "We made our retreat like lost sheep" -- Dance of the Devils -- "The late affair has almost broke my heart": 1781 -- "To the plains of Zama" -- "In the flush of victory and pursuit": Hobkirk Hill -- "Camden" Has "an evil genius about it" -- "He conquers by magic" -- The Leaders in the Post War Period -- "Loud and long were the cheers of the multitude" -- Women "Reapers" of the Camden Region: 1780 -- African Americans at Camden and Beyond -- DeKalb's First Grave: "in the 'custom of knighthood'" -- Dekalb, Major Benjamin Nones and the "Hebrew Legion". |
| Abstract | "Camden seems to have an evil genius about it. Whatever is attempted near that place is unfortunate." These words were spoken by American Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene just days after his defeat at the battle of Hobkirk Hill. With the war at a stalemate in the north, the British had turned their attention to the southern provinces with renewed vigor, and in 1780, the frontier village of Camden, South Carolina, found itself at the bloody epicenter of the American Revolution. This book is a history of Camden during the Revolutionary War, where it functioned as a keystone stronghold in the Crown's plan to quell the rebellion in the Carolinas and Georgia. The scene of two major battles and more than a dozen lesser clashes, Camden represents a brutal yet fascinating chapter in the history of the American Revolution"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2024038827 |
| ISBN | 9781476696164 |
| ISBN | 1476696160 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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