Continuing Education of the University of South Carolina Beaufort Presents
The Revolutionary War Sites in the Beaufort District Tour with
Dr. Larry Rowland and Dr. Stephen Wise
Saturday, November 14, 2009 Sites to be visited are: Beaufort Arsenal, significance of the Beaufort Assembly of 1772. Thomas Heyward Jr. burial grounds, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Old House Plantation site, 17,000 acres owned by Heywards, richest planters in district. Battle of Coosawhatchie, May 3, 1779 proved to be a major defeat for Patriots. Fort Balfour, Patriots broke British lines, disrupted their main line of communication. Prince William Parish Church, Greek-Revival structure burned by Tories in 1779. Battle of Port Royal Island, Gen. Moultrie’s forces chase British back to Savannah. TOUR DETAILS: Bus departs at USCB Historic Beaufort campus at the intersection of Washington & Carteret Streets, at 9:00 a.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2009. Return will be approximately 5:00 pm.
COST: $95... Tour includes bus, box lunch, lectures, tour guide pamphlets, fees. RESERVATIONS NECESSARY at 843-521-4147, kingsley@uscb.edu
There are no better historians than Dr. Larry Rowland and Dr. Stephen Wise to explain the Revolutionary War in the Beaufort District. Touring with them, you’ll hear the significance of the Beaufort Assembly of 1772 and the diversity of political empathy of Patriots and Tories. Skirmishes and battles in South Carolina took place primarily between 1779 and 1782 but were major in contributing to the outcome of the American Revolution. Pictured on the left is the Gadsden Flag, presented to the Continental Congress by Col. Christopher Gadsden of South Carolina. Gadsden designed it as a personal standard in early 1776 for Commodore Esek Hopkins, the first and only commander in chief of the Continental Navy fleet. The Fort Moultrie flag (right) was a very popular flag of South Carolina. A true battle flag, the Fort Moultrie flag was shot away by the British in battle in 1776. The Fort Moultrie flag was the official flag of the Minutemen of South Carolina. The flag was designed in 1775, and flew over Fort Moultrie (then Fort Sullivan) in Charleston Harbor.