by John Oller
Taylor, Ann. Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
Tonsetic, Robert L. 1781: The Decisive Year of the Revolutionary War. Havertown, PA: Casemate, 2011.
Tortora, Daniel J. Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756–1763. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2015.
Wallace, David Duncan. The Life of Henry Laurens, with a Sketch of the Life of Lieutenant-Colonel John Laurens. New York: G. P. Putnam’s, 1915.
Wickwire, Franklin B., and Mary Wickwire. Cornwallis: The American Adventure. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1970.
Wood, Gordon S. The American Revolution: A History. New York: The Modern Library, 2003.
Articles/Book Chapters
Baskin, Marg. “Friends, Comrades, and Enemies: James Wemyss (1748–1833).” Oatmeal for the Foxhounds: Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion, January 2, 2011. home.golden.net/~marg/bansite/friends/wemyss.html.
———. “John Watson Tadwell Watson (1748–1826).” SCAR 4, no. 2.1 (April–June 2007): 61–64.
Bass, Robert D. “John Tadwell-Watson, Builder of Fort Watson.” Independent Republic Quarterly 12, no. 2 (Spring 1978): 9–16.
———. “The South Carolina Rangers: A Forgotten Loyalist Regiment.” Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Society (1977): 64–71.
Baxley, Charles B. “Gen. Nathanael Greene’s Moves to Force the British into the Charlestown Area, to Capture Dorchester, Johns Island and to Protect the Jacksonborough Assembly, November 1781–February 1782.” SCAR 12, no. 1.1 (January 23, 2015): 1–33.
Calmes, Holley. “Banastre Tarleton, A Biography.” Oatmeal for the Foxhounds: Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion, January 2, 2011. home.golden.net/~marg/bansite/btbiog.html.
Cavanaugh, John C. “American Military Leadership in the Southern Campaign: Benjamin Lincoln.” In Higgins, Revolutionary War in the South, 101–131.
Davies, Nell Weaver. “New Facts About an Old Story.” Carologue: Bulletin of the South Carolina Historical Society 15, no. 4 (Winter 1999): 16–21.
Dennis, Jeff W. “Southern Campaign Against the Cherokees: A Brief Compilation.” SCAR 2, no. 10.1 (October 2005): 17.
Dornfest, Walter T. “John Watson Tadwell Watson and the Provincial Light Infantry, 1780–1781.” SCAR 4, no. 2.1 (April–June 2007): 47–55.
Dubose, Samuel. “Address at the 17th Anniversary of the Black Oak Agricultural Society, April 27, 1858.” In Dubose and Porcher, Contribution, 1–33.
———. “Reminiscences of St. Stephens Parish, Craven County, and Notices of Her Old Homesteads.” In Dubose and Porcher, Contribution, 35–85.
Du Pont, H. A. “Address of Col. H. A. Du Pont . . . April 13, 1917.” Huguenot Society 23 (1917): 24–36.
Ervin, Sam J., Jr. “Entries in Colonel John Ervin’s Bible.” SCHM 79, no. 3 (July 1978): 219–227.
Farley, M. Foster. “The South Carolina Negro in the American Revolution, 1775–1783.” SCHM 79, no. 2 (April 1978): 75–86.
Ferguson, Clyde R. “Functions of the Partisan–Militia in the South During the American Revolution: An Interpretation.” In Higgins, Revolutionary War in the South, 239–258.
Frierson, John L. “Col. Abel Kolb–SC Patriot Militia.” SCAR 3, no. 5 (May 2006): 27–29.
———. “Discipline by the Lash: The Order Books of Gen. Francis Marion.” Carologue 15, no. 4 (Winter 1999): 8–13.
Gaillard, Thomas. “Copious Extracts by the Committee on Publication from the History of Huguenots of South Carolina, and Their Descendants.” Huguenot Society 5 (1897): 6–42.
Graves, William T. “The South Carolina Backcountry Whig Militia: 1775–1781, an Overview.” SCAR 2, no. 5 (May 2005): 7–11.
Gruber, Ira D. “Britain’s Southern Strategy.” In Higgins, Revolutionary War in the South, 206–238.
Kiel, John Loran, Jr. “War Crimes in the American Revolution: Examining the Conduct of Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and the British Legion During the Southern Campaigns of 1780–1781.” Military Law Review 213 (Fall 2012): 29–64.
Kyte, George W. “Francis Marion as an Intelligence Officer.” SCHM 77, no. 4 (October 1976): 215–226.
Lossing, Benson J. “Francis Marion.” Harpers New Monthly Magazine 17, no. 98 (July 1858): 145–170.
Miskimon, Scott A. “Anthony Walton White, a Revolutionary Dragoon.” In Piecuch, Cavalry, 104–144.
Parker, Hershel. “Fanning Outfoxes Marion.” Journal of the American Revolution, October 8, 2014.
Piecuch, Jim. “The ‘Black Dragoons’: Former Slaves as British Cavalry in Revolutionary South Carolina.” In Piecuch, Cavalry, 213–223.
———. “The Evolving Tactician: Nathanael Greene at the Battle of Eutaw Springs.” In General Nathanael Greene and the American Revolution in the South, edited by Gregory D. Massey and Jim Piecuch, 214–237. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2012.
———. “Francis Marion at the Battle of Eutaw Springs.” Journal of the American Revolution, June 4, 2013.
———. “Francis Marion Meets His Match: Benjamin Thompson Defeats the ‘Swamp Fox.’” Journal of the American Revolution, April 29, 2014.
———. “Massacre or Myth? Banastre Tarleton at the Waxhaws, May 29, 1780.” SCAR 1, no. 2 (October 2004): 4–10.
Powers, Thomas L. “In Defense of General Thomas Sumter.” SCAR 5, no. 2 (2nd ed. 2008): 31–34.
Ravenel, Daniel. “Historical Sketch of the Huguenot Congregations of South Carolina.” Huguenot Society 7 (1900): 7–74.
Rubin, Ben. “The Rhetoric of Revenge: Atrocity and Identity in the Revolutionary Carolinas.” Journal of Backcountry Studies 5, no. 2 (Fall 2010): 1–46. www.partnershipsjournal.org/index.php/jbc/article/viewFile/102/84.
Scheer, George H. “The Elusive Swamp Fox.” American Heritage 9, no. 3 (April 1958): 40–47.
Scoggins, Michael C. “South Carolina’s Back Country Rangers in the American Revolution: ‘A Splendid Body of Men.’” In Piecuch, Cavalry, 145–181.
Smith, Steven D. “Beheading of Harry,” Military Collector & Historian 68, no. 4 (Winter 2016), in press.
———. “Imagining the Swamp Fox: William Gilmore Simms and the National Memory of Francis Marion.” In William Gilmore Simms’s Unfinished Civil War: Consequences for a Southern Man of Letters, edited by David Moltke-Hansen. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2013, 32–47.
———. Introduction. In Boddie, Traditions, xi–xliv.
Tortora, Daniel J. “The Alarm of War: Religion and the American Revolution in South Carolina, 1774–1783.” SCAR 5, no. 2 (2nd ed. 2008): 43–55.
Wates, Wylma Anne. “Meanderings of a Manuscript: General Peter Horry’s Collection of Francis Marion Letters.” SCHM 81, no. 4 (October 1980): 352–361.
Yeadon, Richard. “The Marion Family.” Southern and Western Monthly Magazine and Review, edited by W. Gilmore Simms. Vol. 1, no. 1 (March 1845): 209–219; no. 2 (April 1845): 270–284; no. 3 (May 1845): 347–356; no. 4 (June 1845): 412–426; no. 5 (July 1845): 50–58; Vol. 2, no. 6 (August 1845): 121–127; no. 7 (September 1845): 200–204; no. 8 (October 1845): 265–276; no. 9 (November 1845): 333–341.
———. “The Marion Family, No. 10: The Widow of Gen. Marion.” Charleston Courier, August 7, 1858.
Dissertations/Theses
Brannon, Rebecca Nathan. “Reconciling the Revolution: Resolving Conflict and Rebuilding Community in the Wake of Civil War in South Carolina, 1775–1860.” PhD diss., University of Michigan, 2007. deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/57715/brannonr_1.pdf.
Jacobsen, Kristen E. “Conduct of the Partisan War in the Revolutionary War South.” Master’s thesis, University of Rhode Island, 1999. www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a416929.pdf.
Smith, Steven D. “Archaeological Perspectives on Partisan Communities: Francis Marion at Snow’s Island in History, Landscape, and Memory.” PhD diss., University of South Carolina, 2010. ProQuest, search.proquest.com/docview/82343
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Archaeological Reports and Surveys
Butler, Scott. Battlefield Survey and Archaeological Investigations at the Eutaw Springs, South Carolina Revolutionary War Battleground, 8 September 1781. Atlanta: Brockington & Associates, November 2008.
Ferguson, Leland G. “Exploratory Archeology at the Scott’s Lake Site (38CR1) Santee Indian Mound–Ft. Watson Summer 1972.” In Research Manuscript Series, Book 30. Columbia: University of South Carolina, South Carolina Institute of Archeology and Anthropology, 1973. scholarcommons.sc.edu/archanth_books.
Smith, Steven D. The Search for Francis Marion: Archaeological Survey of 15 Camps and Battlefields Associated with Francis Marion. With contributions by Tamara S. Wilson and James B. Legg. Columbia: University of South Carolina, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, July 2008.
Smith, Steven D., James B. Legg, Tamara S. Wilson, and Jonathan Leader. “Obstinate and Strong”: The History and Archaeology of the Siege of Fort Motte. Columbia: University of South Carolina, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2007. scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=anth_facpub.
Whitacre, Stacey R. “An Analysis of Lead Shot from Fort Motte, 2004–2012: Assessing Combat Behavior in Terms of Agency.” Master’s thesis, University of South Carolina, 2013. scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/2479.
Legislative Materials
Cooper, Thomas, ed. The Statutes at Large of South Carolina. Vol. 4, Containing the Acts from 1752 . . . to 1786. Columbia, SC, 1838.
———, ed. The Statutes at Large of South Carolina. Vol. 5, Containing the Acts from 1786 . . . to 1814. Columbia, SC, 1839.
Journals of the Senate, 1783–1785, South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History.
McCord, David J., ed. The Statutes at Large of South Carolina. Vol. 6, Containing the Acts from 1814 . . . to 1838. Columbia, SC, 1839.
———, ed. The Statutes at Large of South Carolina. Vol. 7. Containing the Acts Relating to Charleston, Courts, Slaves, and Rivers. Columbia, SC, 1840.
Salley, A. S., ed. Journal of the House of Representatives of South Carolina: January 8, 1782–February 26, 1782. Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1916.
———, ed. Journal of the Senate of South Carolina: January 8, 1782–February 26, 1782. Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1941.
Thompson, Theodora J., Rosa S. Lumpkin, Lark Emerson Adams, and Michael E. Stevens, eds. Journals of the House of Representatives [1783–1794]. 6 vols. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1977–1988.
Miscellaneous Online Sources
EleHistory Research. American Revolution Sites, Events, and Troop Movements. 2011. elehistory.com/amrev/SitesEventsTroopMovements.htm.
Graves, William T., and C. Leon Harris. Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements and Rosters. 2015. revwarapps.org.
Kirk, F. M. “Pond Bluff Plantation, Marion Family.” c. 1930s. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~scbchs/pondbluff.htm.
Lewis, J. D. The American Revolution in South Carolina. Little River, SC, 2014. www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/home.html.
———. The Evolution of Marion’s Brigade After the Fall of Charleston, 1780–1782. Little River, SC, 2014. www.francismarionsymposium.com/Evolution_of_Marion’s_Brigade_1780_to_1782_JDL.pdf.
Online Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies. Managed by Todd Braisted. February 23, 2015. www.royalprovincial.com/index.htm.
Robertson, John A. Global Gazetteer of the American Revolution. 2011. www.gaz.jrshelby.com.
Sciway.net. South Carolina Plantations. 2014. south-carolina-plantations.com/georgetown/greenwich.html.
Sherman, William Thomas. Calendar and Record of the Revolutionary War in the South, 1780–1781. 9th ed. Seattle: Gun Jones, 2014. battleofcamden.org/sherman9.pdf.
Simons, John. “Marion Family.” Rootsweb.com, May 13, 2004. www.haygenealogy.com/hay/patriots/marion-descendants.html.
Swamp Fox Murals Trail. Managed by George and Carole Summers. August 29, 2015. www.clarendonmurals.com.
Documentaries and Instructional Media
And Then There Were Thirteen: The Early Campaigns of Francis Marion, 1780; The Later Campaigns of Francis Marion, 1781–1782. Narrated with commentary by Henry Lumpkin. Columbia: University of South Carolina and South Carolina Educational Television, 1976. Two videocassettes (VHS). On file at Francis Marion University, Cauthen Educational Media Center, Florence, SC.
Chasing the Swamp Fox. Produced by Thomas Fowler, executive producer, and James H. Palmer Jr. and Sanford Adams, producers. With commentary by Walter B. Edgar, Daniel Littlefield, Steven D. Smith, Christine Swager, and Roy Talbert. Columbia: South Carolina ETV Commission, 2004. YouTube video, 56:45, posted by Butch Hills, December 8, 2013. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lc9-C8dGGM.
Addresses (all at annual Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium, Manning, SC)
Baxley, Charles B. “Marion at Parker’s Ferry.” 9th Symposium, October 15, 2011.
MacNutt, Karen. “After the Fox in Georgetown.” 11th Symposium, October 19, 2013.
———. “Francis Marion and Georgetown.” 9th Symposium, October 15, 2011.
———. “Gen. and Mrs. Marion, Families of the Revolution.” 7th Symposium, October 17, 2009.
———. “Images of Francis Marion.” 8th Symposium, October 16, 2010.
Neilan, David. “The Life of General Francis Marion: The Weems–Horry Controversy, Where Fiction Trumped History.” 12th Symposium, October 25, 2014.
———. “Marion Letters and Research.” 8th Symposium, October 16, 2010.
———. “Marion and the Jacksonboro Assembly.” 9th Symposium, October 15, 2011.
———. “Marion and the Trials and Tribulations of Peter Horry.” 11th Symposium, October 19, 2013.
Owens, Dusty. “The Role of Marion’s Subordinate Commanders in Marion’s Early Success with Hugh Giles.” 11th Symposium, October 19, 2013.
Parker, John C., Jr. “Blue Savannah and Marion vs. Ganey.” 8th Symposium, October 15, 2010.
Powers, Thomas L. “Marion and his Commanders.” 7th Symposium, October 17, 2009.
Swager, Christine. “Marion After Eutaw Springs.” 5th Symposium, October 20, 2007.
Index
Adams, Sam, 47
Allston family, 21, 22, 34, 35
ambush and hit and run style of warfare, Marion and, 5, 29, 72
American Revolutionary War
end of, 207–208, 234–235
start of in New England, 11, 16, 32, 34
start of in South Carolina, 10, 11–17, 35
Ami’s Mill, 62, 74, 77, 78
ammunition
Marion’s need for, 88, 92, 94, 112–113, 142–143, 147, 163, 175, 201, 219
rebels’ confiscation of, 41, 70, 80, 150, 176
Ancrum’s Plantation, 166
André, John, 82
Anglican Church, 15, 20–21
Antigua (slave), 245
Arnold, Benedict, 82
Articles of Confederation, 122
Ashby, Anthony, 241
Ashby, Charlotte, 241. See also Marion, Charlotte
Ashby, Charlotte Videau, 241
Attakullakulla, 25, 27
Augusta (Georgia), fall to Americans, 163
Avenue of the Cedars (Wadboo Plantation) engagement, 232–233
Bacon’s Bridge, 50
Balfour, Nisbet, 81, 89, 95, 96, 148, 200, 243
Hayne’s execution and, 178–179, 180
on Marion and Lee, 118
Postell matter and, 132–133, 139
Watson and, 126–127
Ball, Elias, 52, 68, 74, 215
Ball, John Coming, 62, 74
Black Mingo Creek defeat and, 68, 69–71
Baluet, Judith, 19
Baptists, 15
Barefield, Jesse, 59, 61, 65, 93, 94, 107, 116, 232
battles and engagements. See place names
Belle Isle plantation, 22, 237, 244
Belleville plantation, 123, 124, 153, 186, 187
Benbow’s Ferry, 87, 100, 144
Benison, William, 221
Berkeley County militia, 8
Biggin Bridge, 51
Biggin Church, 21, 171–172, 171n
Black Dragoons, 231, 231n, 232
Black Mingo Creek engagement, 68–71, 72–74
Blackstock’s plantation battle, 92
Blair, Robert, 234
Blakely’s Plantation, Watson at, 127, 137–138, 139
Bloom Hill Plantation, 150–151
Blue Savannah engagement, 60–61, 73
boat burning, Marion’s Brigade and, 55, 58, 100
Bradley’s Plantation, 125
British
arming of slaves, 16, 50, 217
destruction of supplies by militia, 56, 81, 120–121
evacuation of Charleston, 228, 234–235
loss of position in South Carolina, 145
occupation of Charleston, 3–4, 12–14, 38–41, 46–47, 52, 145, 210–211
psychological impact of Marion’s successes on, 94
relation with Cherokees, 24–27
southern strategy, 12
British Legion, 82–83
Britton’s Ferry, 93, 95, 105
Britton’s Neck, Marion’s camp at, 58, 59, 61, 62, 140
Brockinton, John, 63, 68, 203, 215, 216
Brown, Thomas, 49
Buddy (slave), 4, 20, 30, 31, 106, 237, 244, 245
Buffs (3rd Regiment of Foot), 192, 194
Buford, Abraham, 52, 83–84, 85
“Buford’s Massacre,” 83–84
Burch’s Mill, 141–142, 226, 227
Burdell’s Tavern, 188, 196
Calvin, John, 18
Camden, 141, 145
battle of, 9–10, 53, 55–56, 84n
British evacuation of, 152
Campbell, Richard, 197
Campbell, William, 36–37, 38, 41
Cantey, John, 128, 206
Cantey, Zach, 128
Cantey’s Plantation, 131, 133, 162, 208
Capers, George Sinclair, 231
Capers, Jim, 197
Carleton, Guy, 228
cavalry, 83
ammunition shortages and, 113
role in southern theater, 5
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