BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Camden Rev War Visitor Center - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Camden Rev War Visitor Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Camden Rev War Visitor Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20241122T222109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T203311Z UID:10000042-1743588000-1743595200@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Home School Day: Southern Campaign Battle: The Battle of Camden DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled. \nPrograms are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. \nYounger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nApril Program: Southern Campaign Battle: The Battle of Camden\nFocused on the Battle of Camden students will be taken through an in depth walkthrough of the battle. Students will discuss the decisions made on both sides and use primary sources to gain an understanding about what happened in the past and how critical decisions affected the outcome of the battle. \n   URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/home-school-day-southern-campaign-battle-the-battle-of-camden/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Neo-HSD.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250124T144531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T233205Z UID:10000055-1745517600-1745524800@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Backcountry War DESCRIPTION:Backcountry War: The Rise of Francis Marion\, Banastre Tarleton\, and Thomas Sumter \nAuthor Andrew Waters weaves the histories of Francis Marion\, Banastre Tarleton\, and Thomas Sumter into one larger picture. From the Swamps of Pee Dee to the hills of the Santee\, South Carolina is the birthplace of legends like Bloody Ban\, The Fighting Gamecock\, and the elusive Swamp Fox. Join Waters at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center as he discusses these men and their accomplishments in the backcountry of South Carolina during the American Revolution. \nRSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com  \n  URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-backcountry-war/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Waters-4.24-4U6Eaq.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250514T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20241122T222352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250402T163107Z UID:10000043-1747216800-1747224000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Home School Day: Archaeology & Forensics 101 DESCRIPTION:Date Change: Previously May 7\, now May 14\nOnce a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled. \nPrograms are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. \nYounger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nMay Program: Archaeology & Forensics 101\nUsing the example of Camden Burials (Battle of Camden archaeological dig)\, among others\, scholars will be taught the difference between what an archaeologist does\, a forensic anthropologist does\, and a historian does in their jobs\, and a broad overview about the process of an archaeological dig and what forensic analysis entails. \n  URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/home-school-day-archaeology-forensics-101/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Neo-HSD.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250522T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250125T144510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T094538Z UID:10000056-1747936800-1747944000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Colonial Fashion DESCRIPTION:Join USC Grad student\, Erynn Price in a walkthrough of colonial American fashion; fashion trends from the streets of London and the parlor rooms of France made their way to the cobbled roads of Colonial America.  Explore the role fashion had in not only personal expression\, but political statements as well\, with nations all around the world influencing style and fabric choices throughout the American colonies.  \nWe encourage you to RSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-colonial-fashion/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Price-5.22-j4i6E1.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250307T223058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T104503Z UID:10000059-1748541600-1748548800@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Rout & Slaughter Ensued Part Two DESCRIPTION:The Rest of the Story\nPresented by James Legg  \nJoin archaeologist\, Jim Legg at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center to go back to the Camden Burials of 2023. Hear the latest findings from the Camden Burials and what happened after our first program in April of 2023. \n Rout & Slaughter Ensued (Part One) can be found on YouTube at @simplyrevolutionary1780 URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-rout-slaughter-ensued-part-two/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Legg-5.29-cd4Drl.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250610T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250131T220317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T114647Z UID:10000057-1749556800-1749562200@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend DESCRIPTION:The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend: George Washington and France \nPresented by Kyle Meyers \nGeorge Washington’s experiences during the French and Indian War solidified a strong animosity towards Britain’s old rival\, France. Washington\, like most American colonists in the 1700s distrusted and down right hated the French. USC Grad student\, Kyle Meyers weighs the different reasons that might have led Washington to change his heart and mind about his once hated enemies turned allies during the American Revolution. Hopefully answering how rivals could join forces against a common foe and share victories over battlefields that they once fought against each other on. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity.  \nRSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Meyers-6.10-PCcpip.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250612T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250320T224539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T114630Z UID:10000061-1749751200-1749758400@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Adult Field Trip at the Rev War Visitor Center DESCRIPTION:We asked and you answered with an overwhelming “Yes”! \nAdults wishing to experience our educational programs that are normally offered to school aged scholars\, will have an opportunity to take an evening field trip to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center. You will complete an exhibit packet that focuses in on the lesson\, enjoy learning history through an  interactive experience with fun facts throughout each lesson. \nLesson to be taught: Revolutionary Medicine & Diseases \nStep into the surgery\, diagnose and treat patients from a battle or even sick prisoners of war during the American Revolution in South Carolina. Will a limb need to be amputated? What is the treatment for a fever and rash all over the body? Come be a physician’s apprentice for a day and learn all about 18th century medical practices and how far medicine has come since the American Revolution. \nReservations are requested to participate in this program. \nPlease RSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/adult-field-trip-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center-3/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AFT_-Forensics-101-jGR4CJ.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250617T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250314T223039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T121505Z UID:10000060-1750161600-1750167000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: “How to Study a Battle” DESCRIPTION:Joe Long\, Curator of Education at South Carolina’s Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum\, comes back to the Rev War Visitor Center on the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill to help understand what really happened. Use the skills taught in this Lunch & Learn to read\, study\, and evaluate other Revolutionary battles as we jump into the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. \nThe Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the earliest Revolutionary battles fought in Boston\, Massachusetts. Though the colonists were defeated (spoiler)\, it did not dishearten them\, instead it encouraged them to keep fighting against the better trained\, better equipped British army because the cause was worthy. URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-how-to-study-a-battle/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Long-6.17-rzyCUt.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T221548Z UID:10000062-1752170400-1752177600@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Transatlantic Music 1670-1840 DESCRIPTION:Join USC graduate student\, J.P. Wilson for a musical voyage across the Atlantic\, discussing pre-colonial music trends throughout Africa\, the Americas\, and Europe. From early maritime music to the fusion of disparate music cultures in the Americas\, this is sure to be a program you don’t want to miss. \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-transatlantic-music-1670-1840/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wilson-7.10-u0AieS.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250722T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250722T230016Z UID:10000063-1753185600-1753191000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: 18th Century Music DESCRIPTION:Zach Lemhouse\, historian at Historic Brattonsville will both inform and play 18th century music that was popular in colonial America. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-18th-century-music/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Lemhouse-7.22-nwYFkX.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250812T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250812T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T000022Z UID:10000064-1755000000-1755005400@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee DESCRIPTION:Join one of South Carolina’s most awarded history teachers\, Mike Burgess for a look at one of Virginia’s oldest families\, the Lees. Take a gander through Henry Lee’s exploits in South Carolina during the American Revolution and compare his actions to others of the time. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \n\nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-henry-light-horse-harry-lee/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Burgess-8.12-vA2KTA.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T164329Z UID:10000065-1755799200-1755799200@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Battle of Camden DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Camden was a devastating defeat for the Continental Army against the British. Horatio Gates’ career never recovered from this humiliating debacle and the militia could not be trusted to stand against the British. Join Dr. Woody Holton in taking another look at the Battle of Camden. Was Gates really the failure that we have been led to believe? Were the militia right to flee the battlefield? \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com  URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-battle-of-camden/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Holton-8.21-6yaCyD.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250619T190020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T004701Z UID:10000074-1756404000-1756411200@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Adult Field Trip at the Rev War Visitor Center DESCRIPTION:CANCELED DUE TO SPEAKER’S HEALTH\nWe asked and you answered with an overwhelming “Yes”! \nAdults wishing to experience our educational programs that are normally offered to school aged scholars\, will have an opportunity to take an evening field trip to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center. You will complete an exhibit packet that focuses in on the lesson\, enjoy learning history through an  interactive experience with fun facts throughout each lesson. \nLesson to be taught: Ye Iswą and Other People of South Carolina \nYe Iswą or Catawba as they are referred to by the Europeans have had a long and integral part in South Carolina’s history\, but they are not the only indigenous people to inhabit the state. So\, how did the Catawba cultural identity remain through time and changes when others had to choose to change their cultural identity in order to survive? Students will learn and discuss the Catawba from pre-colonization through the Revolutionary War. URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/adult-field-trip-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center-4/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AFT-1-WvB04M.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250830T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250830T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250816T202754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T142540Z UID:10000079-1756548000-1756555200@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:DAR/SC250: Family Day at the Rev War Visitor Center DESCRIPTION:Hobkirk Hill DAR\, thanks to a grant from SC250\, invites you to come out to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center and experience an educational program about the Catawba and other first people of South Carolina. Presented by the Rev War Visitor Center’s own Programming Specialist\, Brittney Evans. Bring the family for some fun and learning! \nAbout the program: \nYe Iswą or Catawba as they are referred to by the Europeans have had a long and integral part in South Carolina’s history\, but they are not the only indigenous people to inhabit the state. So\, how did the Catawba cultural identity remain through time and changes when others had to choose to change their cultural identity in order to survive? Students will learn and discuss the Catawba from pre-colonization through the Revolutionary War. \n*Programs are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. Younger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/dar-sc250-family-day-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DAR_SC250.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T010006Z UID:10000066-1756893600-1756900800@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Homeschool Day: Colonial Living into the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled. Programs are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. Younger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nSign up today at simplyrevolutionary.com \nSeptember: Colonial Living into the Revolutionary War \nStudents will be given a colonial personality in which to view the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The group will discuss the different taxes and events that led to America wanting to declare independence and end by asking\, Should we sign the Declaration of Independence? Is it worth it?  \nsuggested age group: elementary-middle school students URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/homeschool-day-colonial-living-into-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/HSD-1-iebu8T.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250816T202020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T141801Z UID:10000078-1756987200-1756992600@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:DAR/SC250: Lunch & Learn with Derek Smith DESCRIPTION:Back by popular demand! \nHobkirk Hill DAR\, thanks to a grant from SC250\, invites you to come out and hear author Derek Smith at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center to share his latest book about Camden during the Revolutionary War. With two major battles occurring in Camden\, Smith argues that this small frontier town was crucial to British success or failure in the Southern Campaign.  \nBooks will be available for purchase before and after the program by the author for $40. \nAbout Derek Smith: \nEducation:1975 graduate of Robert E. Lee Academy\, Bishopville\, S.C.\, 1980 graduate of Georgia Southern University\, B.S. degree in Journalism with History minor. \nProfessional: 1980 – 1982 – Staff reporter for Sumter (S.C.) The Item newspaper\, one of the oldest and largest dailies in the state. Covered various law enforcement agencies\, courts\, hospital board\, Air Force base news\, general assignments and wrote a tennis column. \n1982 –  1991 – staff writer for the Savannah Morning News and Savannah Evening Press. Primary duties were the police beat\, general assignments and consumer issues\, as well as rock concert reviews. Series on the plight of the state crime lab\, Savannah’s vice problems and an article about a slain police officer’s family struggling to cope earned three Georgia Press Association awards. \n1991 –  1998 – media/public relations officer for Memorial University Health\, one of the largest healthcare systems in the country\, based in Savannah\, Ga. Duties included daily media contact\, news releases and corporate communications for multi-state employee base of 5\,000 plus. \n1998 – Present – Freelance writer – Twelve books published overall\, plus magazine and newspaper contributions\, including articles in America’s Civil War\, American History\, Army\, Cats\, North & South\, The Civil War Monitor\, Savannah Magazine\, Buffalo Spree\, Buffalo News\, Sandlapper\, Pee Dee\, Lee Magazine and others. \nPublished Books: Glory Yards – Rutledge Hill Press\, 1993 Chronicles the football rivalry between the Universities of Georgia and Florida\, year by year since 1904; Civil War Savannah – Frederic Beil\, Publisher. 1997. A history of that Southern seaport and her people during the conflict.\, The Sentinels – Frederic Beil\, Publisher. 2001. My first novel explores a ghostly Civil War submarine traveling through time; Lee’s Last Stand – Sailor’s Creek\, Virginia\, 1865 – White Mane Publishing\, 2004. A nonfiction look at the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia’s final battle before Robert E. Lee’s Appomattox surrender; The Gallant Dead – Stackpole Books\, 2005. Nominated for the 2006 Lincoln Prize\, this book focuses on the 123 Union and Confederate generals killed in combat and the circumstances of their deaths; In The Lion’s Mouth – Hood’s Tragic Retreat from Nashville\, 1864 – Stackpole Books\, 2011. An examination of the last act in the Confederacy’s ill-starred Tennessee campaign; Sumter After the First Shots – The Untold Story of America’s Most Famous Fort until the End of the Civil War – Stackpole Books\, 2015. Selection of the History Book Club; Kamallah’s Bracelet – Frederic Beil\, Publisher\, 2015. Novel set in Georgia in the 1960s; Gettysburg: South Carolinians in Battle – McFarland Publishing\, 2021. Nonfiction account of some 5\,000 Carolinians in the three-day battle; Bloody Savannah – The City’s Most Violent Era as Seen by a Crime Reporter – Exposit (an imprint of McFarland Publishing)\, 2023. A true-crime memoir of my police-beat-decade or so in Savannah\, Georgia; Revolutionary Camden – South Carolina’s Bloody Epicenter in the War of Independence – McFarland Publishing\, 2024; Gallica’s Thorns – Cushing Publishing\, 2025. Novel – Story of an abused wife who violently frees herself from her marriage\, embarks on a new life but is beset by her past as she seeks happiness. URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/dar-sc250-lunch-learn-with-derek-smith/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DAR_SC250.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250626T210018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T011712Z UID:10000076-1757419200-1757424600@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Fort Watson & Fort Motte DESCRIPTION:Using examples from his archaeological study of the two sites\, Dr. Steven Smith\, Research Professor and archaeologist at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at USC\, comes to the Rev War Visitor Center to speak on his book covering the battles at Fort Watson and Fort Motte that occurred in the spring of 1781. Bring a lunch and delve into just two of the many Revolutionary battles that occurred in South Carolina. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-fort-watson-fort-motte/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Smith-9.9-zXNgwa.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250831T010033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250913T011559Z UID:10000081-1757764800-1757772000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:DAR/SC250: Lunch & Learn with Rhett Adams DESCRIPTION:Hobkirk Hill DAR\, thanks to a grant from SC250\, come hear Rhett Adams speak on Camden’s history from 1774-1775. Topics to be discussed include the Camden Resolves\, Carolina Day\, the Snow Campaign\, William Henry Drayton\, and more! \nRSVP@ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/dar-sc250-lunch-learn-with-rhett-adams/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DAR_SC250-1-gkwqIF.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T013059Z UID:10000067-1758024000-1758029400@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Art & the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:How did artists depict the American Revolution while it was happening and shortly after independence was won? What visual knowledge was available to newly minted Americans about the war and its heroes? How was the war remembered fifty and seventy-five years later\, as the nation headed towards Civil War? \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-art-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chew-9.16-pKr48S.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T021459Z UID:10000068-1759312800-1759320000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Homeschool Day: Becoming a State DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled. Programs are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. Younger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nSign up today at simplyrevolutionary.com \nOctober: Becoming a State \nStudents will declare their own independence from the United States by following the example/ blueprint of the country’s own Declaration of Independence from Britain. After declaring independence students will be tasked with setting up a new government with five inalienable rights using the reasons from their previously submitted declaration. Students will see how the colonists’ grievances influenced creation of the early American government.  \nsuggested age group: middle-high school students URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/homeschool-day-becoming-a-state/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/HSD-1-iebu8T.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100200Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T021625Z UID:10000069-1759572000-1759590000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Day at the Museum DESCRIPTION:It is happening again!\nFor the fourth year in a row\, the Rev War Visitor Center is coming to life for the day! Interact with the cannon crew\, smell and touch period-accurate soldier rations\, ask questions\, and get answers! It is a fun day for the whole family! \nRSVP today @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/day-at-the-museum-2/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Day-@-The-Museum-10.19-tVafrm.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T024702Z UID:10000070-1761048000-1761053400@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Spain in the American Revolution DESCRIPTION:France’s involvement in the American Revolution is well known to most who study history\, but they were not the only European nation to lend aid to the American colonies in the 18th century.  Spain also played a role in the American Revolution and SAR member Hank Gonzales is bringing their contribution to light. How did the action in the Louisiana Territory affect the colonists in South Carolina? Join us with your lunch and find out. \nYou bring your lunch and we will provide the learning opportunity! \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/lunch-learn-spain-in-the-american-revolution/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Gonzales-10.21-1GPM6Z.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250814T001740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T024528Z UID:10000077-1761242400-1761249600@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Colonial Navies DESCRIPTION:USC professor\, Benjamin C. Schaffer is coming the Rev War Visitor Center to talk about his latest book\, “The First Fleets: Colonial Navies of the British Atlantic World\, 1630-1775” Join us for an evening discussing how the colonies protected themselves without British help before they became their own nation. It is sure to be an insightful evening for all.   \nCopies of “The First Fleets” book will be on sale before and after the program. \nRSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-colonial-navies/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Schaffer-10.23-t93jeh.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20251003T021507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T024648Z UID:10000083-1761825600-1761831000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:DAR/SC250: Lunch & Learn “Occupied Camden 1780-1781” DESCRIPTION:Hobkirk Hill DAR\, thanks to a grant from SC250\, invites you to come out and enjoy your lunch while learning about Camden’s Revolutionary history! \nWhat was it like for people to live in this war-stricken area during the near-year British troops held\ncommand of Camden? Dangers of battles and skirmishes are frequently discussed\, but what about \ndangers of home-front civilians whose homes became battle-front? \nLocal history writers Joan and Glen Inabinet will share from their on-going research on males and\nfemales of varied ages\, races\, backgrounds\, skills\, and loyalties who made choices and survived (or not)\nwhile living under occupation. The Inabinets will invite attendees to respond with feelings\, thoughts\, \nother facts\, or questions about occupied Camden. \nCareer educators\, these Camden residents have co-authored\, among other titles\, A History of Kershaw\nCounty and The World of Jak Smyrl. Glen Inabinet is also author/photographer of Mekong Memoirs. \nBooks may be purchased and signed. \nBring your lunch and join us in Liberty Hall at the Revolutionary War Visitors Center in Camden. \nVisit www.simplyrevolutionary.com to reserve your seat for this FREE program. URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/dar-sc250-lunch-learn-occupied-camden-1780-1781/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DAR_SC250-1-gkwqIF.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T024514Z UID:10000071-1762336800-1762344000@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Homeschool Day: Ye Iswą and Other People of South Carolina DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled. Programs are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. Younger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nSign up today at simplyrevolutionary.com \nNovember: Ye Iswą and Other People of South Carolina \nYe Iswą or Catawba as they are referred to by the Europeans have had a long and integral part in South Carolina’s history\, but they are not the only indigenous people to inhabit the state. So\, how did the Catawba cultural identity remain through time and changes when others had to choose to change their cultural identity in order to survive? Students will learn and discuss the Catawba from pre-colonization through the Revolutionary War. \nsuggested age group: middle-high school students URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/homeschool-day-ye-iswa-and-other-people-of-south-carolina/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/HSD-1-iebu8T.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T024548Z UID:10000072-1762452000-1762459200@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Thursday Talk: Francis Marion Papers DESCRIPTION:Rick Wise\, CEO of the SC Battleground Preservation Trust and military historian\, will discuss what he and several other military historians have learned while preparing the long awaited Francis Marion Papers. (Now available for FREE online through the SC 250.) \n RSVP @ simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/thursday-talk-francis-marion-papers/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Wise-11.6-6P09J2.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250619T190035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T030229Z UID:10000075-1763661600-1763668800@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Adult Field Trip at the Rev War Visitor Center DESCRIPTION:We asked and you answered with an overwhelming “Yes”! \nAdults wishing to experience our educational programs that are normally offered to school aged scholars\, will have an opportunity to take an evening field trip to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center. You will complete an exhibit packet that focuses in on the lesson\, enjoy learning history through an  interactive experience with fun facts throughout each lesson. \nLesson to be taught: American Revolution From Start to Finish \nStudents will  create their own Continental Congress\, with a colony for each group to represent. Our new Congress will be called to make decisions for the good of their colony after given a quick rundown of the events that led to them being called to the Continental Congress. Ultimately students should be able to answer the question: How did 13 colonies beat the global super power that was Great Britain? \nReservations are requested to participate in this program. \nPlease RSVP at simplyrevolutionary.com URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/adult-field-trip-at-the-rev-war-visitor-center-5/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AFT_-Forensics-101-jGR4CJ.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250905T011530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T031541Z UID:10000082-1763805600-1763812800@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:The War Begins: The South Carolina Snow Campaign DESCRIPTION:Join us on November 22 for a commemoration of the Snow Campaign of 1775.  Colonel Richard Richardson gathered patriot forces from across the Carolinas to march into the South Carolina backcountry to suppress those loyal to the King.  Known as the Snow Campaign due to the heavy snowfall the militia encountered that December\, this was the first major military operation in South Carolina. On December 22\, patriots won the Battle of the Great Cane Brake and quelled loyalists’ activities for three years. \nThe Revolutionary War Visitor Center hosts this 250th anniversary event. Our program features a teenager telling his mother why he is leaving home to fight for freedom and a dialogue between a patriot and a loyalist as they defend their choices to support the rebellion or remain loyal to King George III. Historian Durant Ashmore will interpret the participants\, routes\, and events of the Snow Campaign. Finally\, the audience will experience the campaign through the eyes and ears of Richard Richardson and Camden’s Joseph Kershaw. Afterwards\, Historic Camden’s Colonial Village will come alive with demonstrations of colonial life. \n  URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/the-war-begins-the-south-carolina-snow-campaign/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Snow-Campaign-1-zII0ue.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20250523T100203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T041557Z UID:10000073-1765965600-1765972800@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:Homeschool Day: Forging a New Nation (American Identity) DESCRIPTION:Once a month\, the Rev War Center offers a free homeschool day where small school groups can come together and experience one of the educational programs offered by the Center. A minimum of ten students will be needed to host these educational programs\, if the minimum is not met then parents will be notified a week prior that the program will be canceled. Programs are geared toward students in 3rd grade through high school. Younger students are welcome to attend and follow along\, but will need the assistance of their guardian throughout the program. Adults are welcome to sit in on the program\, just be aware that the focus will be on teaching the young students present. \nSign up today at simplyrevolutionary.com \nDecember: Forging a New Nation (American Identity) \nWhat is the American Identity? How is American culture different from the rest of the world? “Forging a New Nation” takes students through a broad look at the settlement of North America from 1500-1783. Students will learn what is culture and where some of America’s culture comes from with a fun game. In the end students should be able to answer\, “What is the American Identity?” \nsuggested age group: any URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/homeschool-day-forging-a-new-nation-american-identity/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:City - Official City of Camden Events,SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/HSD-1-iebu8T.tmp_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T045914 CREATED:20260102T171348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260103T143613Z UID:10000098-1769083200-1769088600@simplyrevolutionary.com SUMMARY:DAR/SC250: Battle of Camden with Rick Wise DESCRIPTION:Please join us at the Rev War Center on Thursday\, January 22nd for a great Lunch and Learn on the Battle of Camden. Our speaker will be the incredibly knowledgeable Rick Wise. Rick pursues his love of military history through giving presentations and battlefield tours\, was managing editor of the Francis Marion Papers\, and is on the Liberty Trail Project Team. He is the Executive Director and CEO of the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust. To register for this FREE talk\, please go to www.simplyrevolutionary.com. Many thanks to the SC 250 Commission for the Education grant received by our Hobkirk Hill Chapter that make this and other monthly events possible. URL:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/event/dar-sc250-battle-of-camden-with-rick-wise/ LOCATION:Revolutionary War Visitor Center\, 212 Broad St\, Camden\, SC\, 29020\, United States CATEGORIES:SimplyRevolutionary.com Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://simplyrevolutionary.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DAR_SC250.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR