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Crescent moon over Carolina : William Moultrie and American liberty /
This book examines the life of Major General William Moultrie (1730-1805), who is best remembered for his valiant defense of an unfinished log fort on Sullivan's Island at the entrance to Charleston harbor against a determined British naval attack on June 28, 1776. While the Continental Congres...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, South Carolina :
The University of South Carolina Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Second Son
- A Military Apprenticeship
- A Shadow Government
- A Martial Spirit
- The Dawn of Revolution
- Open Rebellion
- "I never was uneasy"
- The Eve of Destruction
- Never Did Men Fight More Bravely
- America's First Absolute Victory
- South Carolina's Senior Brigadier
- Crisis in Georgia
- An Army Mostly Composed of Militia
- Port Royal to Briar Creek
- "Let us Burgoyne them"
- "We will fight it out"
- Lost Opportunity at Stono Ferry
- "We were sure of success"
- "I think they cannot pass this way"
- "Had Moultrie been in command"
- "It was our last great effort"
- Prisoner of War
- Exchange and Repatriation
- Restoring Civil Government
- South Carolina's Cincinnatus
- Canals, Constitutions, and Commissioners
- "The honor of being one of your family"
- Security Without and Within
- The Governor and Citizen Genet
- "Brother love to the brave Republicans"
- The Lion in Winter.