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Best one yet: October 16-17, 2009:  Francis Marion / Swamp Fox Symposium
7th Francis Marion Symposium: "Explore General Marion and the Southern Campaign"
 Immerse yourself in Francis Marion's world and learn the significance of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
 Approx. Times:  Friday, Oct. 16, 2009: 2 PM - 9 PM and Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009: 9 AM - 10 PM
Site: FE DuBose Campus of  Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, ½ mi E on US 521, Manning, SC.Marion in miniature on our pin
Come & learn more:
Agenda Presentations:

                    Friday, October 16, 2009
                      2:30 PM   C. Swager: Francis Marion: Stranger Than Fiction
                     3:30 PM   W. Turbeville:  John Laurens: The Real Revolutionary
                     6:00 PM   Reception/supper in the country with tour enroute
                  Saturday, October 17, 2009
                      9:15 AM  Opening and Snacks
                      9:30    G. Summers: Marion’s Bridges Campaign, Escalating Tactics
                    10:30   T. Powers: Marion and His Commanders
                    11:30   W. Graves: Rev. War Pensions Applications and Research
                    12:30 PM  Discussions/ Lunch
                      2:00    K. MacNutt: Gen & Mrs. Marion, Families of the Revolution
                      3:00   D. Neilan: The Crisis of Command in the Southern Department & Marion correspondence
                      4:00   D. Sherrill: Dr. Benjamin Franklin's historical presentation: Politics of War
                      5:00   Displays/ Book Signings
                      6:30   Dinner: An Evening in Rev. History Dinner Theater With Joe Stukes as
                                Maj. John James of Marion’s Brigade
                    (On Space Available basis: extra diner theater tickets)
 
Sponsors 2009:  Bank of Clarendon, Manning; J & N Black, Manning;
DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, Manning;
Elliott's Landing, Pinewood; Don Ellis, CPA, Manning; Farmers Telephone Coop, Kingstree;
 Representative Cathy Harvin, Summerton; Manning IGA, Lamar Kennedy; The Manning Times;
Midway
Presbyterian Church, New Zion; NBSC, Manning; Prothro Chevrolet, Manning;
G & C Summers, Manning; Tearcoat Framery, Manning;
Turbeville IGA Plus
, H. Smith; Turbeville Ruritan Club; and W & D Turbeville, Manning.


  Two day Symposium: October 16-17, 2009: Attendee Registration Form:

  For a view of Swamp Fox murals: www.swampfoxtrail.com or Francis Marion history in Clarendon County, SC: www.francismariontrail.com 
 

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                          2009 Important Dates for 7th FM Symposium
                          September 26    Close of Early Registration
                          October 9          Close of Registration

             Fees include: All lectures on Friday and Saturday, Friday evening reception with Hor d'oeuvers
                                 Saturday snacks, lunch, and dinner theater
                            Price $ 95 ($165 / couple)  By 10/9/09
                        CLOSED  Early Bird Fee (before 9/26/09) $85 / person ($155 / couple) Closed for 2009 Symposium.

                  Payment: Make check payable to Francis Marion Symposium, 
                                   (Non-refundable after 10/9/09)
  Mail to:  Francis Marion Symposium, C. Hester
                                      PO Box 667         Manning, SC 29102

    Questions call: 803-478-2645   or E-mail  gcsummers@ftc-i.net
  Book your own room and advise motel you are attending symposium for the special rates. 
  Transportation and accommodations:  responsibility of attendee.  
   * Schedule subject to change.
      Remember you’re in the backcountry with the militia, so be comfortable.
     Symposium Site:  FE DuBose Campus of  Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, ½ mi E on US 521, Manning, SC.


Dear Sir/Madam:                                                                  The swamps and black waters of the Carolinas

I am honored to have been invited to make another special guest appearance on October 17, 2009, back in the region of my campaigns along the Santee River, during our struggle for independence.  However, my rheumatism, lumbago, and decrepitude have set in and my legs are not what they used to be, but I can still get around those swampy flatlands of Clarendon County better than most.  In fact, there are shortcuts, paths, and hollow logs that General Greene, Peter Horry and I still share as I ride Ball.
Not only will you see some of the prettiest back country you can imagine, I asked Major John James (Honorable JT Stukes) to share our tactics used to out fox one of the world’s greatest military forces of the era.   Believe it or not, there are many educated men and women, including Dr. C. Swager, Judge W. Turbeville, Col. G. Summers, Dr. T. Powers, W. Graves, Esq., Dr. K. MacNutt, D. Neilan, D. Sherrill, who have studied my life and some have written books about my contributions and our militiamen efforts in the Revolutionary War.  They will make known their thoughts and ideas. Another new experience this year is to visit in person the Black River to imagine riding in the backcountry and swamps.

So, saddle your horse, dust off that old musket, and meet me in Clarendon County for a truly remarkable look at the Revolutionary War through my eyes.

With esteem and affection I am,
Your obedient servant.

General Francis Marion, Esq.
The Swamp Fox


Look: Revolutionary War Enthusiasts!!  Read on.
        The prime topic areas focus on Marion
, the command structure, explanations of the engagements and the war in South Carolina.        Gen. Francis Marion played a major role in the American Revolution.      Many of these engagements took place in the Clarendon County area.         According to Professor Henry Lumpkin about a third of all battles were fought in SC and Marion had a hand in roughly a third of those.
Call for Symposium Presenters - Complete this form for 2009:    Closed for 2009 Symposium.

Call for 7th Francis Marion Symposium Presenters

 “Explore Francis Marion and the Rev. War Southern Campaign in Manning, Clarendon County, SC
 October 16-17, 2009

Presenter Selection Process
 We cordially invite those interested in Francis Marion and the Happenings in the Revolutionary War SC Campaigns to share their knowledge and expertise with others who are interested in the American Revolution. The hosts will review all applications and select qualified presenters based on each individual’s credentials, presentation skills and any identified previous historical expertise.  We will confirm topics to the selected presenters and contact all applicants by September 1. We must receive outlines of proposals by September 10, 2009.
The symposium sessions are scheduled for Friday & Saturday, October 16-17, 2009.

Topics: Prime consideration will be given to those topics relating to Francis Marion, explanations of the near-by engagements, the Southern Campaign and the war in South Carolina. However, any papers relating to the American Revolution will be considered. 

Important Presenter Dates 2009

  August 15     Proposals due
  Sept 1          Notifications about status of proposals
  Sept 10         Presentation Outline due to hosts
  Sept 26         Close of Early Registration
  October 9    Close of Registration 
  October 16   7th FM Symposium Opens: 2 PM  
                       Welcome/Presentations/Reception/ Presentation
  October 17   Presentations, Lunch, Evening Dinner Theater

Note: We prefer that presenters do not read their papers. Projectors are available for slide or computer presentations. 6th FMS (all sessions & Saturday evening special presentation): no charge to presenter and $60 for presenter spouses. Dress comfortably and walking shoes are appropriate.

Book your own room and advise motel you are attending symposium for the special rates. 
Transportation and accommodations:  responsibility of attendee. 7th Francis Marion Symposium 
  Mr. C. Hester, Treasurer
            PO Box 667         Manning, SC 29102
 Questions:  George Summers: 803-478-2645 or gcsummers@ftc-i.net
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Proposal to Present at the 2009 7th Francis Marion Symposium
  October 16-17, 2009
 
“Explore Francis Marion and the Rev. War Southern Campaign”

Mail your proposals to:
Attn. Francis Marion Symposium
PO Box 667, Manning, SC 29102

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 Directions:  In two pages, or less, please provide us with information about your qualifications
on the topic and your presentation experience.

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 Mail to hosts at above address or E-mail to gcsummers@ftc-i.net with Marion as the subject

                         2009 Important Dates for 7th FM Symposium
                         August  15      Proposal Topics due
                         September 1      Notifications about status of proposals
                         September 10    Presentation Outline Due


Great Experience:  October 10-11, 2008

6th Francis Marion Symposium "draws national crowd" 

   You missed a good one, which exceeded our expections.  Honorable Judge Turbeville reveals Lawyers and the Revolutionium
        “Explore the Rev. War Southern Campaign, Marion & his Contemporaries”
      Immerse yourself in Francis Marion's world and learn from his contemporaries:   Horatio Gates, Nathanael Greene, John Rutledge (In person), Hezekiah Maham, as well as the modern applications of Marion; the Significance of Francis Marion; Lawyers and the Revolution; the South Carolina Militia and An Evening in History With Mary Esther Videau, Life at Pond Bluff with the General.
 Approx. Times:  Friday Oct 10, 2008: 2 PM-10 PM and Saturday Oct 11, 2008: 9 AM-10 PM 
6th Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium
Oct 10-11, 2008   “Exploring the Southern Campaign with Marion and His Contemporaries” 

DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, ½ mi E US 521, Manning, SC
    
Tentative: Program/Agenda
Friday, October 10, 2008
    2:00 PM  Registration / Sign-In / Welcome folders
    2:30 PM   C. Swager: Significance of Marion in the eventual defeat of CornwallisJohn Rutledge on stage at the Francis Marion Symposium
    3:30 PM   G. Summers: An Entrepreneur: Francis Marion lessons in a modern economy
    5:00 PM   Depart for Tour Old River Road, Half Way Swamp, Richardson Cemetery
    6:00 PM   Reception with Indian Artifacts exhibition and Hors d’oeuvres:  Reception, with a tour of sites and murals enroute.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
    9:15 AM  Opening, Drinks & Breakfast Snacks
    9:30 AM  W Turbeville:  Lawyers and the Revolution
  10:30 AM   T. Powers presents Horatio Gates
  11:30 AM   J. Liles presents Nathanael Greene
  12:30 PM   Discussions and Lunch
    2:00 PM   S. Bell: The S.C. Militia: From Victory to Defeat & Defeat to Victory
    3:00 PM   J. Stukes portrays John Rutledge
    4:00 PM   W. Montgomery:  Col. Hezekiah Maham as Patriot, Frontier Soldier, Engineer.
    5:00  PM  Displays/ Book Signings
    6:30 PM   Dinner and An Evening in Revolutionary War History with Mary Esther Videau (Mrs. General Marion) at Pond Bluff by K. MacNutt and Visitor by C. Swager
* Schedule subject to change.  Remember you’re in the backcountry with the militia, so be comfortable. (Casual or Rev. History clothes if you like)Mary Esther and friend on stage at symposium
  Inclusions: All Presentations Friday & Saturday
  - Friday – Reception, including heavy Hors D’oeuvres
  - Saturday - Breakfast snacks  - Saturday – Lunch - Saturday - Dinner Theater
   Presentations @ FE DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, ½ mi E on US 521, Manning
  
Questions: George: 803-478-2645, cell: 919-730-3533  or   gcsummers@ftc-i.net
Mail registration to:  C. Hester: 6th Francis Marion Symposium      
                                    PO Box 667        Manning, SC 29102
Sponsors 2008:  Bank of Clarendon of Manning; Jim and Nell Black of Manning, DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College of Manning; Edward Jones, Randy Bradshaw of Manning; Don Ellis, CPA of Manning; FTC – Farmers Telephone Coop of Kingstree; Representative Cathy Harvin of Summerton, Manning IGA, Lamar Kennedy of Manning; The Manning Times, NBSC of Manning, Prothro Chevrolet Co., Inc, Lannes Prothro of Manning; South Carolina Waterfowl Association, Camp Woodie  of Pinewood; George & Carole Summers of Manning; Turbeville IGA Plus, Hugh Smith of Turbeville.
  Site: FE DuBose Campus of  Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, ½ mi E on US 521, Manning, SC.
  All events included: $95/person, $165/ Couple, Early Bird Fee by 9/21/08: $85 / person ($155 / couple).


         Francis Marion Tour through Start and Stripes Events  http://www.starsandstripesevents.com
"American Revolution event Tour:  “The Swamp Fox: Francis Marion, Hero of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina.”
 Nov 4th (8 PM) through Nov 7th (5 PM). The real Francis Marion is even more exciting than the character
Walt Disney shared with us many years ago; or that Mel Gibson sought to portray in the “Patriot.”"

       6th annual Francis Marion Symposium draws national crowd
 By Cathy Gilbert  of The Manning Times 10-16-08

      Visitors from as far away as Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida and Massachusetts descended upon Clarendon County last weekend to take part in the sixth annual Francis Marion Symposium, presented by the Swamp Fox Mural Trails Society. Held at F.E. DuBose, the Symposium drew more than 150 attendees who clamored to learn more about their hero, Francis Marion and his compatriots, including Horatio Gates, Nathaniel Greene, John Rutledge and Hezekiah Maham, all names very familiar to Revolutionary War buffs.
       Friday’s presentation was supposed to include a comparison of Marion’s guerilla war tactics to methods for modern day entrepreneurs. Although the presenter had to cancel at the last minute, Symposium organizer George Summers never missed a beat and made the presentation himself. “The most important thing any businessperson can do is to set goals and plan,” Summers said. “In these scary financial times, everyone needs a contingency plan.” Summers said that like Marion, we most know what our assets are. “With a very small band of warriors, Marion was able to keep 1,500 British soldiers tied up all the time. Marion figured out that it was most important to be able to move and feed his troops. If he could do that, he could employ his famous ‘hit and run’ tactics to great success.” Operating in business today is no different, according to Summers. “Marion succeeded by making friends with the populace; that is today’s customer service. He knew how to pick his targets. That is today’s successful market analysis. He knew he had to use unconventional tactics. That is today’s creative thinking,” Summers said. The Friday session concluded with a driving tour to Ft. Watson via the Old River Road in Summerton. A reception was held at Camp Woodie after the tour.
     Saturday morning kicked off with a humorous look at lawyers in Revolutionary War time, presented by Judge Wright Turbeville. Turbeville said that lawyers were not the most popular of professionals in Colonial days. “It was then as it is now … 99 percent of lawyers give the rest of us a bad name,” Turbeville joked. Colonial lawyers were often the sons of wealthy landowners, according to Turbeville. They would be sent back to London, to the “Inns of Court,” where they would live and study by reading the law. This nearly independent study didn’t work for all that were sent, as many of the young men lacked the self-discipline to study and stay away from the nearby pubs. “John Laurens wrote home for more money; Peter Manigault wrote home for more rum,” Turbeville noted.
     Other sessions on Saturday included those by Tom Powers on Horatio Gates and Justin Liles on Nathaniel Greene. Audience members were in for a true delight as noted S.C. Historian Dr. Joseph Stukes donned the persona of John Rutledge and talked about his victories and defeats during the Revolutionary War times. “I was called upon to mitigate the battles between Francis Marion and Thomas Sumter,” Stukes said, as Rutledge. “It didn’t work.”
      Before dinner commenced, Symposium attendees were joined with a large group who had toured Pineville, the home of Hezekiah Maham. The tour was led by Dr. Warner Montgomery, who spoke to the two groups about his own personal hero, Maham.
According to Montgomery, Maham was instrumental in the construction of the tower at Fort Watson here in Clarendon County. Montgomery said that tower led to “the final extinction of the British dominion in South Carolina.”
Dinner included a fascinating presentation by Dr. Karen MacNutt, a Boston attorney who assumed the role of Mary Esther Videau Marion, Francis’ wife. Along with Dr. Christine Swager, in the role of a visiting reporter, the two women discussed Francis’ personality and life at their home in Pine Bluff.
The Symposium would not have been made possible without the generosity of its many sponsors, according to Summers.
“We owe a special debt of gratitude to the individuals and businesses that made this event possible,” he said. “We gratefully recognize the Bank of Clarendon; Jim and Nell Black; Central Carolina Technical College; Edward Jones and Randy Bradshaw; Don Ellis, CPA; Farmers Telephone Coop of Kingstree; Representative Cathy Harvin; Manning IGA and Lamar Kennedy; The Manning Times, NBSC; Prothro Chevrolet Co., Inc. and Lannes Prothro; South Carolina Waterfowl Association and Camp Woodie of Pinewood; and Turbeville IGA Plus and Hugh Smith of Turbeville.”

 General Francis Marion Memorial Day
Enacted by the state of South Carolina May 2, 2007:  
The twenty-seventh day of February of each year is designated as
'General Francis Marion Memorial Day' in honor of this South Carolina Revolutionary War hero."

Marion is even in miniature  The best one yet:  October 19-20, 2007: 5th Francis Marion Symposium, Manning, SC
 Fifth Annual Francis Marion Symposium  - 2007                                      by Chris Swager for SCAR
      The fifth Gen. Francis Marion Seminar, held on October 19 and 20, 2007 in Manning, SC, pulled off another all-star performance giving the public interesting scholarship and demonstrations. SCAR author, Scott Withrow, presented his paper on the myths and realities of Francis Marion in the 1761 Cherokee campaign which paper will be published in SCAR. The Friday program ended with information about the marsh tacky horses and included a trip to Silver Lakes Plantation to see them work.
Eric Nason, dressed in period clothing and taking on the persona of Col. Peter Horry, presented an engaging presentation on Gen. Francis Marion’s most trusted lieutenant. In addition to being a major player in the Southern Campaigns from the beginning of the war through the end, Horry became a general of the SC militia after the war, a member of the SC General Assembly, and namesake of one of South Carolina’s 46 counties. Interestingly at the end of the war, Horry was in a political controversy with his peer, Col. Hesikiah Maham. Eric later demonstrated the difference between 18th Century rifles and muskets, the British and American musket drill and some of the usage of edged weapons of the period.
Daniel J. Tortora, a Ph.D. student at Duke University, presented an excellent paper on religion in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War wherein he looked at the experiences of Anglicans, Baptists and Presbyterians. He chronicled early Patriot efforts to secure the support of Anglican clergymen and backcountry Baptists and Presbyterians. He covered the Drayton-Hart-Tennent political mission to the South Carolina backcountry that attempted to sway those residents to join in the rebellion. He traced the constitutional movement to disestablish the Anglican Church and showed how Patriots incorporated religious freedom into the 1778 state constitution. In addition, he described the wartime struggles and divisions of clergy and congregations and detailed the deprivations of South Carolina churches. Religious life was deeply shaken. At war's end, he argued, the Episcopal Church struggled, the Presbyterians slowly rebuilt and the Baptist church united and thrived under the leadership of Revs. Richard Furman and Edmund Botsford as many new churches were constituted.
      Storyteller and author Christine Swager entertained the attendees by telling about Gen. Marion’s life after the September 1781 Battle of Eutaw Springs.
Retired history professor, Joseph Taylor Stukes, gave a dramatic interpretation of SC General Assembly member, Francis Marion, and USC - Sumter history professor, Thomas Powers, replied as US Congressman Thomas Sumter. Both focused on their subject’s post-war political careers. Dr. Powers did an hour in costume as Thomas Sumter and he was magnificent! Dr. Stukes performed for an hour as Francis Marion in his old age wondering how history would record the events of the war - spellbinding. Joe and Tom did an impromptu presentation for the dinner. Marion was on his porch in 1794 when Thomas Sumter, on his way to Charleston, stopped by. The conversation was sharp with Marion prodding Sumter, giving him an opportunity to talk about the war, their mutual disappointment and disgust at the failed 1779 allied Siege of Savannah, the noted personages Sumter had met in Washington, his increasing distrust of the Federalists, and his vision for South Carolina when the canal will allow traffic by water from Charlotte to Charleston.
George Summers announced that the Harvin Foundation will donate $5,000.00 for a living history event at Bob Cooper Park in February 2008 to sponsor every third grader in Clarendon County, SC for a day visiting with colonial era gunsmiths, weavers, tanners, candlemakers, etc. This program is patterned after an Over Mountain Victory Trail event at the Mineral Museum in NC where they bus children in from as far as Charlotte for the day. Chris and Robert Swager, Carole and George Summers, Dickie and Lulie Felder, and some Jack's Creek militia reenactors attended this event in 2007 and decided they needed to provide that opportunity for their local Clarendon County, SC kids. So lots of efforts to 'push back the frontiers of ignorance' succeeded in executing this project.
 Trevor explored the tools used in the Rev. War era at the Symposium General Thomas Sumter explains his position

 Report  from the 5th Francis Marion Symposium
  October 19-20, 2007,  Central Carolina Technical College Manning, SC
  by Dr. Anthony J. Beninati, Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL
Marion will be present at the Francis Marion Symposium
     This annual event focuses on the life of General Francis Marion, better known as “The Swamp Fox”, and the role of South Carolina in the American Revolution.  
     Few scholars realize that South Carolina suffered through more battles (63 major encounters with the British and their allies) than all of the other states combined (New York followed with 11).  Once the British abandoned their “New England Strategy” to divide the Northeast following the defeat of General Burgoyne and the capture of his army at Saratoga, NY in October, 1777, few major battles occurred in the North. The last significant encounter took place at Monmouth Courthouse, NJ in 1778.
     In the following year (1779), Britain successfully launched a “Southern Campaign”, quickly taking Savannah, Georgia and then Charleston, South Carolina in 1780.  The English strategy counted on their superior naval power to bombard Southern port cities as well as the allegiance of many local Tories, Americans who sympathized with Mother England due to their trade ties and property interests.  Absent from their calculations was the cunning home-grown military prowess and anti-British fervor of Patriots such as Francis Marion, William, Horry, Thomas Sumter, and many others, especially backwoods Scots-Irish who took up arms against the invaders and their local allies. Marion would become known as "the greatest guerilla fighter of the American Revolution" during what is called the “Civil War” phase of the Revolution, an era depicted in the film The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson.                                     Photo by Barinowski

     The conference began with a warm welcome from symposium organizer George Summers, founder of the Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society.  He introduced key patrons of the conference and recommended a car tour of the Francis Marion murals on the various public buildings in Clarendon County.

     Scott Withrow (“Marion among the Cherokees: Myths and Realities”), a semi-retired educator and part-time ranger at Cowpens National Battlefield (site of a key American victory against the British in January, 1781), examined the role of Native Americans in the Revolutionary War in the Carolinas.  The war bitterly divided Native Americans across the continent as they resisted colonial intrusions into their homelands but also established close ties to Americans through trade and intermarriage.   The northern Iroquois League divided internally when all groups except the Oneida and Tuscarora supported the English, who in 1763 had issued a proclamation prohibited further colonial settlement west of the Allegheny-Appalachian range. Symposium attendees were thrilled to see and touch the Marsh Tackies When the British and their Seneca and Mohawk allies suffered defeat at Saratoga by the Patriots, the Oneida, and the Tuscarora, the Iroquois League suffered from internal disunity.  A similar situation occurred in the Carolinas as the largest groups there – especially the Cherokees – predominately attempted to remain neutral or aligned with the British but had factions that joined the Patriots.  The Sioux-speaking Catawba, traditional enemies of the Cherokee, joined with Francis Marion to fight the British, providing important service as scouts in the inland river areas (“Catawba” is often translated as “River People”).  The session thus explored the many dimensions of the difficult position of Native Americans in what became the United States.
  Photo by Westfall
     The second session on Friday afternoon focused on the role of colonial horses in the fighting of the Southern campaign. ln the session "The Marsh Tacky Horse: History on the Hoof", Ms. Jeannette Beranger, Research and Technical Programs Manager of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy(ALBC), explored the role of the once-common "Marsh Tacky" breed of horses in the American Revolution, particularly among the partisan South Carolina forces. DNA testing reveals that the Marsh Tacky is a descendant of Spanish colonial horses. By the late 1800s, Tackles likely were found as far north as MyrtleSymposium attendees at Silver Lakes  Plantation Trophy Room. Beach, SC and as far south as St. Simons Island, GA. Significantly smaller (13.5 to 15 hands high) than Arab or Quarter Horses, the five-foot tall Tackles were reliable and good-natured work horses of the Carolina colonists. Breeders consider the modern- day Tacky a steady mount ideal for the wetlands and forests of the region. They do not panic in mud and water unlike the "blood horses" that the British imported for many of their officers. While they had a bulkier body, their long yet narrow chest efficiently functioned to release heat and increased their endurance in the sultry Carolina climate. Marion and his guerrilla warriors saw this horse as providing a distinct advantage over the more skittish and less heat-tolerant mounts of the Redcoat officers.
     The evening concluded with a reception at the Silver Lakes Plantation in nearby Paxville, SC where hosts Don and Annamarie Marshall provided symposium participants with an opportunity to see the Marsh Tackies up close. Breeders Janson Cox of the Dragoon Horse Farm and David Grant, an avid horseman, hunter, and colonial era history enthusiast, demonstrated the breed’s ability to travel the backcountry and swamps of the region.        Photo by Westfall
     The Saturday session began as Erick Nason gave a "Living History" presentation on patriot Peter Horry. ln full white "home-spun cotton" militia-garb (unlike the stereotypical woolen blue and red uniforms), "Horry" related episodes in his activities along with trusted friend Francis Marion in the Revolutionary period. He reported on both the difficulties and successes of their campaigns against the British and their local Tory allies. "Horry" also Peter Horry visited the symposium to talk about Marion demonstrated the use of the colonial musket and differentiated it from the more sophisticated but less-preferred rifle as a military firearm. Likewise, his al|-leather helmet provided much more practical service (even as a bowl or water ladle) than a "tri-cornered hat"! And he confided that his problem of stuttering or "buck fever" sometimes inhibited his shouting of commands at critical times but never impeded his physical leading of men into a forward charge.
     In "The Alarm of War: Religion and the American Revolution in South Carolina, 1774-1783", Duke University doctoral candidate Daniel J. Tortora assessed how issues of faith caused rifts during the war.  The Anglican (Episcopalian) Church, the "established" official Church of England headed by the King, accounted for approximately 75% of the church membership of the Carolinas. Congregationalist Presbyterians and Baptists composed about 15% of the general population but comprised a much larger percentage of the inhabitants of the backcountry and more ardently supported the Patriot cause. Nevertheless, the official Anglican Church in the Carolinas suffered sharp division among its clergy and membership as many of them offered support for  the rebels. Resistance to the "taxes" of the official church often prodded Americans to defect to the patriot side as much as did parliamentary levies!   Photo by Westfall
     Dr. Christine R. Swager, a retired professor of education, storyteller, and author of several notable books on the American Revolution, provided a comprehensive analysis of Marion’s later activities in her presentation "Marion after Eutaw Springs", a major battle that earned a Congressional Medal for the "Swamp Fox". She recounted his struggles with subordinates and colleagues, his retirement to civilian life, his marriage in his 50s, and his success as a planter and member of the legislature prior to his death in 1795.
     Dr. Thomas Powers, Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, presented a "living history" vignette of the life of “General Thomas Sumter - the Gamecock”, a Carolina veteran of the battlefield and member of the first Congress of the United States in 1789. "Sumter" discussed his ideological struggles as an adherent of "states' rights" as they existed under the Articles of Confederation with his role as a member of the U.S. Congress under the Federalist Constitution. He also explained how this led to a rift between him, Continental General Nathaneal Greene, and Francis Marion due to conflicting lines of military authority between State of South Carolina forces and the congressional Continental Army. Sometimes derided as not being "a team player", “Sumter" argued that the "weathercock" wavering leadership of Governor John Rutledge often left him in an ambiguous military role when the Governor changed his mind about the nature of Sumter’s command of the Carolina forces.
     The personal appearance of the Swamp Fox himself, General Francis Marion, played by Dr. Joseph Taylor Stukes, retired Professor and Dean at Erskine College and Francis Marion College, touched the heartstrings of the audience. "Marion" recounted his trials and tribulations in service to the Revolution from the perspective of his retirement after the war. Proud that he followed the "rules of engagement", “Marion” noted that his men never looted and that he always observed terms of parole imposed on fellow Patriots released by the British. He fondly examined how South Carolinians rather than the Continental Army "won the war."
     The Dinner Theater opened with the talented pianist, Norvelle Walker, playing the Richardson Waltz, which is now the SC State waltz and Bea Rivers and Tommy Brown dancing the waltz.
     Following the dinner featuring dishes such as Mary Esther Videau Cordon Bleu and Spy Nancy Morgan Hart Corn Pudding, Thomas Sumter (Dr. Powers) stopped by to visit Francis Marion (Dr. Stukes). The audience was treated to a dynamic exchange as the two relived their roles in the Southern Campaign.
Sponsors 2007: 

                 Bank of Clarendon in Manning; Jim & Nell Black of Manning; Black Sheep Promotions, Stephanie & Jeffrey Black of Manning;
Citizens Bank of Turbeville; DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College of Manning; Donald L. Ellis, CPA of Manning;  FTC of Kingstree;  Manning IGA, Lamar Kennedy of Manning; Don & Anna Marie Marshall of Silver Lakes Plantation;  NBSC, Bobby Pierce of Manning;    Prothro Chevrolet Co., Inc, Lannes Prothro of Manning;  Santee Electric, Benton Blakely of Kingstree, SC; SEM Works, Jim Black of Greensboro, NC; George & Carole Summers of Manning, SC.

You missed the very best to date: “Marion and the War in South Carolina” 
 Friday, October 19, 2007
  Clarendon County Archives & History Center, Manning, has displays open to you today for their 10th Anniversary.
   2:00 PM  Registration / Sign-In / Welcome folders
   2:30 PM  Scott Withrow:  Francis Marion Among the Cherokee: Myths and Realities 
   3:30 PM  J. Beranger & Marsh Tacky owners: 
                   The Marsh Tacky Horse: History on the Hoof
   5:30 PM  Jeannette Beranger, The Marsh Tacky Owners and their horses
   Reception with the Marsh Tacky (to demonstrate their qualities for riding the backcountry and swamps 225 years ago): Silver Lakes Plantation 
 Saturday, October 20, 2007  Revised 10-20-07
    9:15 AM  Opening
    9:30 AM   Erick Nason: Peter Horry, Marion’s most trusted Confident.
  10:30 AM   Daniel J. Tortora: "The Alarm of War": Religion and
                     the American Revolution in South Carolina, 1774-1783
  11:30 AM  Peter Horry demonstrates the Manuel to Arms
  12:30 AM   Discussions and Catered Lunch
    2:00 PM  Christine Swager:  Marion after Eutaw Springs
    3:00 PM   Joe Stukes as General Francis Marion
                    T. Powers as General Thomas Sumter
    5:00 PM   Displays and Book Signings
    6:30 PM  Dinner Theater: An Evening in Revolutionary War History When Marion and Sumter Converse;
    as well as The Richardson Waltz (State Waltz of South Carolina) will be played and waltzed to.
   This was the 5th Francis Marion Symposium October 19-20, 2007
     The Marsh Tacky: South Carolina Farmer Magazine provides background about the Marsh Tacky.

      Recent DNA testing shows the marsh tacky is a descendant of Spanish colonial horses. By the late 1800s, tackies were reported to have been found in the area as far north as Myrtle Beach and as far south as St. Simons Island, Ga.

      Tackies were found all over St. Helena, Daufuskie and Hilton Head islands up through the 1950’s.  The little horses -- which stand about 5 feet tall and are known for their sure-footedness, their gentle dispositions and their ability to remain calm in the water -- were used for transporting goods, plowing and providing private transportation for children and adults. 

      Tackies more than 50 years ago were on Hilton Head Island and brought over on a ferry.  Tackies began disappearing after people stopped farming on the islands; and when the bridge to Hilton Head Island was built in the 1950s. Tackies have a good temperament, long manes, tails that drag to the ground and hips that turn straight down instead of rounded like quarter horses. Also, the horse is easy to break in for riding.

     Francis Marion’s militia probably would have ridden the marsh tacky 225 years ago and Tarleton's men did too.

  This is what you missed, and Oct 19-20, 2007 was an even better Symposium,
     4th Francis Marion Symposium October 27-28, 2006

     Francis Marion Symposium commemorates the 225th anniversary for the Rev. War campaigns in the South.
      “1781, The War Changes, Victory in the South.”
     October 27 and 28, 2006 is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in Revolutionary War History. 
Let the American Revolution come alive and be real for you as it approached its crescendo in South Carolina in 1781.  Ride where Marion rode on the Old River Road.  See the battle sites.  Make friends and meet researchers and authors as they tell and act out the extraordinary story of the Revolutionary War.  South Carolina is arguably the richest of all treasure troves of Revolutionary War History.  We are just beginning to push back the curtain and understand the magnificent courage and character of our early ancestors.  A refreshing, wonderful experience you'll treasure for a long time.

Friday, Oct 27, 2006
 
Dr Swager explains the Southern Campaign
Christine Swager: Set the Stage with the Southern Campaign









Photo by GP Summers

Vernon Tanner: The American Indian Participation  
 
Cannon Crew at the Reception
The Jack's Creek Militia and their cannon at
the Reception at Silver Lakes Plantation Trophy Room







Photo by Brian Jarvis of The Manning Times

Saturday, Oct 28, 2006
 
Pat O’Kelley: The Bridges Campaign of 1781, Watson / Marion

View of Wyboo Battle site by the lake today
Depart for tour: Notable Marion Revolutionary War Sites:
First stop: Battle of Wyboo Swamp Site
George & Patrick set the scene.






Photo by Brian Jarvis of The Manning Times

Lunch: Church of the Epiphany

Nicki Sackrison:   The Non-traditional 18th Century Woman
   
Daniel J. Bell: A Distant Memory of Heroes: Burial Sites: Hayne / Marion

Karen MacNutt:   Marion, the Man  
 
 General Marion and Oscar Reminisce  Linzy & Karen Washington              An evening in history:
  Joe T. Stukes and Linzy Washington:
  “Gen. Francis Marion and
Oscar Marion Reminisce ” 
Menu:
   Peter Horry Wild Boar Pork
   Eutaw Springs Sweet Potato
   Baby Banastre Butter Beans
   Squash Ferguson
   Green Dragoon Salad
   Sumter Biscuits 
   Pound Watson Cake
          & Wild Marion Berries
   Ox Swamp Tea,  Jack’s Creek
         Water,  Black Hole Coffee

Brian Jarvis of The Manning Times
    Inclusions: All Presentations Friday & Saturday
  - Friday: Presentations, Reception, including heavy Hors D’oeuvres  - Saturday:  Breakfast snacks
  - Saturday:  Presentations and lunch  - Saturday:  Dinner Theater
  Site Location:
Central Carolina Technical College, FE DuBose Campus, Manning, SC.
 This is on US 521, 1 mile east of I-95, exit 122. Manning, SC 29102
See Francis Marion related items for sale.
           Participate with your attendance!!
                                             Francis Marion Symposium
                                             Mr. C. Hester, Treasurer
                                             PO Box 667 
                                             Manning, SC 29102

Questions:  George Summers 803-478-2645  gcsummers@ftc-i.net
Latest Info & Details at www.francismarionsymposium.com

 You should have been here: 4th  Francis Marion Symposium  October 27-28, 2006
 This symposium celebrates the 225th anniversary of Francis Marion in the 1781 SC campaigns.
  January 25, 1781 Marion at Georgetown with Lee
  January 29, 1781 Raided Moncks Corner & Congaree
  February 27, 1781  First Battle of Fort Watson defeat of Thomas Sumter
  March 6-28, 1781 Bridges Campaign:
  Marion
at Wiboo Swamp, Mount Hope Swamp, Lower Bridge of the Black River, Snows Island and Sampit Bridge.
  April 16-23, 1781 Marion and Lee  Siege of Fort Watson, Fort fell with Maham Tower, Scot's Lake, Santee River
  May 6, 1781 Marion and Lee at Fort Motte
  May 28, 1781 Georgetown
  June 6, 1781 British evacuate Georgetown
  July 8, 1781 Moncks Corner & Orangeburg
  July 17, 1781 Marion and Lee at Quinby Bridge & Shubrick’s Plantation
  August 4, 1781 Col. Isaac Hayne is hanged in Charleston
  August 13, 1781 Marion ambushes Fraser and his Loyal SC Dragoons at Parker's Ferry Causeway
  Sept. 8, 1781 Battle of Eutaw Springs on Santee River
  Sept. 20, 1781 Port’s Ferry on Pee Dee River
  October 19, 1781 Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown
  Nov. 9, 1781 Marion learns of Cornwallis surrendered
  Nov. 10, 1781 Celebration party at John Cantey’s: “a fine party for the ladies of Santee”

Drum and Fifes at 3rd Francis Marion Symposium

Drum and fifes (Ray Moran, Garland Hart and Dan Culpepper) 
at Francis Marion Symposium were a big hit. 
Photo provided by The Item.
Videos Available: (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

  Look What You Missed     March 11-12, 2005
   3rd Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium/Swamposium
  “1780, The War is Changing, No Southern Hospitality for the British”

  225th Anniversary of SC 1780 Campaigns
  Manning/Summerton, Clarendon County, SC

   Francis Marion Symposium III Draws People from as Far Away as Massachusetts
   By Sandi Chaney, The Item

         It is often true that people who live in Paris have never been in the Eiffel Tower and New York City residents have not visited the Statue of Liberty.  Tourists and visitors, however, frequently make those two destinations their first priority.

        So it seems to be with many local residents and the Francis Marion legacy here in Clarendon County.  Many people in the county, or even in the state, do not realize the importance that Marion, also known as the Swamp Fox, had during our fight to gain our independence from England or, in the larger sense, the important role that South Carolina played during the Revolutionary War struggle. 

         The third annual Francis Marion Symposium was held March 11-12, and people came from MA, PA, NC, GA as well as from Clarendon County and all over SC, to attend the two-day event. 

         Karen MacNutt came from Massachusetts for the second year in a row to learn about Francis Marion and area history.  “I have been a big Revolutionary War fan, in particular a fan of the Southern campaign, and in particular a fan of Francis Marion for more years than I can remember,” she said, “probably from the time that Walt Disney created the “Swamp Fox” television productions with Leslie Nielsen.   But I quickly realized the man (Marion) was much more complex, much more interesting than he's ever been portrayed in fiction.   I've read a lot of biographies, and many people who were in the army during the Revolutionary War were pretty shallow.  But some are real patriots and have quite a depth.  I think Marion felt the cause passionately.”

      County newcomers Tom and Sue Czerwinski enjoyed the entire event.  Tom was particularly impressed with the quality of the presenters and the obvious, sometimes emotional, connection many of the attendees have with Francis Marion and the entire Revolutionary War experience.

      “These people (presenters) are real historians, probing primary sources of information,” said Tom, who has had a longtime professional and personal interest in military history.  “So many have gone into original journals and documents to get their information.  And the more you read, the more you understand that this is a fascinating story of very complex people, and from a military point of view, it has been underestimated and unappreciated.”

      Sue agreed, emphasizing also the eloquence of the presenters that made all their knowledge even more interesting to the audience.   And that audience, she said, was so diverse it made the event even better than she had expected.  Mark Davis, lead park ranger at the Fort Moultrie National Monument, mentioned the multi-faceted group as well, saying it was educational just to meet the various attendees with their diverse backgrounds and reasons for coming.

      Symposium organizers always hope there will be something for everyone, and they seem to have succeeded again this year.

  The musical performance by drummer Ray Moran and fifers Garland Hart and Dan Culpepper was a big hit at Friday's reception at the historic Land Law Office building.  The three gave a sample of the musical commands and camp duty tunes, like “reveille,” “assembly,” and “inspection,” that were used at that time since, as nine-year-old attendee Trevor Tollison said, “they didn't have walkie-talkies back then.”  A look around the room found many toes tapping as the trio played a concert of marches of the era. 

     Everyone enjoyed the Saturday evening dinner theater, with Dr. Joseph Stukes portraying the first governor of South Carolina, John Rutledge.“I've seen Joe several times before, portraying other people, and he's always excellent,” said organizer George Summers, “but this was absolutely the best I've ever seen him.  He crammed so much history into his presentation, and he made it enjoyable.”

       Rep. James E. Clyburn, from South Carolina's 6th District, came to the event to announce that, after three years of effort, Clarendon County has been included in a bill designed to authorize a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a Revolutionary Heritage area in South Carolina.  That bill is scheduled to come up soon for debate and possible vote.

     Many people spent time at the display table of Revolutionary War weaponry, most crafted by local residents Al Hausfeld and Dickie Felder.  The rifles, close to five feet tall and weighing more than 10 pounds, are made from beautifully grained wood and brass or silver decorative pieces.   The walls were filled with images from the South Carolina Historical Society's collection of items pertaining to Francis Marion and this area, brought to the event by Mike Coker.  There were posters, notecards, crafts, and many other items on display and available for purchase. 

      MacNutt believes there are some valuable life lessons to be learned from studying Marion's life and times – lessons that transcend the man himself.  “They had nothing, really,” she said.  “Everybody was surrendering, but he didn't do that.  He kept going, and by the force of his own character, he kept things together.  It's a lesson we can all learn, that if something is worth having, it requires you to fight hard for it.  The fact that you don't have everything you need or you don't have the best of everything just means you have to be smarter than the next guy.  And if you have that force of character, that force of will, the commitment, and a belief in something bigger than yourself, you will have the advantage.”
        “People have to have a feeling for their history or they lose it,” said MacNutt.  “They lose a sense of who they are and why they're here.”

        Tom Czerwinski calls the Revolutionary War history in this area “part of the heartstrings of South Carolina.”   This heritage is empowering, he believes, both to South Carolina's standing among the other 49 states and, on a more personal level, to South Carolinians’ pride and self-esteem.


 Trevor Tollison and the Francis Marion Symposium
By Sandi Chaney, The Item  

     One of the best things about the symposium, nine years old Trevor Tollison said, was that he learned about battle strategies Marion used. “I learned that Francis Marion would attack on three sides instead of four,” he said, “because if they attacked on four, the British would probably be more determined to fight.  And Marion didn’t have many men, which would make the greater risk, so by leaving one side open, he would actually give the enemy an opportunity to escape.”

          Trevor’s favorite part of the symposium was the film, “Chasing the Swamp Fox,” shown on Friday evening.  The film, which was created by two young filmmakers for South Carolina’s ETV, used a great deal of footage shot in Clarendon County last summer.  Fort Watson, the Richardson Cemetery, Mt. Hope Swamp, and Half Way Swamp were some of the local sites featured in the film.

          For that reason, Trevor enjoyed the bus tour, especially when they saw Half Way Swamp.   He admitted, however, that he didn’t actually see all the sites visited on the bus tour.  “The bus tour was good, but I fell asleep after lunch, after we saw the Half Way Swamp,” he said.  “The seats were so comfortable, and I ate a lot of food.”

          He also enjoyed the fife and drum performance during Friday evening’s reception at the historic Land Law Offices building.  Trevor took the opportunity to talk to drummer Ray Moran and fifers Garland Hart, and Dan Culpepper, who were delighted to have such a charming and eager young fan.

         Trevor’s third grade class, with teacher Kay Prothro, recently studied about South Carolina’s role in the Revolutionary War and Francis Marion’s importance, which sparked his interest in that part of history.   Trevor even saved his students’ weekly South Carolina newsletter on the subject because “I knew it would be important some day.” 
When his parents, Steve and Beverly Tollison, showed him the article in The Item about the symposium, he immediately asked if they could go. 

         Trevor did not attend all the presentations.  Steve, a physician with the Palmetto Women’s HealthCare, and Beverly brought him to the activities they thought he would most enjoy, such as the bus tour, the movie, and the musicians’ performance.   They did not bring him to the dinner theater on Saturday night, because he had had quite a full day already, and they did not know whether the event would be age-appropriate. 

            “I really liked the dinner and the impersonation of  (South Carolina’s first Gov. John) Rutledge,” said Beverly.  “I didn’t really know that much about him, and Dr. Stukes just brought him to life.  And the food was excellent.  I think Trevor would have enjoyed it.”
      Trevor is already making plans to attend next year, and they hope to invite some classmates and friends who he thinks would enjoy it as well. “We were very lucky to go there,” he said emphatically. 

     For a special school project assignment, Trevor is now planning to do a report on “the life of Francis Marion, or some of his battles, or maybe both,” accompanied perhaps by a model of a battle, and he’s busy researching now.  At nine years old, he is already a frequent visitor to the Harvin Clarendon Library and the Clarendon County Archives. 
Motel Accommodations from Exits on I-95 in South Carolina:

Best Value Inn - Exit 108 Summerton
803-485-2635  **($40)
Best Western Palmetto Inn – Exit 119 Manning
 803-473-4021 / 800-WESTERN **($53)
Days Inn of Summerton – Exit 108
 803-485-2865 / 800-329-7466 **($40) 
Hampton Inn - Exit 119
803-505-4801
Happy Pause Bed & Breakfast - Exit 119
     803-478-8084    www.happypause.com   **($75)
Holiday Inn Express – Exit 119 Manning
 803-473-5334 / 800-465-4329 
Knights Inn – Exit 108 Summerton
 803-485-2895  **($33)
Quality Inn - Exit 119 Manning
473-7550  **($64)
 ?www.comfortinnmanning.com
Ramada Limited – Exit 119 Manning
 803-473-5135 / 800-2RAMADA **($59)
Randolph's Landing - Exit 108
     803-478-2152 / 800-BIG-CATS
Sunset Motel - Exit 115
803-473-2561 fax 803-473-3822 **($33)
Super 8 Motel - Exit 119 Manning
     803-473-4646  **($50)
Villas at Wyboo – Exit 108
 803-478-5752 / 888-284-5527

Book your own room!
**Prices shown may be subject to change.
Questions: 5th Francis Marion Symposium
        PO Box 667
        Manning, SC 29102

803-478-2645 Or  E-mail   gcsummers@ftc-i.net 

Restaurants in Manning, Summerton & Turbeville, SC:
Arby's, Manning
Burger Chick, Manning
Burger King, Manning
Casa di Pasta, Lake Marion
Chat n’Chew, Turbeville
Chinese Buffet, Manning
Corner Diner & Grill, Manning
D & H Bar-B-Que, Manning
Eddie's Bar-B-Que, Turbeville
Georgio's Pizza & Greek
Goat Island, Lake Marion
Hardees, Manning
Huddle House, Manning  J & E's, Davis Station
Kentucky Fried Chicken, Manning

Manning Restaurant, Manning
Mariachi's, Manning
McCabe's Bar-B-Que, Manning
McDonald's, Manning
The Palms at Wyboo, Lake Marion
Pizza Hut, Manning
Randolph's, Lake Marion
Sandwiche Castle, Manning
Shoney's, Manning
Sonic's, Manning
Sub Station II, Manning
Subway, Manning
Summerton Diner, Summerton
TA Travel Center, Manning
Waffle House, Manning
Wendy's, Manning
Yucatan, Manning
Zaxby's, Manning


Names provided for your info, not endorsements.
Did you miss this?
March 11 and 12, 2005 was a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in Revolutionary War History. 
Let the American Revolution come alive and be real for you as it approached its crescendo in South Carolina in 1780.  Ride where Marion and Sumter rode on the Kings Highway.  See the battle sites. Tthe archaeological expert will talk & display the newest 2004 discoveries. Get inside the brilliant mind of SC Governor John Rutledge as he coordinated partisan bands and bonded with General Nathaniel Green.  Make friends and meet researchers and authors as they tell and act out the extraordinary story of the Revolutionary War.   South Carolina is arguably the richest of all treasure troves of Revolutionary War History.  We are just beginning to push back the curtain and understand the magnificent courage and character of our early ancestors.    A refreshing, wonderful experience you'll treasure for a long time. 
      3rd Francis Marion Symposium  March 11-12, 2005

        Frank Stovall - Musgrove's Mill: Aug 18, 1780: Elijah Clark & Isaac Shelby vs Patrick Ferguson
        Scott Withrow - Kings Mt.: Oct 7, 1780:  Maj. Patrick Ferguson meets his end 
        Reception @  Historic Land CourtYard, Manning, SC & Moran  & Fifer Culpepper - Military commands w/ music
        Val Green - Catawba Path/Lawson's in this area 
        Doug Crutchfield - Marion & his Militia
        Dr. Christine Swager - Marion Battle/ Engagement sites to be visited
      Tour  ( The sites of Sumter's home, Battle of Great Savannah, Richbourg's Mill, Jack's Creek, Ox Swamp,      
                  Richardson Cemetery, Half Way Swamp
  and others may be part of the tour.
        Steve Smith - On-going research & findings at Fort Motte
        Dinner Theater -  An evening in history with  “John Rutledge” Get inside the brilliant mind of SC Governor John Rutledge as he coordinated partisan bands and bonded with General Nathaniel Green.

   Inclusions: All Presentations - Friday – Reception, including heavy Hors D’oeuvres
        - Saturday - Breakfast snacks - Saturday - Bus tour with lunch - Saturday - Dinner Theater
  Presentations @ Days Inn, I-95, Exit 115 & US 301:  5973 Alex Harvin Hwy., Manning, SC 29102
  Meals, tour guides, lectures, displays, bus transportation, all included, 
  discounts for couples & early registrations. 
  3rd FRANCIS MARION SYMPOSIUM, March 11-12, 2005 was at the Days Inn of Manning, I-95, Exit 115 & US 301
Experts: Dr. Joe Stukes, Dr. Christine Swager, Dr. Tom Powers, Val Green (Catawba/Santee Path), Frank Stovall (Musgrove Mill), Scott Withrow (Kings Mt), Doug Crutchfield, Steve Smith (Fort Motte), Ray Moran & Fifer Dan Culpepper (Drum & fife Military commands to the troops).
The sites of Battle of Great Savannah, Richbourg's Mill, Jack's Creek, Ox Swamp, Richardson Cemetery, Half Way Swamp and others may be part of the tour. We will visit the area of Sumter's home where Marion freed the Maryland prisoners following Gates defeat at Camden.
Walk the sites where Marion was most effective in the Santee 

Some of the 1780 campaigns:
  Mar 7 – May 12, 1780:  Siege of Charleston
  August 1780:  Battle of Camden
  August 18, 1780: Battle of Musgrove Mill
  Aug 20-24, 1780:  Battle of Great Savannah or Nelson's Ferry
  Oct 7, 1780:  Battle of Kings Mt.
  Oct 25, 1780:  Battle of Tearcoat
  Nov 7-8, 1780:  Confrontation at Richbourg's Mill & Chase to Ox Swamp
  Nov 1780:  Richardson Cemetery & Tarleton
  Dec 12-17, 1780: Battle of Half Way Swamp

Look what you missed:
Francis Marion Symposium II - March 26-27, 2004
Videos or DVDs Available (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008):
Call 803-478-2645 or email: gcsummers@ftc-i.net 
Athena shows what Marion's camp could have been.
                                                   Francis Marion Symposium II General Francis Marion  Swamp Fox  American Revolutionary War 
Look what you missed:
"Marion & Light Horse Harry Lee & their Campaigns"
FMS II - 26 - 27 March 2004
Location: Central Carolina Technical College, FE DuBose Campus, Manning, SC.
 This is on US 521, 1 mile east of I-95, exit 122.

 -Presentations and a tour to the sites of Forts Watson and Motte
- Dinner theater of Marion, Lee and Motte
  Francis Marion Symposium II (March 26-27, 2004)
 "Marion & Light Horse Harry Lee & their Campaigns"
Site: Central Carolina Technical College, FE DuBose Campus, Manning, SC.
Presentations:
George Fields – Gen Marion, Fox in the Swamps & on High Grounds
Joe Stukes – Henry Laurens
Herb Puckett – Francis Marion, The Regular
Tour including Luther Wannamaker at Ft Motte
Christine Swager – Eutaw Springs
Dinner Theater: Francis Marion, Light Horse Harry Lee & Rebecca Motte
Discuss the War (Joe Stukes, Howard Burnham, Athena Westeren)
Francis Marion Symposium
PO Box 667, Manning, SC 29102
803-478-2645 / FAX: 803-478-2645
gcsummers@ftc-i.net 

Visit the Swamp Fox Murals Trail. ©2002

Gen. Francis Marion played a major role in the American Revolution.
Many of these engagements took place in the Clarendon County area.
According to Professor Henry Lumpkin about a third of all battles were fought in S.C.
and Marion had a hand in roughly a third of those. 
 During this symposium we want to explore the man, 
the tactics and the effect he had on the overall war effort.
Payment:
Make check payable to Francis Marion Symposium (non-refundable after 10/9/09)

Mail to:  Francis Marion Symposium
PO Box 667
Manning, SC 29102

Questions call   803-478-2645  or E-mail  gcsummers@ftc-i.net

Book your own room and advise motel
you are attending symposium for the special rates. 
Transportation and accommodations:  responsibility of attendee.

 Visit the Swamp Fox Murals Trail. ©2002   Turbeville, Manning, Paxville, Summerton
              Francis Marion Symposiums: I (2003), II (2004), III (2005), IV (2006), V (2007) & VI (2008): 
Videos or DVDs Available:
$15 for 1 year or 2 years for $25:

Call 803-478-2645 or email: gcsummers@ftc-i.net 

Francis Marion Symposium II: Presenters: Howard Burnham, George Fields, Herbert Puckett,
 Joe Taylor Stukes, Christine Swager, Luther Wannamaker, Athena Westeren
Santee Indian Mound and site of Ft Watson Francis Marion Symposium foxes on the set
Look what you missed: