Historyman

Historyman presents the second of a two part series with Dallas Reese and his research on Lieutenant Colonel James Steen.  Steen was at some of the most pivotol battles during the Revolutionary War in South Carolina.  He is memorialized in numerous diaries and reports for leading men into battle for the Patriot Cause.  A controversy arises in the historical record when Reese finds Steen memorialized on the plaque of ...

Historyman presents the first of a two part series with Dallas Reese and his research on Lieutenant Colonel James Steen.  Steen was at some of the most pivotol battles during the Revolutionary War in South Carolina.  He is memorialized in numerous diaries and reports for leading men into battle for the Patriot Cause.  A controversy arises in the historical record when Reese finds Steen memorialized on the plaque of t...

Historyman presents Dr. Andrew Waters and The Race to the River Dan.  In his new book Dr. Waters details how General Daniel Morgan retreats from Cowpens with British prisoners and links up with American General Greene in North Carolina.  Greene uses his understanding of the North Carolina river systems to outfox General Cornwallis and make it across the Dan River and into Virginia.  This feat was acomplished over sev...

Historyman presents Harold Gonzales and the South Carolina Navy's cooperation with the Spanish during the American Revolutionary War.  This little known chapter of the Revolutionary War illustrates the reach of Patriotic fervor onto the high seas.  In this story we find financed ships, Spanish agreements, naval campaigns, surrendering British carribean outposts, and repossesed vessels.  Freedom Reigns in this episode...

Historyman presents Harold Gonzales and the South Carolina Navy's cooperation with the Spanish during the American Revolutionary War.  This little known chapter of the Revolutionary War illustrates the reach of Patriotic fervor onto the high seas.  In this story we find financed ships, Spanish agreements, naval campaigns, surrendering British carribean outposts, and repossesed vessels.  Freedom Reigns in this episode...

Historyman presents the Fort Gower Resolves with Tom O'Grady.  Tom O'Grady gives us insight into Lord Dunmore's War and the Gower Resolves.  These Resolves predated the Declaration of Independence by a year and a half.  They are part of a series of Associational Documents coming out of the colonies from every-day men at the time.  Many of the fighters in Dunmore's War were prominent Patriots of the American Revo...

Historyman presents retired Lieutenant Colonel ML Cavanaugh and his new book, Who Wins Wars.  An award-winning Army Strategist and top West Point professor, LTC Cavanaugh compares opposing generals to discover the key points that make some great.  Walk in the footsteps of General Washington's decisive moments that make him so revered and honored today.  Freedom Reigns at the Historymanpodcast.com.

https://www.simona...

Historyman presents author James Giesler and his new book Francisco De Saavedra’s American Revolutionary War: The Spanish Contribution to the Battle of Yorktown. The Spanish played an extrememly important role in the final phases of the American Revolutionary War.  Had it not been for their timely financial support, the French navy may not have sailed to the Chesapeake Bay.  Using research found in the archives...

Historyman presents Tommy Dew and the Tommy Dew Walking Tours out of Charleston, SC.  Tommy is the caretaker of stories out of old Charleston and gives us a sneak peak at some things one might find on his walking tours.  Charleston, known affectionatley as the "Holy City", is steeped in New World history. In this epsiode Tommy talks about Christopher Gadsden, Bishop Robert Smith, and other American Revolutionary War stori...

Historyman presents historian and reenactor Robert Ryals as he gives a lecture on Reverend Martin of South Carolina's backcountry during the American Revolutionary War.  Lecturing at the Native American Studies Center at the University of South Carolina-Lancaster, Ryals impersonates the Reverend Martin and creates a unique teaching style that is both informative and entertaining.  Learn about the Scots-Irish, the Covenent...