By Michael Burgess Photo Caption The Battle of Kings Mountain. Artwork by Don Troiani 2006. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE "Our cause is noble. It is the cause of mankind, and danger to it springs from ourselves."— George Washington, March 31, 1779 The fireworks have faded. The cookouts are over. As the nation moves beyond the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, many Americans will naturally return to their everyday routines. Yet doing so too...

Chloe Tonney and Kathleen Buckley, both of the Rebecca Motte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, stand with Paul O’Brien, who is portraying George Washington, during a Carolina Day luncheon at the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon on June 27. PHOTO BY JAMES DELO As readers know, the Lowcountry did an incredible job of coming together to celebrate Carolina Day last weekend. The church service at St. Michael’s was packed; the sidewalks along Meeting Street were full of thousands...

By Peg Eastman 07 Eastman Photo Credit PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS This is a continuation of the backstory that is seldom included in the local retelling of the defeat of the mighty British Armada, sent by King George III to capture Charles Town and the Carolinas, which commenced on June 28, 1776. As a colonel of the Second South Carolina Regiment, William Moultrie received this message on November 9, 1775: “By Order of Congress to Col. William Moultrie, or to the commanding...