5-Minute History from Local Life Magazine
Articles written by Richard Thomes
Hero of Two Worlds
How Lafayette Helped Secure American Freedom
The Lowcountry Bloody Feud
A Year of Vengeance, Betrayal & Violent Skirmishes South of the Broad
The Death of James Doharty
Murder of Military Strike? Two Versions of a Brutal Clash
A Patriots Vow
When James Doharty was Killed in 1781, John Leaycraft Swore Revenge
Retribution on the River
How a Loyalist Raid Set Fire to Hilton Head Island
The Philippa Affair
How a 1775 Standoff Near Daufuskie Island Helped Fuel a Revolution
The Last Shot
How a Bitter Feud Between Patriots & Loyalists Dragged on Long After the War
Turning Tides
The 1779 British Invasion That Sparked South Carolina's 1st Patriot Land Victory
The Battle of Port Royal Island
When the Revolution Came to Beaufort's Doorstep
Gunpowder Rice & Fire Ships
Naval Clashes in the Beaufort District Brought the Revolution to the Lowcountry
Patriots & Tyrants
The South Carolina Figures & Events That Inspired "The Patriot"
The Battle of Sullivan's Island
How a Palmetto-Log Fort Turned Back the British & Helped Spark Independence
Sacred Ground
The Layered History of Old Sheldon Church & the Generations Shaped By It
When Charleston Fell
A Devastating British Victory in 1780 Became A Turning Point
The Fall of Fort Balfour
How an Audacious 1781 Raid Helped Turn the Tide of the Revolutionary War