Lecture Series 9.2 – “The American Revolution in Beaufort District” with Neil Baxley

Historian Neil Baxley will provide an overview of military actions taken by the British, Loyalist, and American forces in the Beaufort District during the Revolutionary War. Learn about the battles of Port Royal, Coosawhatchie, and Fort Balfour. Understand why the American Revolution is sometimes called “Beaufort District’s First Civil War.” 

This program is lecture 2 of Season 9 of the joint Beaufort History Museum-Beaufort County Library series that is coordinated by the Beaufort District Collection.

Free to the public! First come; first seated. Doors open 1:30 PM.

About the Speaker: 

Neil Baxley is a repeat presenter for the Library on the topics of military and law enforcement history and ways to prepare for hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, etc. A native of North Carolina, Neil Baxley spent 4 years in the Marine Corps before joining the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office more than 40 years ago.  In 2013, Col. Baxley was put in charge of Beaufort County’s Emergency Management Division.  In his spare time, he studies and writes history. He’s given presentations at the South Carolina Archives and at area museums and libraries. He’s authored two Confederate regimental history books, Walk in the Light: The Journey of the 10th and 19th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (2013) and No Prouder Fate: The Story of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (2009), and the foreword to Confederate General Stephen Elliott: Beaufort Legend, Charleston Hero by D. Michael Thomas (2020).