Henry William Ravenel Photo from South Caroliniana Library Henry William Ravenel thrived as gentleman planter in Pineville before the Civil War destroyed his society and his livelihood. As a scientist, he survived the Civil War and Reconstruction and made a major contribution to botany in America. He was a fourth generation Huguenot born in 1814
The engagement between British and Patriot forces was a victory for the former, but it marked a larger failure, for Gen. Augustine Prevost never did succeed in marching on Charleston,
On the morning of August 4, 1781, Colonel Isaac Hayne was led from the Exchange building through the streets of Charlestown to meet his fate at the gallows. He chose
On the morning of Aug. 4, 1781, Colonel Isaac Hayne was led from the Exchange building through the streets of Charlestown to meet his fate at the gallows. He chose