Camden Campaign Symposium: Gen. Gates Panelist Biographies

Thomas L. Powers, PhD
-Professor of History, University of South Carolina at Sumter
-B.A., University of Richmond, 1969
-Ph.D. University of Georgia, 1978

Rory T. Cornish, PhD
-Professor of History, Winthrop University
-Graduate of the University of East Anglia, Davidson College and University College, London
-Chair of the History Department at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina
-Colonial and American Revolutionary historian, born in London.
Contributor to:-
- The New Dictionary of National Biography, 55 Vols., B. Harrison and H. C. G. Matthew, F.B.A., (eds), Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2004.
- International Encyclopedia of Military History, 2 Vols., James Bradford (ed.)
- The Louisiana Purchase. A Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, Junius Rodriguez (ed.), (ABC-CLIO, 2002).
-"Presidents, Politics and Power". A series of six public lectures, Monroe, Louisiana, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, Spring 2002.
-"Scots-Irish, Scotch-Irish or Just Plain Irish? A Confusion of Voices regarding the Irish Contribution to Ante-Bellum American Society Reconsidered." The Annual E. J. Whipple Lecture in American History, Williamette University, Salem, Oregon, October 1999.
-George Grenville, 1717-1770: A Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 1992)

John Robertson
- Retired 5 years ago from industrial engineering, cost accounting, quality control and consulting in systems analysis and simplification. Former Certified Quality Engineer.
- Serious amateur Revolutionary War historian and cartographer. A non-professional history enthusiast.
- Editor and librarian of the worksite for the History Committee of the Battle of Camden Project, http://battleofcamden.org arguably the most thoroughly documented website for any battle in any war.
- Editor of the website "Links Related to the Southern Campaign" http://jrshelby.com/sc-links/
- Editor of the original "inDepth" website for Cowpens National Battlefield, now maintained by others.
- Prepared maps for two books by Dr. Christine Swager, one for Dr. Bobby Moss and a fictional work by Suzanne Williams.
- Personal mapping project includes plotting locations (pinpoint to conjectural) for 2700 Revolutionary War battles/skirmishes on all continents except Antarctica and Australia. Avid gps-user, including use of moving map with 1820 Mills Atlas maps, and on-site visits to numerous sites.
- Part-time employee at Cowpens National Battlefield, with emphasis on books, interpretation, and guided tours of the battlefield.
- Professional guide for Cowpens and upstate South Carolina to individuals and groups (including military).

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