Friday, April 8, 2005 at the historic Robert Mills Court House 734 S. Broad Street, Camden, SC
Noon - 1:00 pm Registration at the Robert Mills Court House, Camden, SC
1:00 – 1:15 pm Opening Remarks – Welcome & Introduction – Joanna and Charles
1:15 – 1:45 pm Presentation: Thomas Sumter until May 1780 – Dr. Dan L. Morrill, UNC Charlotte, and Professor of History
1:45 – 1:55 pm Questions & Answers
1:55 – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 – 2:45 pm Presentation: Gen. Sumter in Command: 1780 – 1781 – Dr. Thomas L. Powers, USC Professor of History
2:45 – 2:55 pm Questions & Answers
2:55 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 3:45 pm Presentation: 1782 until Gen. Sumter’s death – Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr., Esq. author
3:45 – 3:55 pm Questions & Answers
3:55 – 4:15 pm Break
4:15 – 5:00 pm panel discussion by presenters moderated by Dr. Jeff W. Dennis, Professor of History, Morehead State University, Kentucky
5:00 – 5:05 pm Closing remarks and directions - Joanna
5:05 pm Tour of Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site.

Friday Evening
7:00 – 9:00 pm Welcome Reception and Groaning Board at Col. Joseph Kershaw’s House at Historic Camden Revolutionary War site.

Saturday, April 9, 2005 – Gen. Sumter in Command - 1780 - Battlefield Tours
8:00 am - Depart Historic Camden parking lot on Tour Bus
8:40 – 9:20 am Stop 1 - The Battles at Hanging Rock, near Heath Springs, SC with Kip Carter
9:20 – 9:40 am Morning Coffee Break
10:10 am Drive by - The Battle of Fishing Creek, Great Falls, SC
10:20 –11:00 am Stop 2 - The Militias' Attack on Rocky Mount, Great Falls, SC
11:45 –12:45 pm Lunch Break – Chester, SC – lunch included
1:00 – 1:45 pm Stop 3 – Tour and on-site presentation on the Battle of Fish Dam Ford, near Carlisle, SC by Wayne Roberts, SCDOT archaeologist
2:30-2:45 pm Break at new Union Museum, Union, SC – Dr. Allan Charles
3:00 – 4:30 pm Stop 4 - The Battle of Blackstock’s Plantation, Cross Anchor, SC – Dr. Allan Charles, Professor of History, University of South Carolina - Union
5:00 pm Break at I-26 rest area
6:00 pm Arrive at Historic Camden

7:00 pm Saturday Evening, Dinner and Theatrical Presentation by Howard Burnham (Included) - Joseph Kershaw House

Sunday, April 10, 2005 – Gen. Sumter in Command – 1781 - Battlefield Tours
8:00 am Revolutionary War Chapel Services – Historic Camden
8:15 am Depart Historic Camden parking lot on Tour Bus
8:45 – 9:10 am Stop 1 - Gen. Sumter’s Tomb and final home site, Stateburg, SC
10:00 am Morning Break
11:00 -11:45 am Stop 2+3 – Biggin Bridge & Church & Wadboo Bridge, Moncks Corner, SC
12:00 –1:00 pm Lunch (included) – Mepkin Abbey and President Henry Laurens’ grave
1:20 – 2:10 pm Stop 4+5 – Battle of Quinby Bridge/Shubrick’s Plantation, Huger, SC
2:30 - 2:45pm Afternoon Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm Stop 6 - Tour and reception at Sumter Museum, Sumter, SC
5:30 pm Arrive at Historic Camden

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