Brewing on Books: Nathanael Greene in South Carolina

4831 O'Hear Avenue,North Charleston SC 29405

13 April, 2022

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Author Leigh M. Moring joins us to discuss the unexpected history of Revolutionary War South Carolina Join us for a community discussion held on the Common Ground with Commonhouse Aleworks as part of our event series, Brewing on Books: A Community Book Club. This series focuses on local topics of interest for community members. For our April meeting, author Leigh Moring joins us to reveal the forgotten story of General Nathanael Greene and the liberation of the Lowcountry at the end of the American Revolution. Specials from Commonhouse forthcoming! Cheers! Books are available from Itinerant Literate:Nathanael Greene in South Carolina: https://bit.ly/3wBx7Bk About the BookIn December 1780, former Quaker turned general Nathanael Greene took command of the entire Southern Department. He reported only to George Washington himself. Leadership of the southern states to that point in the American Revolution had failed, as the British held all major southern cities, including the important port city of Charleston. Greene faced the British in several key battles in South Carolina in 1781 and ultimately was able to rid the state of the British and free Charleston, but not until 1782, long after the victory at Yorktown. Join author and historian Leigh Moring as she tells the forgotten story of General Nathanael Greene and the liberation of the Lowcountry at the end of the American Revolution. About the AuthorLeigh Moring is the education coordinator for Historic Charleston Foundation, where she manages K-12 educational programming in historic house museums. She attended Clemson University and received her bachelor of arts in history with a concentration in museum studies. Moring went on to pursue her master of arts degree in history from the College of Charleston and The Citadel and graduated in May 2015.