AR-SP46 The Revolution in South Carolina, with Carl Borick

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

Education, History

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Carl Borick, Director of the University of Charleston Museum in South Carolina joined us for a discussion of South Carolina's role in the Revolutionary War. We covered the British attack on Fort Sullivan in 1776, Charleston's stand of in 1779, the British Siege of Charleston in 1780, and the events following the Siege. The Charleston Museum has a special exhibit called Ringleaders of Rebellion: Charleston in Revolt, 1775-1783. You can get more details here: https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/exhibits/upcoming/68/ringleaders-of-rebellion Mr. Borick also has thee books about the War: A Gallant Defense: The Siege of Charleston, 1780 Relieve Us of This Burthen: American Prisoners of War in the Revolutionary South, 1780-1782 Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence (pre-order, release on March 24, 2026) To see upcoming roundtable events, or listen to past recordings, go to AmRevRT.org To participate live in future Zoom events, be sure to join as a member on Patreon, or sign up for my mailing list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.7	Hello, and thank you for joining this special edition of the American Revolution.
0:58.7	Our guest on our round table this month was Carl Borek, who is director of the Charleston Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.
1:04.0	Borick is also the author of three books about South Carolina's role in the Revolution.
1:13.2	These books are A Gallant Defense, The Siege of Charleston in 1780, Relieves of This Burden, American Prisoners of War in the Revolutionary South, 1780 to 1782, and his upcoming book, Backcountry Resistance,
1:21.3	South Carolina's militia, and the fight for American Independence. Mr. Bork joined our roundtable earlier this month
1:29.0	to discuss South Carolina's role in the American Revolution. Welcome everybody to the American
1:37.0	Revolution Roundtable for the American Revolution podcast. We're joined tonight by Carl Bork,
1:42.4	who is the director of the Charleston Museum in Charleston, South Carolina.
1:47.0	He's also the author of several books, one on the siege of Charleston, another on prisoners of the American Revolution, and a new book that's coming out soon on the resistance, I guess, after Charleston.
1:59.7	Is that correct? That's correct.
2:01.6	Carl, welcome to the American Revolution podcast.
2:04.6	We're happy to have you here.
2:06.6	Our topic for tonight is generally South Carolina's role in the American Revolution.
2:11.6	So welcome to the podcast.
2:12.6	Thank you for having me, Mike.
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