Tracking a South Carolina Patriot: Nicholas Prince and the Revolutionary War

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Nicholas Prince was once a Revolutionary War artilleryman. There was once little remarkable about him, aside from that his experiences mirrored those of the vast majority of Patriots—young, illiterate, passionate, poor—who lived and fought all over a seminal time in American history. He traveled nearly 1,500 miles on foot or on horseback from the wilds of South Carolina to Georgia and back to his home in Horry County. He was once a raw recruit at Sullivan’s Island and a hardened Continental soldier at Savannah and Charleston. Made a prisoner of war on the fall of Charleston, he escaped to wage guerrilla warfare with Marion’s men.

His story isn’t just about war. It’s also a narrative of how the American Revolution defined his relationships right through life. The back stories are intriguing: accounts of men he fought with in the 4th South Carolina Regiment (Artillery); enduring bonds; complex circle of relatives threads; a younger wife credited with making sure his story was once told.
This can be a sceptic’s examination of the claims made by an aging ex-soldier in his Revolutionary War pension application. The book is a blend of military, historical and genealogical research, offering new details about men of the 4th South Carolina Artillery.

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