Rangers William and Adrian are joined by Ranger Walt Young from Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park to discuss the 1776 Battle of Fort Sullivan, also known as the Defense of Sullivan's Island. This Patriot victory was the first time the British navy had been defeated by the Americans and would give birth not only to some South Carolina iconography, but a special holiday known as "Carolina Day."
Southern War is a podcast dedicated to sharing well-known, and not-so-well-known, stories from the American Revolution in the American South. Through a series of interviews with professional historians, Park Rangers, and researchers we discuss different events, people, and places that makes this part of the American Revolution unique and fascinating.