Earlier Francis Marion Symposium 2008-2012
In Clarendon County, SC
Join us for the 23rd Annual Francis Marion Symposium!
October 17-18, 2025
Explore the Rev. War Southern Campaigns and the “Times of Francis Marion, 1732-1795”
FE DuBose Campus / Central Carolina Technical College
I-95, Exit 122, US 521, CCTC, 3351 Sumter Highway, Manning, SC 29102
Past Agendas, Presenters, Sponsors
Previous events for examples of some favorite Francis Marion histories:
Earlier Francis Marion Symposium history: 2018-2022 – Link here
Earlier Francis Marion Symposium history: 2013-2017 – Link here
Earlier Francis Marion Symposium history: 2008-2012 – This page
Earlier Francis Marion Symposium history: 2003-2007 – Link here
Archives of most past Symposium, 2003-2023, Now on YouTube.
Rev. Patriots’ pension applications
Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution
Significant events in Marion’s life and our Rev. Bibliography.
"History will record his worth, and rising generations his memory, as one of the most distinguished Patriots and Heroes of the American Revolution which elevated his native Country to Honour and Independence, and secured to her the blessings of Liberty and Peace. This tribute of veneration and gratitude is erected in commemoration of the noble and disinterested virtues of the citizen and gallant exploits of the Soldier who lived without fear, and died without reproach." 33°32.339′ N, 80°26.206′ W
10th Francis Marion Symposium, 2012
Dr. Joe Stukes as Henry “Light Horse” Harry Lee, Joe concludes. (Most presenters are linked to their talk on Youtube)
Many Thanks to our Sponsors and helpers, 2012:
Bank of Clarendon, Manning; The Citizens Bank of Turbeville; The Clarendon Citizen, Manning; DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, Manning; Don Ellis, CPA, Manning; Farmers Telephone Coop, Kingstree; J and N Black, Manning; Edward Jones, R. Bradshaw, Manning; Manning Restaurant; NBSC, Manning; Prothro Chevrolet, Manning; Santee Electric Coop, Lake City; SCSSAR; G and C Summers, Manning; Turbeville IGA Plus, H. Smith; Turbeville Ruritan Club; and W and D Turbeville, Manning and the Ladies with the flowers.
Thanks to 2012 participants from:
CA, GA, MA, MD, NC, VA, WI and all over SC:
Alcolu, Blacksburg, Bluffton, Camden, Cameron, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Gable, Hilton Head, Inman, Kingstree, Little River, Lugoff, Manning, McClellanville, Moncks Corner, Moore, Myrtle Beach, Olanta, Pamlico, Pawleys Island, Pineville, Rock Hill, Seabrook, St Matthews, Summerton, Sumter, Turbeville.
Special thanks to the great presenters, many volunteers and sponsors to make this experience outstanding, and thanks to the attendees with such great enthusiasm.
Scott Aiken’s work for 10th FM Symposium:
“Times of Francis Marion, 1732-1795″
10th Francis Marion Symposium, October 12-13, 2012
Agenda: Carl Borick: SC Patriot Prisoners who Fought with Marion in the Revolutionary South, 1780–1782: “Relieve Us of This Burthen”
Dick Watkins: Land Genealogy 102: “Mounts” on the Coastal Plain: Revolutionary War-era plantations along the Congaree and Santee Rivers: with plats and maps 1750’s
Dinner Theater: David Reuwer: Myth-busting – Fact and Fiction Southern Campaign
Doug MacIntyre: The Battle of Sullivan’s Island: Thomson, Marion & Moultrie
Christine Swager: “A Vicious Militia: This is Southern Hospitality?” “How the Revolutionary War was won in the backcountry.” (Chris concludes)
Bryan Brown and Ricky Roberts: “Every Insult and Indignity: the Life, Genius and Legacy of Major Patrick Ferguson” Explore of the Rifle, the Man and the Legend with Ferguson rifle demo (Bryan and Ricky conclude with a demo)
Ken Potocki: Francis Marion and South Carolina Currency
Fort Watson model constructed and presented by expert Ricky Roberts
Scott Aiken: Marion’s Partisan Campaign – Irregular Warfare (Scott concludes.)
Karen MacNutt: “Eyes and Ears of the Army” intelligence gathering in occupied South Carolina, Marion and his Intelligence/Spy Network
Expert Panel with participants’ questions: B Brown, C Swager, T Powers, J Stukes, C Baxley
Rev Dinner Theater: Mary Alice with her lyrical harp
Joe Stukes as General Henry Lee (Joe concludes)
9th Francis Marion Symposium, October 14-15, 2011
Thanks to our supportive Sponsors and helpers, 2011:
Bank of Clarendon, Manning; The Citizens Bank of Turbeville; The Clarendon Citizen, Manning; DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, Manning; Don Ellis, CPA, Manning; Farmers Telephone Coop, Kingstree; In Honor of Nell Black, Manning; Edward Jones, R. Bradshaw, Manning; Manning IGA, L. Kennedy; Manning Restaurant; NBSC, Manning; Prothro Chevrolet, Manning; G and C Summers, Manning; Turbeville IGA Plus, H. Smith; Turbeville Ruritan Club; and W and D Turbeville, Manning and the Ladies of the Azalea Garden Club
Special thanks to the great presenters, many volunteers and sponsors to make this experience outstanding, and thanks to the attendees with such great enthusiasm.
Thanks to great 2011 Participants from:
GA, MA, MD. NC, NJ, PA, VA, WI and all over SC:
Alcolu, Bluffton, Camden, Columbia, Florence, Gable, Greer, Hartsville, Hilton Head, Kingstree, Lake City, Laurens, Lugoff, Manning, McClellanville, Moore, Myrtle Beach, Olanta, Pawleys Island, Pineville, Seneca, St. Matthews, Summerton, Turbeville
Francis Marion’s world and the Southern Campaigns
2011 Agenda: J. Queen and D. Watkins: Land Genealogy: Colonial plats and maps of 1750’s along the Santee River
B. Segars: Early Colonial/Rev. Era Churches
Dinner Theater: C. Swager: British Intentions Thwarted: How it all went wrong in SC
K. MacNutt: Francis Marion and Georgetown
Rubin: Walking On Eggshells: The delicate matter of prisoner exchange
T. Zeiss: Major Thomas Young remembers the Revolution and Fort Motte
C. Baxley: Marion and the Battle of Parker’s Ferry
D. Neilan: Marion and the Establishment of Civil Government in SC and the Jacksonboro Assembly
J. Piecuch: Marion at the Battle of Eutaw Springs
An Evening in Revolutionary War History Dinner Theater: Garland Hart and the Fife and Our Historian Joe Stukes as Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
8th Francis Marion Symposium, 2010
Francis Marion / Swamp Fox Symposium on October 15-16, 2010
“Explore General Marion and the Southern Campaigns”
Immerse yourself in Francis Marion’s world and in the significance of the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War Enthusiasts!! 2010 Agenda:
J. Parker: Parker’s Guide to the Revolutionary War in South Carolina with certain Marion sites
V. Green: Famous Indian town called Cofitachequi
P. Proctor: A Revolutionary War Backcountry Woman During the War
W. Turbeville: Christopher Gadsden
G. Poteat: Marion and his Intelligence Network – CIA
G. Summers: Swamp Fox Murals
D. Neilan: Marion letters and research
N. Davies: Much Ado About Potatoes
K. MacNutt: Marion Images, Including Family Resemblances
Rev. History Dinner Theater:
Our Favorite Historian Joe T. Stukes as Otho Williams
Special thanks to the great presenters, many volunteers and sponsors to make this experience outstanding, and thanks to the attendees with such great enthusiasm.
Francis Marion / Swamp Fox Symposium, 2010
Sponsors 2010: Bank of Clarendon, Manning; J and N Black, Manning; R. Bradshaw of Manning; Citizens Bank, Turbeville; DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, Manning; Don Ellis, CPA, Manning; Farmers Telephone Coop, Kingstree; The Clarendon Citizen; In Honor of Rep. C. Harvin, Summerton; Manning IGA, L. Kennedy; Manning Restaurant; NBSC, Manning; Prothro Chevrolet, Manning; G and C Summers, Manning; Turbeville IGA Plus, H. Smith; Turbeville Ruritan Club; W and D Turbeville, Manning.
2010 Participants from: DC, MA, MD. NC, PA, VA, WI and all over SC:
Alcolu, Blair, Columbia, Elloree, Florence, Gable, Hartsville, Kingstree, Laurens, Lexington, Lugoff, Manning, McClellanville, Moncks Corner, Moore, Patrick, Pineville, Rock Hill, St Matthews, Summerton, Sumter, Turbeville
7th Francis Marion Symposium, 2009
7th Francis Marion / Swamp Fox Symposium on October 16-17, 2009
2009 Agenda: (Most presenters below are linked to their presentations on Youtube:)
C. Swager: Francis Marion: Stranger Than Fiction
W. Turbeville: John Laurens: The Real Revolutionary
Tour & Dinner at Midway Presbyterian Church, New Zion
G. Summers: Marion’s Bridges Campaign, Escalating Tactics
T. Powers: Marion and His Commanders
W. Graves: Rev. War Pensions Applications and Research
K. MacNutt: Gen. and Mrs. Marion, Families of the Revolution (Part B: Karen concludes)
D. Neilan: The Crisis of Command in the Southern Department and Marion correspondence
D. Sherrill: Dr. Benjamin Franklin’s historical presentation: Politics of War
Rev. Dinner Theater:
Thank you committed Sponsors for 2009:
Bank of Clarendon, Manning; J and N Black, Manning; DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College, Manning; Don Ellis, CPA, Manning; Elliott’s Landing, Pinewood; Farmers Telephone Coop, Kingstree; Representative Cathy Harvin, Summerton; The Manning Times; Manning IGA, Lamar Kennedy; Midway Presbyterian Church, New Zion; NBSC, Manning; Prothro Chevrolet, Manning; G and C Summers, Manning; The Tearcoat Framery, Manning; Turbeville IGA Plus, H. Smith; Turbeville Ruritan Club; and W and D Turbeville, Manning.
Special thanks to the great presenters, many volunteers and sponsors to make this experience outstanding, and thanks to the attendees with such great enthusiasm.
Revolutionary War Enthusiasts!! Francis Marion, the Southern Campaigns of the Revolutionary War
2009, The participating visitors come from CA, FL, MA, NC, PA, VA, WI and all over SC:
Bonneau, Columbia, Florence, Gable, Greer, Hartsville, Huger, Lugoff, Manning, Moncks Corner, Moore, Myrtle Beach, New Zion, Nichols, Pawleys Island, Pineville, Pinewood, Seneca, St. Matthews, Summerton, Summerville, Sumter, Turbeville,
6th Francis Marion Symposium, 2008
October 10-11, 2008 “Exploring the Southern Campaigns with Marion and His Contemporaries” Most presenters below are linked to their presentations on Youtube.
Agenda: C. Swager: Significance of Marion in the eventual defeat of Cornwallis
Continue on Part 2, Christine Swager’s Marion.
G. Summers: An Entrepreneur: Francis Marion lessons in a modern economy
Continue on Part 2, George Summers on Marion
Tour Old River Road, Halfway Swamp, Richardson Cemetery, Reception, Indian Artifacts exhibition and Reception
W Turbeville: Lawyers and the Revolution
T. Powers: Horatio Gates
J. Liles: Nathanael Greene
S. Bell: The S.C. Militia: From Victory to Defeat and Defeat to Victory
J. Stukes portrays John Rutledge
W. Montgomery: Col. Hezekiah Maham: Patriot, Frontier Soldier, Engineer
Rev. Dinner Theater: Mary Esther Videau (Mrs. General Marion) at Pond Bluff by K. MacNutt and Visitor by C. Swager
Revolutionary War Enthusiasts!! Francis Marion, the Southern Campaigns of the Revolutionary War
Special thanks to the great presenters, many volunteers and sponsors to make this experience outstanding, and thanks to the attendees with such enthusiasm.
Thank you committed Sponsors for 2008: Bank of Clarendon of Manning; Jim and Nell Black of Manning, DuBose Campus, Central Carolina Technical College of Manning; Edward Jones, Randy Bradshaw of Manning; Don Ellis, CPA of Manning; FTC – Farmers Telephone Coop of Kingstree; Representative Cathy Harvin of Summerton, Manning IGA, Lamar Kennedy of Manning; The Manning Times, NBSC of Manning, Prothro Chevrolet Co., Inc, Lannes Prothro of Manning; South Carolina Waterfowl Association, Camp Woodie of Pinewood; George and Carole Summers of Manning; Turbeville IGA Plus, Hugh Smith of Turbeville.
Thank you 2008 Participants from FL, MA, MI, PA, VA, WI, and all over SC: Alcolu, Cameron, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville, Hemingway, Johnsonville, Lake City, Laurens, Lexington, Manning, Moore, Murrells Inlet, Pinewood, Salem, St. Matthews, Summerton, Sumter, Turbeville.
Tributes to Francis Marion on-line:
Karen MacNutt reminds us: Why we admire General Francis Marion at his tomb
Professor Joe Stukes recounts: A brief Francis Marion history
Professor Joe Stukes recounts: A horse for Francis Marion
Francis Marion Foils the British By Jefferson M. Gray
