Civil War in the South Carolina Lowcountry

Retired museum director Ron Roth curated an exhibition on the history of the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery for the Historic Beaufort Foundation in Beaufort, South Carolina. He was a featured speaker on the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery at the 2017 Annual Civil War Symposium of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and was a seasonal historian and licensed guide for the Gettysburg National Military Park.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePrologue: “It was a jolly time and we were young” One. “The finest product of Southern civilization” Two. “What do I think ob slavery? Murdering of de people”Three. “He die but he die for doin’ de right”Four. “We can make one long, last, desperate struggle, for our rights and honor”Five. “The dissolution of the Union is the next step in the path of our glory”Six. “A grand show of war” Seven. “The Mosby of the Islands” Eight. “The bullets were like hail” Nine. “Ours is the gentlemanly company”Ten. A Glimpse of Total War: The Burning of Bluffton Eleven. “Freedom is sweeter than life” Twelve. “Never have I seen such terrible havoc”Thirteen. “It is now a question of very few days”Epilogue: “Everything was going to confusion and ruin” Appendix I: Rosters Appendix II: Two Addresses Chapter Notes BibliographyIndex

“Well illustrated, and the battle maps depicting the BVA’s position in each major action exhibit fine detail…worthy of recommendation as a useful contribution to the study of nineteenth-century Beaufort District society and Civil War history”—Civil War Books and Authors