such a man was nathanael greene. e called upon hamilton to act a part of the most splendid theater. of all washington's lieutenants, greene was the only one who possessed a skill, the judgment and the character, to undergo the extreme vicissitudes of the southern campaign and emerged triumphant. plucked from the provincial neighborhood. he rests now in the pantheon of heroes of the revolution. and a founder of a new nation. thank you, so much for listening. thank you. >> questions? do you have a microphone to ask them? yes sir. >> with regard to mel gibson's movie the pager, disregarding the story you know the history of fiction, such as the atmosphere of the civil war, do you think that's a good portrayal a good understanding what it was like? >> yeah. i thought it was a terrible movie. i was told the producer of that movie, gave gibson a copy of my first book. i don't think anybody read it. yes sir. >> could you comment on bannister carlton? >> yes. charleston and think anybody mentioned it in this book, he was prom

instead,t in charge his general nathanael greene. and he isrhode island what we call a fighting quaker, quakers are usually pacifist, but he was very much in favor of an offensive war. he's a chief general in the southern campaign. frontier, very much dictated by partisan fighting. necessarily the british but this is where you get mel gibson in the patriot. fighting and his guerrilla styles. it makes it very difficult to know who is who. it also leads to-degrees of atrocity in cases where you have brutal reprisals of loyalist and patriots. in one case, you have one commander who is in this and news reaches nathanael greene of potential violations. and he is denouncing this is notly, saying this the work we are fighting, we are fighting a war with principles. a war that shows we are behaving better. we have the british do not. the proper treatment of prisoners and civilians. known, thisbe individual is a british officer. you may know him, he's also in harry potter. not alan rickman. jason isaias. he also gets a start, just to show how

the book the road to charleston nathanael greene and the american revolution describes how general greene reversed a series of losses and eventually defeated the british in the southern theater of the war for independence. next, author and historian john buchanan, discusses his new book the american revolution institute, of the society of cincinnati, in washington dc. >> good evening, well, i am kelsey atwood, public program manager american revolution institute of the society of cincinnati i'm delighted to welcome you to anderson house.

. >>> the book, the road to charleston: nathanael greene of the american revolution, describes our general grain reversed a series of losses. and eventually defeated the british in the southern theater of the war for independence. next, author and historian john buchanan discusses his new look at the american revolution institute of the society of the cincinnati and washington dc. >>> good evening and welcome. i am kelsey atwood, tort and public program manager for the american manager institute of the society of cincinnati. my at -- i am

nathanael greene's southern campaign was the most difficult of the war. with supply lines stretching hundreds of miles northward, it reveals much about the crucial military art of provision and transport. insufficient manpower, a constant problem, greene attempted to incorporate black regiments into his army. plan angrily rejected by the south carolina legislature. of blood a civil war between rebels and tories was wreaking havoc on the south. forcing green to address vigilante terror and restore civilian government. correspondence between greene and thomas jefferson during the campaign shows green was also bedeviled by conflicts between war and the rights of people, and the question of how to -- under which a free society wages war. when the british finally evacuated charleston in december 1782, greene and his ragged, malaria stricken faithful continental army entered the city in triumph. marking the end of one of the most punishing campaigns of the revolution, as well as one of its greatest victories. >> let me tell you about a speakers this evening. joh