Letters from SC Revolutionary War general publicly released for first time [Video]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – The South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust has released the first volume of the Francis Marion Papers which it believes has the potential to reshape the public’s understanding of one of the American Revolution’s most heroic figures.

The Francis Marion Papers includes, among over 600 historical documents, letters written to and from General Francis Marion otherwise known as Swamp Fox. The nickname came about as a result of his elusive guerrilla warfare tactics against British forces.

The trust said that the general’s legacy has previously only been shaped by secondhand accounts and folklore. These new documents will provide the opportunity to gain firsthand insights into his thoughts.

Rick Wise, director of SCBPT, said, “This project is rewriting history. A lot of historians and biographers have gotten Marion wrong in some …