April 14, 2008 Southern War for Independence Tour

Hosted and guided by Col. Jack Matthews, USMC, (Ret.), PhD.

See below for trip itinerary

Dr. Jack Matthews, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Marine Corps University
Licensed Guide
Saratoga National Park
Adjunct Faculty Saratoga National Park
Adjunct Faculty Minuteman National Park

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR TOUR: SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN
2008 SPRING
ITINERARY
Day One/ Monday, 14 April 2008.
Arrive Charleston, S.C. Private motorcoach to hotel; Charleston, S.C.
Welcome Reception (Wine, Cheese, Fruit) @ The Historic John Rutledge House Inn; Evening Free.
Day Two/ Tuesday, 15 April.
Ante-bellum Charleston Carriage Ride/Tour. Lunch @ Magnolia’s. Tour Magnolia Plantation. Evening Free.
Day Three/Wednesday, 16 April.
Visit Ft. Moultrie Box Lunch from Groucho’s Deli. Visit Drayton Hall, Francis Marion Park. Gourmet Dinner @
McCrady’s; Charleston, S.C.
Day Four/Thursday, 17 April.
Day and Evening Free in Charleston -
Optional: Golf or Spa @ Kiawah Island ( Ocean or Turtle Point Course/Sanctuary Spa).
Optional: Boat trip to Ft. Sumter. (Tour Guide: Captain Matthew Kitilek)
Day Five/Friday, 18 April.
Private motorcoach (2hrs. 30min.) to Camden, S.C. Tour site of the Battle of Camden and Historic Camden;
Lunch @ Old South Restaurant, Camden, S.C. Private motorcoach to Omni Hotel, Charlotte, N.C.; Evening Free.
Day Six/Saturday, 19 April.
Tour the Battlesites of Kings Mountain and Cowpens; Box Lunch from Omni Hotel. Evening Free.
Day Seven/Sunday 20 April.
Tour Guilford Courthouse Battlefield. Private motorcoach (97 miles) to O’Henry Hotel, Greensboro, NC. Lunch
on own. Afternoon Free (Optional Golf or Spa). Gourmet Dinner in the Green Valley Grill @ the O'Henry Hotel.
Day Eight/Monday, 21 April.
Tour Tannanbaum Park. Box Lunch from Jason’s Deli @ Caldwell Mansion. Lecture @ O’Henry’s. Evening Free.
Day Nine/Tuesday, 22 April.
Private motorcoach (5hrs. 30mins.) to Jamestown, Va. Box Lunch from O’Henry’s enroute. Visit Colonial
Jamestown. Travel by private motorcoach to The Woodlands Hotel and Suites in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.
Gourmet Dinner @ Christiana Campbell’s, with a Round of Champagne Toasts to Our Founding Fathers.
Day Ten/Wednesday, 23 April.
Key Revolutionary Williamsburg Sites & Yorktown Visitors’ Ctr. Lunch @ Riverwalk Restaurant on the York
River. Tour Yorktown Battlefield. Farewell Cocktail Party @ FourStar General James Mattis’ Historic Home, the
Virginia House; Norfolk Naval Station, Va. General Mattis is currently Commander, Joint Forces Command
(JFCOM) and the Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation (ACT) in NATO.
Day Eleven/Thursday, 24 April.
Private motorcoach to Richmond, Virginia Airport. Flight out.
TOUR ALSO INCLUDES DAILY BREAKFAST; PERSONAL HISTORIAL GUIDE (DR. BLACK JACK MATTHEWS**)
THROUGHOUT TRIP; ALL FEES; PRIVATE MOTORCOACH THROUGHOUT; BAGGAGE HANDLING
** “Black Jack” Matthews, a retired Marine Corps Officer and twice wounded in Vietnam, holds
a PhD in American Studies from Washington State University. Jack is a charismatic and
fascinating story teller who brings our heroes to life. Professor Emeritus, Marine Corps
University, he is our nation’s first licensed historic tour guide for Saratoga National Battlefield
and is an adjunct faculty member for Saratoga, Lexington & Concord Battlefields.
Optional: Extend your Personal Tour in Charleston, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Washington, DC, etc.