A series of biographies of men and women from South Carolina whose heroic contributions to the American Revolution were individually unique and helpful in fighting off the British during the War of Independence. These volumes spotlight Patriots whose valiant efforts helped defeat the enemy in our country's struggle for self-government. Offering concise, reliable information, the series celebrates the ordinary individuals whose courage and conviction serve as impressionable examples.In 1781 General Nathanael Greene, commander of the Continental Army in the South, needed to get a message to General Thomas Sumter. As the British army lay between Greene's and Sumter's camps, Emily Geiger rode through the dangerous enemy territory to deliver the message. She was captured and thought a spy, but found her way out of her predicament and quickly made her way to Sumter to deliver the message.