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A statue of William Moultrie stands in White Point Garden in Charleston, South Carolina.. William Moultrie was born in Charles Town in the Province of South Carolina.His parents were the Scottish physician Dr. John Moultrie and Lucretia Cooper, and he acquired a slave plantation, enslaving over 200 African Americans.
The William Moultrie statue is a monumental statue in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Located in White Point Garden , the statue was unveiled in 2007 and honors William Moultrie , a general in the American Revolutionary War .
Major General Benjamin Lincoln, the American commander in the south, sent South Carolina Brigadier General William Moultrie from Purrysburg, South Carolina with a mixed force composed mainly of militia, but with a few Continental Army men, to meet the British advance. The battle was inconclusive, but the British withdrew first and suffered ...
There’s more history behind South Carolina’s nickname, The Palmetto State, than you may realize. ... Colonel William Moultrie, had then sent a boat to inform the residents of the good news ...
Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, formerly named Fort Sullivan , built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of South Carolina , as "The Palmetto State".
The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, also commonly known as the Jasper Monument, is a monument in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.Located in White Point Garden, the monument depicts Sergeant William Jasper and was dedicated in 1877 to all South Carolina militiamen involved in the Battle of Sullivan's Island during the American Revolutionary War.
The 1792 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 4 December 1792 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Federalist candidate and former Governor William Moultrie was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown. [1]
When the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, the city of Charlestown, in the Province of South Carolina, was a center of commerce in southern North America. The city's citizens joined other colonists in opposing the British parliament's attempts to tax them, and militia recruitment increased when word arrived of the April 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord. [3]