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Publication

2013 - University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina, South Carolina

Language

English

Word Count

90,500 words, Guess

Page Count

362 pages

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Classifications

  • DDC355.0092
  • LCCE207.M85 B73 2013

Description

This book examines the life of Major General William Moultrie (1730-1805), who is best remembered for his valiant defense of an unfinished log fort on Sullivan's Island at the entrance to Charleston harbor against a determined British naval attack on June 28, 1776. While the Continental Congress in Philadelphia considered a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Moultrie and his garrison of South Carolinians proved that untested, but courageous, American soldiers could stand firm and prevail against British might. --from inside jacket.

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