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    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...
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    Several forts had been constructed in Charleston's harbor, including Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie, which were not among the sites seized initially. Fort Moultrie...
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    Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, operated by the National Park Service. Named after American military officer Thomas Sumter, Fort Sumter...
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    Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in Charleston County, in coastal South Carolina...
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    prevented the British from taking Charleston, and Fort Moultrie was named in his honor. After independence, Moultrie advanced as a politician; he was elected by...
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    for the state's own flag. The fort was renamed Fort Moultrie, and the flag is sometimes referred to as the Fort Moultrie Flag. It is occasionally rendered...
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  • Moultrie may refer to: Moultrie (name) Moultrie, Georgia, a city Moultrie, Ohio, an unincorporated community Moultrie County, Illinois Fort Moultrie, a...
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    Palms), near Sullivan's Island where Colonel William Moultrie commanded a partially constructed fort, in preparation for a naval bombardment and land assault...
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    the island was the site of a major battle at Fort Sullivan on June 28, 1776, since renamed Fort Moultrie in honor of the American commander at the battle...
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    The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, also commonly known as the Jasper Monument, is a monument in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Located in White...
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    Carolina Regiment. Jasper distinguished himself in the defense of Fort Moultrie (then called Fort Sullivan) on June 28, 1776. When a shell from a British warship...
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    William Moultrie. General Moultrie defended Sullivan's Island, South Carolina from British attack in 1776. The site was later renamed Fort Moultrie. Nearby...
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    Osceola (category Native Americans imprisoned at Fort Marion)
    near Fort Peyton for peace talks.: 135  The United States first imprisoned him at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, then transported him to Fort Moultrie in...
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    Moultrie is the home of former US Senator Saxby Chambliss. The city was named after Gen. William Moultrie, the Revolutionary War hero after whom Fort...
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    Along the center walkway in line with Church St. is The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, honoring South Carolinian soldiers during the Battle of Sullivan's...
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    virtually no attention. Poe's 1st Regiment of Artillery was posted to Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina, before embarking on the brig Waltham...
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    Sullivan, Illinois (category Cities in Moultrie County, Illinois)
    census. Sullivan is named after Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, where Fort Moultrie is located. Sullivan was founded in 1845 as Asa's Point. Two years after...
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    a captain on June 17, 1775. After he participated in the defense of Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776, he was promoted to colonel. He later served as the...
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    ironclads firing on Fort Moultrie. The historic images depict three ironclad monitors and U.S.S. New Ironsides firing on Fort Moultrie in defense of monitor...
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    Major General during the Spanish–American War. Hawkins was born in Fort Moultrie, South Carolina on November 13, 1834. He attended the United States...
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    the defenses of Charleston, South Carolina included construction at Fort Moultrie of: ...eleven permanent gun-platforms and breast-height walls, bonnets...
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    His son Alfred M. Rhett commanded a battery at Fort Moultrie at the time of the bombardment of Fort Sumter. Rhett was born Robert Barnwell Smith in Beaufort...
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    at Fort Moultrie. The main fortification on Morris Island was subsequently named for him and was the site of the First and Second Battle of Fort Wagner...
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    transported to Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island in Charleston's harbor. Uchee Billy was captured on September 10, 1837, and he died at the fort on November...
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    September 26 through September 27 due to the hurricane. In addition, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park and Charles Pinckney National Historic...
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    during the attack on Fort Moultrie, and she assisted in rescuing USS Lehigh when that monitor ran aground under the fire of Fort Moultrie. On 16 June 1865...
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    Castle Pinckney, the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10), Fort Moultrie, and Sullivan's Island. In popular speech[citation needed] and in a...
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    army troops. The fort stood about seven miles southwest of St. Augustine, on the south side of Moultrie Creek, where the Treaty of Moultrie Creek had been...
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    the island declared a national historical park or added to Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. In January 2005, Charleston developer...
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    transferred on 24 October 1929 to Fort Moultrie. The 3rd Battalion was inactivated on 31 October 1929 at Fort Moultrie. Company D was awarded the Edwin...
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