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    William Moultrie (/ˈmuːltriː/; November 23, 1730 – September 27, 1805) was an American slaveowning planter and politician who became a general in the American...
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    of its namesake, the South Carolinian Revolutionary War hero William Moultrie. Moultrie County was formed in 1843 with areas taken from Shelby and Macon...
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    Sullivan's Island, General William Moultrie. During British occupation, in 1780–1782, the fort was known as Fort Arbuthnot. Col. Moultrie took command of Sullivan's...
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    Island (now called Isle of Palms), near Sullivan's Island where Colonel William Moultrie commanded a partially constructed fort, in preparation for a naval...
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    (1910–1940) Flag of South Carolina (1940–present) In 1775, Colonel William Moultrie was asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety to design a flag for...
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    and farming industry. Moultrie is the home of former US Senator Saxby Chambliss. The city was named after Gen. William Moultrie, the Revolutionary War...
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    The William Moultrie statue is a monumental statue in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Located in White Point Garden, the statue was unveiled...
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    The Liberty flag was designed, by commission, in 1775 by Colonel William Moultrie, to prepare for war with Great Britain. It was flown by his troops...
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    was named for Governor William Moultrie. The reservoir or lake offers extensive recreational opportunities as well. Lake Moultrie offers a varied fishing...
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    incomplete fort was held by South Carolinian forces under Colonel William Moultrie against an invasion by a British force under the command of Henry Clinton...
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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...
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    American commander in the south, sent South Carolina Brigadier General William Moultrie from Purrysburg, South Carolina with a mixed force composed mainly...
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    April 3, 1783. p. 2. Retrieved July 2, 2023. Sobel 1978, p. 1388. "William Moultrie". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 19, 2023. "Charleston...
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    Delaware River for the Battle of Trenton. William Moultrie – Defended Fort Sullivan (later to be named Fort Moultrie in honor of the colonel) against British...
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    Retrieved December 23, 2019. Talbert, Roy Jr. (January 8, 2019). "William Moultrie". scencyclopedia.org. Retrieved December 23, 2019. Lewis, J. D. "New...
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  • [citation needed] The Liberty Flag designed by Colonel William Moultrie and waved by Sergeant William Jasper to rally the troops during that battle became...
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    appointed by the House in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William Blount. After leaving Congress, Pinckney once again focused on developing...
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    Governor Benjamin Guerard Preceded by Richard Hutson Succeeded by William Moultrie Personal details Born (1755-06-03)June 3, 1755 Berkeley County, South...
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    ". ABC-CLIO. 2011. A Constitutional History of Habeas Corpus, p. 127; William Duker, University of Michigan, 1980 The Contribution of Charles Pinckney...
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    Governor of South Carolina. Federalist candidate and former Governor William Moultrie was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed...
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    Regiment at Fort Sullivan (renamed later to Fort Moultrie)Fort Moultrie under the command of William Moultrie. When the fleet fired cannonballs, the shot failed...
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  • William Moultrie Moore Jr (June 11, 1916 – November 23, 1998) was Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina from 1967 to 1975 and Bishop...
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    General Assembly against fellow Federalist candidate and former Governor William Moultrie. On election day, 18 December 1798, Federalist candidate Edward Rutledge...
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  • politician John Moultrie (poet) (1799–1874), English clergyman, poet, and hymn writer Khalid Moultrie (born 1995), American actor William Moultrie (1730–1805)...
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    The Continental Army troops were nominally led by Brigadier General William Moultrie. The ground and naval forces were composed thus: The American Battlefield...
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    represented a gorget. The state flag derives from a flag designed by Colonel William Moultrie in 1775 with a blue ground and crescent based on the uniforms of the...
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    2nd South Carolina Regiment (commanded by William Moultrie) at the rank of captain. Marion served with Moultrie in the defense of Fort Sullivan from a Royal...
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    been used as wharf piles. On June 28, 1776, Charleston patriots under William Moultrie made a fort of palmetto trunks and from it defended successfully against...
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    and the local officers disagreed. A compromise was reached and as William Moultrie prepared the defenses on Sullivan's Island, Gadsden paid for, and his...
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    John Moultrie (18 January 1729 – 1798) was an English politician who served as deputy governor of East Florida in the years before the American Revolutionary...
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