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Moultrie,
WILLIAM, military officer; born in
South Carolina in 1731;
was captain of infantry in the Cherokee War; member of the
Provincial Congress from St. Helena parish in 1775, and was made
colonel of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment in June of that year. He
gained great fame by his defense of
Fort Sullivan (see
CHARLESTON), in Charleston Harbor. In September, 1776, he was made a
brigadier-general. He was engaged in the local service, and in May,
1779, with 1,000 militia, opposed the advance of
Prevost upon
Charleston, which he held until Lincoln relieved him. He was
distinguished at the siege of Charleston in 1780, was made a
prisoner, and remained so until 1782, when he was exchanged for
Burgoyne. While a prisoner he wrote his Memoirs, published in 1802.
In October of that year, he was promoted major-general, and was
governor of South Carolina in 1785–86 and 1794–96. He died in
Charleston, South Carolina, September 27, 1805. |