Citation Information
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Title
Sumter, Thomas
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Coverage
August 14, 1734–June 1, 1832
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Author
Matthew A. Lockhart
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Keywords
Soldier, congressman, U.S. senator, elected a delegate to the First and Second Provincial Congresses, Sumter participated in the Snow Campaign (December 1775), the Battle of Fort Moultrie (June 28, 1776), the Cherokee campaign (July–October 1776), and engagements in Georgia (1777, 1778), nickname “Gamecock” for his daring and tenacious resistance, helped found the town of Stateburg, last surviving general of the Revolutionary War
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/sumter-thomas/view/documents
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Access Date
December 18, 2024
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Original Published Date
August 1, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 25, 2022
