Gen. William Moultrie

1730-1805

Commander of Fort Sullivan and

the S.C. 2nd Regiment Jun. 17, 1775 to

Sept. 16, 1776. Governor of South

Carolina 1785-1787 and 1792-1794.

Defeated the British ships in 1776

in the invasion of the Charleston

Harbor. The fort's name was later

changed to Fort Moultrie in ...

Moultrie

[West Face]:

This Monument represents the high esteem in

which all who love freedom hold Charleston's

native son, William Moultrie

Born November 23, 1730, Moultrie served in

the Royal Assembly from 1752 until 1773. He was

Aide-de-Camp to Governor ...

To the Defenders of Fort Moultrie

[Front of Monument:]

[Upper Plaque:]

Second

South Carolina

Regiment

Army of the

Revolution

Organized

June 17, 1775

[Lower Plaque:]

“To the

Defenders

Of

Fort Moultrie

June The 28th

1776”

[Engraved in Base:]

“No men ever did and it is impossible

Fort Moultrie

Military reservation Named in Honor of Col. William Moultrie who commanded Fort Sullivan (now Fort Moultrie) comprising the 2nd South Carolina Regiment of infantry and a detachment of the 4th South Carolina Regiment (Artillery) during the Revolutionary War

Marker is ...

Grave of General William Moultrie

Down the walk on your left is the grave of General William Moultrie, a citizen of Charleston, who on June 28, 1776 led American troops in the defense of the city. From the walls of the unfinished palmetto log fort ...

General William Moultrie / Moultrie Schools

(Front):

The Moultrie Schools were named in honor of General William Moultrie, the highest ranking S.C. officer during the Revolutionary War and hero of the 1776 Battle of Fort Sullivan, which was renamed Fort Moultrie. He fought in the S.C. ...

Moultrie County Courthouses

The Moultrie County Courthouse was dedicated November 12, 1906. It was authorized by the citizens in February 1904, designed by Deal & Ginzel, Lincoln, IL and built by H. B. Walter, Danville, IL for $87,000, including furnishings. It is 75 ...

The Moultrie Flag

This flag, commonly referred to as "The Moultrie Flag," was carried by Colonel William Moultrie's South Carolina Militia on Sullivan's Island in Charleston Harbor on June 28, 1776. The British were defeated that day which saved the South from British ...

Fort Moultrie

Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter controlled Charleston Harbor.

Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island directly in front of you, had been an early harbor defense and was the site of Charleston's famous Revolutionary War palmetto-log fort. Fort Sumter was built here ...