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GENERAL THOMAS SUMTER 1734-1832 WAR MEMORIAL

GENERAL THOMAS SUMTER 1734-1832 WAR MEMORIAL
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Location: NORTH MAIN STREET AND EAST CANAL STREET

City: SUMTER

State: South Carolina

Zip Code: 29150

Type of Memorial: Statues of High Ranking Military Officers

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Photograph By: MIKE STROUD

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

BECAUSE OF HIS TENACIOUS FIGHTING QUALITIES DURING THE REVOLUTION, SUMTER BECAME RENOWNED AS THE “GAMECOCK”, GENERAL THOMAS SUMTER DIED ON JUNE 1, 1832 IN STATEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE AGE OF 98. HE WAS THE LAST SURVIVING GENERAL OFFICER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

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