To the Defenders of Fort Moultrie

To the Defenders of Fort Moultrie (HMCLN)

Location: Charleston, SC 29401 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 46.194', W 79° 55.74'

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Inscription
[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
that any can behave better"
Gen. Charles Lee

Erected under the auspices of the
Palmetto Guard
June 28, 1876

[Sides and Back of Monument:]
[Left Side Upper Plaque:]
Col. William Moultrie
Lt. Colisaac Motte
Major Francis Marion
Adjt Andrew D'Ellient
Captains
Peter Morry·Nicholas Eveleigh·James McDonald·Isaac Harleston·Charles Motte·Francis Huger·William Olliphant·John Blake
Lieutenants
William Charnock·Thomas Lessesne·Thomas Moultrie·Daniel Mazyck·Jacob Shobrick·Thomas Dunbar· William Moultrie Jr.·Thomas Hall·Henry Gray·Isaac Dubose·Rich Borun Baker·Adrian Proveaux·Richard Mayson·Peter Gray·Basil Jackson·Gabriel Marion Jr.
Artillerists
Capt. Bernard Beekman·Lieut John Spencer·Richard Ashby·Richard Shubrick
.......................................................................................................................
[Right Side Upper Plaque:]
Killed
Sergt McDonald
Privates
Samuel Yarbury·John Flemming·James Hunter·John Boxall·John Hickie·Luke Fludd·Richard Rogers·Isaac Edwards·John Ryan·Rowley Purdry

[Back of Monument Upper Plaque]
Wounded
Lieut Henry Gray
Thomas Hall
Sergt Young

Privates
Johiah Stone·John Proby·John Taylor·Owen Hinds·Samuel Gale·James Griffin·Adrew Nelson·James Downing·John Keels·Thomas Smith·George Mayson·Benjamin Reevs·John Long**·John Campbell·John Sawyer**·Henry Peters·Robert Black**·Joseph Niblet·William Jones**·Robert Wade·Nathaniel Beck**·David Weatherspoon

**These Died of Their Wounds
Details
HM NumberHMCLN
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series, and the More Than Words series.
Tags
Year Placed1876
Placed ByPalmetto Guard
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 7:26am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 600309 N 3626285
Decimal Degrees32.76990000, -79.92900000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 46.194', W 79° 55.74'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 46' 11.64" N, 79° 55' 44.40" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 S Battery, Charleston SC 29401, US
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