SC, USA
Sergeant Jasper Monument
Monument
A monument on Sullivan's Island commemorating Sergeant William Jasper, who recovered the fort's fallen flag under British cannon fire on June 28, 1776. Jasper's act became one of the most celebrated stories of individual courage in South Carolina's Revolutionary War history. He was killed at the Siege of Savannah in 1779.
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Sullivan's Island, SC 29482
Connected Events
Apr 1776
Jun 1776
British Fleet Arrives Off Charleston
Colonel William Moultrie, Commodore Sir Peter Parker, General Henry Clinton
Jun 1776
Battle of Fort Sullivan (Fort Moultrie)
Colonel William Moultrie, Commodore Sir Peter Parker, General Henry Clinton
Jun 1776
Sergeant Jasper Recovers the Flag
Sergeant William Jasper, John Rutledge
Jul 1776
Sep 1776
Fort Renamed Fort Moultrie
Colonel William Moultrie
Oct 1779
Jasper Killed at Savannah
Sergeant William Jasper
May 1780
Fort Moultrie Falls to the British
Colonel William Moultrie, General Henry Clinton
Dec 1782
British Evacuate Fort Moultrie
Colonel William Moultrie