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Sergeant Jasper Monument

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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

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

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