Fort Moultrie, SC
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Sergeant William Jasper
The Flag
The cannonball that brought down the flagstaff was not the most dangerous thing that happened at Fort Sullivan on June 28, 1776. There were hundreds of more dangerous moments in a ten-hour bombardment...
Modern Voices
The Accidental Armor
The most important material decision in the Battle of Fort Sullivan was made for practical reasons, not strategic ones. Palmetto logs were what was available on the South Carolina coast in large quant...
