Sumter was "The Gamecock". He was the leader of a partisan band, guerrillas, irregular soldiers and/or militia, fighting the British and Loyalist bands in South Carolina during the Revolution. There were several of these leaders active in South Carolina in the latter half of the Revolution, others being Francis Marion ("The Swamp Fox"), John Laurens and Andrew Pickens.
Although the specific reason for Fort Sumter of Charleston, South Carolina, being named after the American Revolution General, who also served as a U.S. Senator and Congressman, is probably lost to history, those are certainly enough qualifications to merit having any edifice being given one's name.
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After the surrender of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers. He requested that each of them serve for three months.
Brigadier General Thomas Sumter was known both as the Carolina Gamecock and the Fighting Gamecock during the American Revolutionary War.
The unique moniker is held in honor of Thomas Sumter, a South Carolina war hero who was given the name "The Carolina Gamecock" during the American Revolution for his fierce fighting tactics, regardless of his physical stature or the size of his regiment. A British General commented that Sumter "fought like a gamecock."
The unique moniker is held in honor of Thomas Sumter, a South Carolina war hero who was given the name "The Carolina Gamecock" during the American Revolution for his fierce fighting tactics, regardless of his physical stature or the size of his regiment. A British General commented that Sumter "fought like a gamecock."
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No. The actions of the main character in the movie were a mixture of real life men such as Francis Marion ("The Swamp Fox"), Thomas Sumter ("the Gamecock") and Andrew Pickens, and some fiction.
Thomas Sumter died on June 1, 1832.
Thomas Sumter was born on 1734-08-14.
Sumter was "The Gamecock". He was the leader of a partisan band, guerrillas, irregular soldiers and/or militia, fighting the British and Loyalist bands in South Carolina during the Revolution. There were several of these leaders active in South Carolina in the latter half of the Revolution, others being Francis Marion ("The Swamp Fox"), John Laurens and Andrew Pickens.
Thomas De Lage Sumter was born in 1809.
Thomas De Lage Sumter died in 1874.
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