Sullivan's Island in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Major General William Moultrie
1730 - 1805
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2017
1. Gravestone of General William Moultrie
1730 - 1805
Commander of
Second South Carolina Regiment
During the Battle of Sullivan's Island
June 28, 1776
When offered inducements by Lord Charles
Montagu to desert the American cause,
General Moultrie replied "...you have forgot
to tell me how I am to get rid of the
feelings of an injured honest heart, and
where to hide myself from myself...this would
be a fatal exchange from my present situation,
with an easy and approved conscience of
having done my duty, and conducted myself
as a man of honor."
The remains of General Moultrie were recovered
from Windsor Hill Plantation, Charleston County,
and reinterred at Fort Moultrie, 1978.
Erected 1978.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 32° 45.743′ N, 79° 51.421′ W. Marker is on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It can be reached from Middle Street west of Station 13 Street, on the right when traveling west. This gravestone is located on the grounds
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Fort Sumter - Fort Sumter Today (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grave of General William Moultrie (about 700 feet away); Fort Moultrie Torpedo Storehouse (about 800 feet away); Defending Charleston (approx. 0.2 miles away); Station Hospital (approx. 0.2
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2017
2. Major General William Moultrie Marker
View of the gravesite of Major General William Moultrie.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2017
3. Major General William Moultrie Marker
View of the gravesite of Major General William Moultrie, on the backgrounds of the Fort Moultrie Visitor Center.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, July 24, 2017
4. Major General William Moultrie Marker
View of the gravesite of Major General William Moultrie, along a walkway that leads to the Cove waterfront.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2017, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
