James Butler Bonham
(1807-1836) Born near Red Bank, James Butler Bonham was a soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.
David du Bose Gaillard
(1859-1913) Born in Manning, David du Bose Gaillard was a U.S. Army engineer instrumental in the construction of the Panama Canal.
Maxcy Gregg
(1814-1862) Born in Columbia, SC, Maxcy Gregg was a lawyer and later brigadier general in the Confederate States Army.
Wade Hampton III
(1818-1902) Born in Charleston, SC, Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, governor, United States Senator.
William Jasper
(circa 1750 – October 9, 1779) William Jasper was a noted American soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment.
Francis Marion
(ca. 1732-1795) Born in Winyah (Winyah Bay, SC), Francis Marion was a strategic fighter against the British during the War of Independence.
William Moultrie
(1730-1805) William Moultrie was a general in the Revolutionary War who had Fort Moultrie built out of Palmetto logs on Sullivan’s Island, in the Charleston Harbor.
Freddie Stowers
(1896-1918) Freddie Stowers was a member of the 371st Infantry Regiment in World War I who was posthumously awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor.
Thomas Sumter
(1734-1832) Thomas Sumter was a distinguished general in the Revolutionary War who lived in Sumter County.
William Barret Travis
(1809-1836) Born in Saluda County, SC, William Barret Travis was a 19th century American lawyer and soldier.
William C. Westmoreland
(1914-2005) General William C. Westmoreland, born in Spartanburg, led the American troops during a pivotal time in the Vietnam War.
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