Moultrie, William
soldier, congressman, was born in 1731 in South Carolina. He was a member of the provincial congress in 1775. In 1776 he was made brigadier-general; in 1779 defeated a superior British force near Beaufort; and the same year opposed the advance upon Charleston, and held the city until the approach of Gen.
Lincoln. He also distinguished himself in 1780 at Charleston, and was imprisoned until exchanged for Gen. Burgoyne. He was major-general in 1782; was governor of South Carolina from 1785 to 1786, and from 1794 to 1796.
While a prisoner he wrote his Memoirs of the Revolution. He died Sept. 27, 1805, in Charleston, S. C.