SUMTER, THOMAS

1734–1832, American Revolutionary officer, b. near Charlottesville, Va. He served with Edward Braddock (1755) and John Forbes (1758) in their expeditions against Fort Duquesne in the French and Indian War, and later he fought against the Cherokee. He settled (1765) in South Carolina. Like Francis Marion, he formed (1780) a guerrilla band in the Revolution and harassed the British in the Carolinas. He and the British leader, Banastre Tarleton, struck at each other through 1780. The "gamecock of the Revolution," as Sumter was called, was successful at Hanging Rock, barely escaped with his life at Fishing Creek, was repulsed in a raid on the British post at Rocky Mount, but won again at Blackstock. After the war, he was U.S. Representative (1789–93, 1797–1801), Senator (1801–10), and minister to Brazil (1810–11). Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor is named for him.

See biographies by A. K. Gregorie (1931) and R. D. Bass (1961).

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Clarence Thomas: A Biography
Book by Andrew Peyton Thomas; Encounter Books, 2002
Subjects: Judges--United States--Biography, Thomas, Clarence--1948-
...the booming of the guns at Fort Sumter seventy miles to the north signaled...otherwise. The descendants of Peter Thomas and Roswell King enlisted and galloped off to glory. James A. Thomas, grandson of Peter Thomas, joined the Confederate army...
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The Congressional Career of Thomas Francis Bayard, 1869-1885
Book by Charles Callan Tansill; Georgetown University Press, 1946
Subjects: Bayard, Thomas F--(Thomas Francis)--1828-1898, Legislators--United States--Biography, United States--Politics and government--1865-1898
...R. E., 26 , 70 Ferry, Thomas W., 149 , 155 , 158 , 173...146 , 174 , 179 Flournoy, Thomas Stanhope, 121 Flower, R...John Murray, 205 -6 Fort Sumter, 11 Foster, Charles, 10...Fowler, J. S., 26 Frame, Thomas, 330 Francis, Anne Mrs. James...
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The Life of Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Book by Ferris Greenslet; Houghton Mifflin, 1908
Subjects: Aldrich, Thomas Bailey--1836-1907
Song Miriams The Robin In the Old Church Tower Song Lamia The Man and the Hour Our Colors at Fort Sumter 1862 OUT OF HIS HEAD . A ROMANCE. New York: G. W. Carleton. 12mo, cloth, pp. 226. 1863 POEMS . With Portrait. New York...
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The Business Biography of John Wanamaker: Founder and Builder, America's Merchant Pioneer from 1861 to 1922; with Glimpses of Rodman Wanamaker and Thomas B. Wanamaker
Book by Joseph H. Appel; The Macmillan Company, 1930
Subjects: Wanamaker, John--1838-1922, Wanamaker, Rodman--1863-1928, Wanamaker, Thomas Brown--1861-1908
...the moment that President Buchanan and his secretaries were considering the request of the South for the evacuation of Fort Sumter, the delay of which is said to have precipitated the Civil War, a Philadelphia country boy signed a lease that put his store...
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The Politics of Irish Literature: From Thomas Davis to W. B. Yeats
Book by Malcolm Brown; University of Washington Press, 1973
Subjects: English Literature--Irish Authors--History And Criticism, Ireland--Politics And Government--19th Century
...reminded that "most learned clerk" that Socrates, Christ, and Thomas Jefferson, not to mention Leonidas and Themistocles, had approved...died at Gettysburg, and Captain John died of wounds at Fort Sumter at the close of the war. Immediately after Appomattox, Mitchel...
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A Lady of the High Hills: Natalie Delage Sumter
Journal article by Emma Hart; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 69, 2003
Subjects: A Lady of the High Hills: Natalie Delage Sumter (Book)
...High Hills: Natalie Delage Sumter. by Emma Hart By Thomas Tisdale. Columbia: University...French aristocrat Natalie Delage Sumter (1782-1841 ), Tisdale s...already romantically linked to Thomas Sumter Jr., another Lowcountry planter...
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General John Bratton: Sumter to Appomattox, in Letters to His Wife
Journal article by Sam Thomas; South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 104, 2003
General John Bratton: Sumter to Appomattox, in Letters to His Wife by Sam Thomas General John Bratton: Sumter to Appomattox, In Letters to His Wife...Luke Austin for General John Bratton: Sumter to Appomattox, In Letters to His Wife...
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An Affair of Honor at Fort Sumter
Journal article by C. Russell Horres Jr.; South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 102, 2001
...following the seizure of Fort Sumter, many changes occurred...positions for Alfred Rhett, Thomas Wagner and Joseph Yates...the restoration of Fort Sumter, two of the companies...the evil" at Fort Sumter began in the summer of...some way offended Major Thomas Wagner and possibly General...
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Race, Environmental Justice, and Interest Group Mobilizations: Hazardous Waste and the Case of Sumter County, Alabama
Journal article by Revathi I. Hines; The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 31, 2007
Subjects: Environmental associations--Case studies
...Mobilizations: Hazardous Waste and the Case of Sumter County, Alabama. by Revathi I. Hines...waste landfill facility that is located in Sumter County, Alabama. Specifically, the...establishment of a hazardous facility in Sumter County; the grassroots coalitions that...
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Thomas Goode Jones and African American Civil Rights in the New South
Journal article by Brent J. Aucoin; The Historian, Vol. 60, 1998
Subjects: African Americans--Civil rights, Civil rights--History, Jones, Thomas Goode--Political activity, Southern States--Civil rights
...not regain until the 1960s. Thomas Goode Jones was one of a handful...1964); Henry Lynn Jr., "Thomas Goode Jones and His Public Philosophy...including this one from the Sumter Sun, were quoted in the Montgomery...2 December 1890, 7. (35) Thomas Goode Jones to Booker T. Washington...
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Prelude to Civil War
Magazine article by Dennis Steele; Army, Vol. 61, March 2011
Subjects: American history, Armed forces, Fort Sumter, Local elections, Political parties, Politics
...hold out like the men at Fort Sumter and keep the flag flying despite...served under every President from Thomas Jefferson to Lincoln. Restraint became the strategy at Fort Sumter and other federal military establishments...birth of the United States. Thomas Jefferson, himself a slave...
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The Old Wagoner: Daniel Morgan Brilliantly Commanded American Soldiers during Two of the Lowest Points of the War for Independence, Rightfully Earning the Title of American Hero
Magazine article by Thomas R. Eddlem; The New American, Vol. 18, October 21, 2002
...Rightfully Earning the Title of American Hero. by Thomas R. Eddlem British Major Gordon Forbes advanced his men...patriotic guerrilla warriors, such as Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, and Andrew Pickens, dared to challenge British authority...
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Environmental Injustice
Magazine article by Christopher Boerner, Thomas Lambert; Public Interest, Winter 1995
Subjects: Environmental policy--Evaluation, Environmentalists--Attitudes, Race discrimination--Analysis
...Consider the controversial Emelle landfill in Sumter County, Alabama. While often identified...actual rationale for siting Emelle in Sumter County was the areas sparse population...infant mortality. Black officials in Sumter County are apparently quite happy hosting...
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The Poetics of Place
Magazine article by Thomas A. Denenberg; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 138, May 2010
Subjects: Homer, Winslow--Exhibitions, Oil painting--Exhibitions, Oil-painting--Exhibitions
The Poetics of Place. by Thomas A. Denenberg IN HONOR of the centennial...year with a formal barrage upon Fort Sumter followed by the jejune clash of volunteers...trapped in the terrible logic of war. Thomas A. Denenberg is chief curator of the...
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Remembering Ireland and Fighting for the Union
Magazine article by Thomas J. Craughwell; The American Spectator, Vol. 44, July 2011
Subjects: Aliens, Catholicism, Immigration policy, Politics
...Ireland and Fighting for the Union by Thomas J. Craughwell CIVIL WAR HISTORIANS and...before the first shot was fired on Fort Sumter, the editors of the New York Times...Brigade was the brainchild of Captain Thomas Francis Meagher (pronounced "Mar...
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Home of Alamo Confronts North before Fort Sumter
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 7, 2006
...Confronts North before Fort Sumter. Byline: Thomas J. Ryan, SPECIAL TO...Before the firing on Fort Sumter reverberated across the...preceding the firing on Fort Sumter when this Texas community...the entire country. * Thomas J. Ryan is vice president...
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John E. Sumter Jr., 86 Retired Banker
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 8, 2003
...the Coast Guard in 1945, Mr. Sumter joined American Security Bank...business community. Mr. Sumter loved parties, and looked at...served on many boards, including Thomas Somerville Co., the Barlow...After his retirement, Mr. Sumter served as a consultant to Riggs...
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The Union's Response to Fort Sumter: Rebel Forces and U.S. Navy Trade Shots at Battle of Sewell's Point
Newspaper article by Michael Shumaker; The Washington Times, April 17, 1999
...which failed to save Fort Sumter, assaulted an earthen Confederate...first sought revenge for Fort Sumter. In 1861, while residents...cheered the shelling of Fort Sumter, Confederate troops arrived...break the Yankee blockade. Thomas Wetenbaker, author of "Norfolk...
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No. 10 Thomas Is off to Promising Start: Washington Plaza's Renewal Well Done
Newspaper article by Corinna Lothar; The Washington Times, October 9, 1997
No. 10 Thomas is off to promising start: Washington...taken over the Washington Plaza Hotel at Thomas Circle. Dont be put off by the size...midnight, featuring vocalist Sunny Sumter. No. 10 Thomas is the new restaurant, and judging...
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GW Is Ready to Face Challenge of Big Ten
Newspaper article by Ken Wright; The Washington Times, March 12, 1997
...Michigan State plays a zone defense, expect Camara to try to shoot over it. Camara was a highly touted player out of Thomas Sumter High School in Dalzell, S.C., but he has not lived up to his billing. In fact, he needs to make the most of...
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Sumter, Thomas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SUMTER, THOMAS 1734 1832, American Revolutionary officer...The "gamecock of the Revolution," as Sumter was called, was successful at Hanging...and minister to Brazil (1810 11). Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor is named for him...
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Fort Sumter
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FORT SUMTER fortification, built 1829 60, on a shoal...Charleston, S.C., and named for Gen. Thomas Sumter ; scene of the opening engagement of the...particularly the forts of Charleston harbor Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and Castle Pinckney...
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Sumter
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SUMTER city (1990 pop. 41,943), seat of Sumter co., central S.C.; founded 1785, inc. 1845. It...manufactures. Of interest are the tombs of Revolutionary War Gen. Thomas Sumter and of Joel Poinsett , for whom the poinsettia is named...
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American Revolution
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...dated July 4, 1776. Drawn up by Thomas Jefferson (with slight emendations...dwindling army into New Jersey. Thomas Paine in a new pamphlet, The Crisis...Francis Marion , Andrew Pickens , and Thomas Sumter continued to oppose the British S...
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Carolina Campaign
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...defense was broken in the Carolinas, where only the swift and secretly moving guerrilla bands of Francis Marion , Thomas Sumter , and Andrew Pickens harassed the invaders. The American cause was advanced, however, with the remarkable battle...
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