FIRST -- South Carolinian Killed in Revolutionary War, Ninety Six, SC
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Located at the Ninety Six National Historic Site. This monument honors the FIRST South Carolinian killed in the (American) Revolutionary War.
Waymark Code: WMKTVD
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2014
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Monument to James Birmingham
This stone honors James Birmingham, the first South Carolinian to lose his life for freedom during the Revolutionary War. Birmingham, a member of the Long Cane Militia, received his fatal wound from a Loyalist musket ball. He fought under the command of Major Andrew Williamson at Ninety Six in November 1775 in the first Revolutionary War land engagement in the South.
Monument Text:
Sacred to the Memory
Of
James Birmingham
Volunteer
Long Cane Militia
Killed at this site
In the battle of
November 19-21, 1775
The first South Carolinian
To give his life
In the cause for freedom
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Erected by
The American Legion
Star Fort Post 103
Ninety Six, South Carolina
November 19, 1975
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