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Asked
by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in the fall of
1775 to design a flag for the use of South Carolina
troops, Col. William Moultrie chose a blue which matched
the color of their uniforms and a crescent which
reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their
caps. The palmetto tree was added later to represent
Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on
Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British
fleet on June 28, 1776.
Asked
by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in the fall of
1775 to design a flag for the use of South Carolina
troops, Col. William Moultrie chose a blue which matched
the color of their uniforms and a crescent which
reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their
caps. The palmetto tree was added later to represent
Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on
Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British
fleet on June 28, 1776.
