Moultrie, << MOHL tree or MOOL tree, >> William (1730-1805), was an American military leader during the Revolutionary War in America (1775-1783). Fort Moultrie in the Charleston (S.C.) harbor was named for Moultrie (see Fort Moultrie ).
Moultrie entered the Continental Army at the start of the war, and became a brigadier general after his brave defense of Charleston harbor against the British fleet in 1776. He defeated the British again at Beaufort in 1779. Moultrie was captured when Charleston surrendered in 1780. He was set free in a prisoner exchange in 1782 and became a major general. Moultrie was governor of South Carolina from 1785 to 1787 and 1792 to 1794. His Memoirs of the American Revolution was published in two volumes in 1802.
Moultrie was born on Nov. 23, 1730, in Charleston. He died on Sept. 27, 1805.
See also Sullivan’s Island, Battle of
