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William JasperWilliam Jasper (c. 1750 – October 9, 1779) was a noted American soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. Jasper first distinguished himself in defense of Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776. When a shell from a British warship shot away the flagstaff, he reovered the flag, raised it on a temporary staff, and held it under fire until a new staff was installed. Governor Rutledge presented his own sword to Jasper in recoginition of his bravery. In 1779, sergeant Jasper accompanied the attack on Savannah led by General Lincoln. He was mortally wounded during an assault on the British forces there. Jasper County, Georgia, Jasper County, Iowa and Jasper County, Texas are named in his honor. Jasper, William Jasper, William
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