16 June 1781
Sumter, Thomas (1734-1832)
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Nathanael Greene
Written by the partisan fighter Brigadier General Sumter, known as the "Carolina Gamecock," to Major General Greene as commander of the Southern Department. Sumter had refused to formally join Greene's command, but was assiting him in the unsuccessful siege of Ninety-Six, which continued until 19 June 1781. At this point Sumter's command still operated under "Sumter's Law," the policy which paid troops that enlisted for 10 months an enslaved person, a horse, and a portion of any Loyalist plunder. Says he received Greene's letter and that there are accounts that the British were 12 miles above…
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