He volunteered his services on the
outbreak of the Revolution, becoming General in 1776. He was second in
command at Savannah and took part in the defence of Charleston.
McIntosh county, Georgia, is named after his family, "whose members
have illustrated the state, in both field and forum, since the days of
Oglethorpe." William Moultrie (1731-1805), born in England or South
Carolina, son of the Scottish physician, Dr. John Moultrie, ancestor
of the Moultries of South Carolina, repulsed the attack on Sullivan's
Island in 1776 and defended Charleston in 1779. Fort Moultrie was
named in his honor. Andrew Pickens (1739-1817), of Scottish parentage,
was noted as a partizan commander in South Carolina (1779-81), served
with distinction at Cowpens in 1781, and captured Atlanta, Georgia, in
the same year. Pickens county, Georgia, bears his name. John Stark
(1728-1822), one of the most noted Generals of the Revolution, serving
with distinction in several campaigns, was a member of the Court
Martial which condemned Major Andre. Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818),
born at Thurso, Caithness, took part in many battles of the
Revolution, was President of Congress in 1787, and Governor of the
Northwest Territory (1789-1802). William Alexander (1726-83), titular
Lord Stirling, born in Albany of Scottish parentage, commanded a
Brigade at the Battle of Long Island, and also served at Trenton,
Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth. John Paterson (1744-1808),
grandson of a Dumfriesshire emigrant, took part in many battles of the
Revolution, commissioned Major-General in 1783, the youngest one of
that rank in the army, and was one of the organizers of the Society of
Cincinnati.
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