South Carolina
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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.
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