'''Thomas Sumter''' (1734–1832), sometimes known as "The Gamecock," was a [[South Carolina]] soldier and statesman who distinguished himself as a leader of partisan resistance to the British during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. He later was a prominent member of the South Carolina legislature and of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]]. | '''Thomas Sumter''' (1734–1832), sometimes known as "The Gamecock," was a [[South Carolina]] soldier and statesman who distinguished himself as a leader of partisan resistance to the British during the [[American Revolutionary War]]. He later was a prominent member of the South Carolina legislature and of the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]]. |