Last American General of the Revolution
Last American General of the Revolution
LAST AMERICAN GENERAL OF THE REVOLUTION. When Thomas ("Carolina Gamecock") Sumter died in 1832 at the age of ninety-eight, he was the oldest surviving general of the Revolution.
SEE ALSO Sumter, Thomas.
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