Thomas Sumter "Fighting Gamecock" Shirt know nothing party During the Northern Virginia Campaign

During the Northern Virginia Campaign

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Thomas Sumter "Fighting Gamecock" Shirt know nothing party During the Northern Virginia CampaignHistorical background: Born in Virginia in 1734, Thomas Sumter spent much of his life as a soldier. He served as an officer in the Virginia militia during the French and Indian War and in conflicts against the Cherokee on the frontier. In 1762, he accompanied the Cherokee leader Ostenaco to London, where the chief had an audience with King George III. In the years before the American Revolution, Sumter spent time in debtors prison, moved to South