Sumter
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Sumter may refer to:
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- General Thomas SumterThomas SumterThomas Sumter nicknamed the "Carolina Gamecock" , was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States.-Early life:Thomas Sumter was born near Charlottesville in Hanover County, Virginia in 1734...
, hero of the American Revolution
Places in the United States:
- Fort SumterFort SumterFort Sumter is a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle of Fort Sumter.- Construction :...
, location of the first shots of the United States Civil War - Sumter, South CarolinaSumter, South Carolina-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...
- Sumter National ForestSumter National ForestThe Sumter National Forest is one of two forests in South Carolina that are managed together by the United States Forest Service, the other being the Francis Marion National Forest. The Sumter National Forest consists of which are divided into several non-contiguous sections in western South...
- Sumter County, AlabamaSumter County, AlabamaSumter County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama.Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 13,763. Its county seat is Livingston.-History:...
- Sumter County, FloridaSumter County, FloridaSumter County is a county located in the state of Florida, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 53,345. The 2006 Census estimate puts its population at 68,768 . Its county seat is Bushnell, Florida and the largest incorporated municipality is Wildwood, Florida. The Villages,...
- Sumter County, GeorgiaSumter County, GeorgiaSumter County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 26, 1831. As of 2000, the population was 33,200. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 32,532...
- Sumter County, South Carolina
- Sumter Township, McLeod County, Minnesota
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- CSS SumterCSS SumterCSS Sumter, a 473-ton bark-rigged screw steam cruiser, was built as the merchant steamship Habana at Philadelphia in 1859 for McConnell's New Orleans & Havana Line. Purchased by the Confederate Government at New Orleans in April 1861, she was converted to a cruiser and placed under the command of...
a Confederate Navy vessel in the American Civil War, the former CSS General Sumter, a cottonclad ram captured in 1862 (previously AP-97), an attack transport; formerly Iberville, a tank landing ship - Sumter class attack transportSumter class attack transportThe Sumter-class attack transport was a class of attack transport built for service with the US Navy in World War II.Like all attack transports, the purpose of the Sumters was to transport troops and their equipment to foreign shores in order to execute amphibious invasions using an array of...