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oct 6, 1780 - Governor Rutledge appointed Thomas Sumter, Brigadier General of Militia.

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On October 6, 1780, while in Hillsborough, NC, Governor John Rutledge appointed Thomas Sumter as Brigadier General of Militia, and he began forming his brigade in the "New Acquisition" District (present-day York and part of Cherokee counties).

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oct 6, 1780
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~ 244 years ago