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The Flag of the State of South Carolina dates back to 1765 when
opponents of the Stamp Act marched in protest behind a blue flag
bearing three white crescents. In 1775 Colonel William Moultrie
was asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety to design a flag
for the South Carolina troops to use during the American Revolutionary
War. Moutrie's design had the blue of the militia's uniforms and
the crescent from the emblem on their caps. The palmetto tree was
added in 1861 to honor Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto
log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British
fleet on June 28, 1776.
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