April 25, 2024

Historic print of war hero available

County named after Sgt. William Jasper

By Newton Daily

Six days prior to the Declaration of Independence on June 28, 1776, a British invasion force attacked Charleston, South Carolina. The Battle of Sullivan’s Island near Charleston turned back the invasion. Sergeant William Jasper, a member of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment under the command of Colonel William Moultrie, performed the first of his many heroic acts. Sergeant Jasper recovered the Fort’s Flag which had been shot off by the British and using a cannon sponge lashed the fallen fag to the staff. Fort Sullivan was later renamed Moultrie in honor of its commander and the brave men of the 2nd South Carolina. Sergeant Jasper was later in the Siege of Savannah, Ga. in October of 1779 and was mortally wounded while attempting to rescue the regimental flag. Jasper County, Iowa was named after the revolutionary war hero. (Submitted photo)

The Jasper County Historical Museum of Jasper, Texas has presented Jasper County Economic Development Corp. (JEDCO) a historic first digital color print of J. A. Oertel’s painting of the Defence of Fort Moultrie that was engraved by G. R. Hall in 1856. The museum is hoping to reach out to all of the communities named after Sergeant William Jasper. Jasper County, Iowa was named after the revolutionary war hero.

“It is our hope that this historic print will open a relationship with your county that will extend to our mutual benefit and consideration,” Darlene Nolen, the museum’s director said. “Plans are underway which will extend opportunities for our two communities to gather in mutual relationships of personal co-operations.”

The prints are produced directly from an original engraving by G. R. Hall of a J. A. Oertel painting of the “Defence of Fort Moutrie, S. C. The paper is free of any acidity and the printing is of the latest digital four color process. The prints are the finest reproductions ever made from the original 1856 engraving. All prints are shipped with a mounting board with a protective plastic sheet.

The prints are available for $45 dollars. A discount of 30 percent is available only to governmental institutions, museums and recognized patriotic organizations. All prints are shipped for free. For more information visit www.jaspercountyhistoricalmuseum.com, email jaspercountyhistoricalmuseum@yahoo.com or call 409-384-6666.