Sergeant Jasper Monument
Sergeant Jasper Monument
Sergeant Jasper Monument
Sergeant Jasper Monument
Savannah, GA 31401
William Jasper was a noted American soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. In 1779, Sergeant Jasper participated in the Siege of Savannah, led by General Lincoln, which failed to recapture Savannah, Georgia, from the British. He was mortally wounded during an assault on the British forces there.
Sergeant William Jasper Monument was unveiled in 1888 and moralizes the Georgia Revolutionary War hero killed at the Siege of Savannah in October 1779 while attempting to rescue the colors of his regiment.
The 15½ foot bronze statue of Jasper was designed by the distinguished sculptor, Alexander Doyle of New York. The sculptor has depicted the heroic Sergeant bearing the colors of the Second Regiment of South Carolina Continentals during the assault at Savannah. His right hand is pressed tight against the bullet wound in his side while still holding his sabre. At the feet pf Jasper lies his bullet-ridden hat. His face, as portrayed by the sculptor, reveals intense suffering and resolute purpose.
Jasper's sacrifice is honored annually with the Sergeant William Jasper Memorial Ceremony, which includes a wreath laying at the monument.
The nearby historical marker reads:
"Sergeant William Jasper, the famed Revolutionary hero, was mortally wounded a few hundred yards northwest of this spot on October 9, 1779, in the ill-fated attack of the American and French forces on the British defenses around Savannah. The monument to Jasper in this Square was unveiled in 1888 with great ceremony.
