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Sergeant William Jasper: Saving the Flag & Revolutionary POWs

Sergeant William Jasper is famous for saving the flag under British fire at the Battle of Sullivan's Island. But did you know he also pulled off a daring rescue of Revolutionary POWs near Savannah? In this episode of Marked! A Journey Through Georgia's Revolutionary Past, host Maiya May visits historical marker #025-48 in Chatham County to investigate the legend of Jasper Springs.

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