Tennessee Walking Horses for Sale near Sumter, SC

About Sumter, SC

Incorporated as Sumterville in 1845, the city's name was shortened to Sumter in 1855. [ citation needed ] It has grown and prospered from its early beginnings as a plantation settlement. The city and county of Sumter bear the name of General Thomas Sumter, the "Fighting Gamecock" of the American Revolutionary War. During the Civil War, the town was an important supply and railroad repair center for the Confederacy. After the war, Sumter grew and prospered, using its large railroad network to supply cotton, timber, and by the start of the 20th century, tobacco to the region.