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5th South Carolina Regiment

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The 5th South Carolina Regiment (1st Rifle Regiment) was raised on February 22, 1776, at Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the South Carolina Troops and later assigned to the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah. The regiment was merged into the 1st South Carolina Regiment on February 11, 1780.^[1]

History

The following events occurred in the history of this unit:^[1]^[2]

February 22, 1776, authorized in the South Carolina Provincial Troops
Spring 1776, organized at Charleston to consist of seven companies from eastern and northern South Carolina.
March 25, 1776, adopted into the Continental Army and assigned to the Southern Department
November 23, 1776, assigned to the 2nd South Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern Department.
January 3, 1779, relieved from the 2nd South Carolina Brigade.
February 1, 1779, assigned to the South Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern Department
May 1, 1779, relieved from the South Carolina Brigade.
June 15, 1779, assigned to McIntosh's Brigade, an element of the Southern Department.
September 14, 1779, relieved from McIntosh's Brigade
February 11, 1780, consolidated with the 1st South Carolina Regiment

Officers

The commanders of this unit were:^[3]

Col. Isaac Huger
Col. John Stewart
Lt. Col. Peter Horry

Engagements

This unit was involved in the following battles, skirmishes and sieges:^[1]

June 28, 1776, Fort Moultrie
August 1, 1776, Seneca Town
August 8-11, 1776, Cherokee Towns
December 29, 1778, Siege of Savannah, Georgia
February 3, 1779, Port Royal Island
May 3, 1779, Coosawhatchie
May 11, 1779, Charleston Neck
June 20, 1779 Battle of Stono Ferry
September 16 - Oct. 18, 1779, Siege of Savannah, Georgia

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100608052728/http://www.history.army.mil/reference/revbib/sc.htm Bibliography of the Continental Army in South Carolina] compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History

References

1. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_sc_fifth_regiment.html|title=The American Revolution in South Carolina, 5th SC Regiment (1st Rifle Regiment)|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 26, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite book |url=https://history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-4-1/CMH_Pub_60-4-1.pdf |title=The Continental Army|last=Wright |first=Robert K., Jr |publisher=Center of Military History United States Army |location=Washington DC |year=1982 |page=305}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Historical Register of the Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution|author=Heitman, Francis B.|year=1914|page=54|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ziRbtlUkBh0C&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=Owen+Roberts+South+Carolina+Line&source=bl&ots=qJi5HpNzU0&sig=ACfU3U1EhGRMxsjMROskyem2ZCgafMkXBA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTtueq7KDhAhVnyoMKHc24BsQQ6AEwA3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Owen%20Roberts%20South%20Carolina%20Line&f=false}}, via Google Books

3 : South Carolina regiments of the Continental Army|Military units and formations established in 1776|Military units and formations disestablished in 1780

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History

Officers

Engagements

See also

External links

References