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词条 List of South Carolina militia units in the American Revolution
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  1. Militia units

  2. Provincial and State units

  3. See also

  4. References

List of South Carolina militia units in the American Revolution: District militia units were established on January 17, 1775 by the South Carolina Provincial Congress. These militia units were subordinate to the South Carolina Council of Safety. Officers were selected by February 1775. In November 1775, the Militia units were renamed regiments. In March 28, 1778, the South Carolina General Assembly consolidated the regiments into four brigades, each led by a Brigadier General.[1]

Militia units

Revolutionary War pension applications and colonial records provide considerable information on the South Carolina militia units and officers, and the battles in which they fought. When Charlestown fell on May 12, 1780, most of the generals were taken as prisoners by the British and the regiments were left to fend for themselves. Most new regiments were Light Dragoons vice infantry.

The known regiments, brigades, and independent units included:[1][2]

UnitSubordinate BrigadeDate establishedYearDisbandedOriginal Commander, Rank
1st BrigadeCouncil of SafetyMar 25, 17781778May 12, 1780Bull, Stephen, BG
2nd BrigadeCouncil of SafetyMar 25, 17781778May 12, 1780Richardson, Richard, BG
3rd BrigadeCouncil of SafetyMar 25, 17781778May 12 1780Williamson, Andrew, BG
4th BrigadeCouncil of SafetyMar 25, 17781778May 12, 1780McIntosh, Alexander, BG
Beaufort District (Regiment)1st BrigadeFeb 17751775Bull, Stephen, Col
Forks of Saluda District (Regiment) (renamed Lower District Regiment in November 1775), aka Dutch Forks Regiment3rd BrigadeFeb 17751775Starke, Robert, Col
Camden District Militia (Regiment)2nd BrigadeFeb 17751775Richardson, Richard, Col
Little River District Militia (Regiment)3rd BrigadeFeb 17751775Lindsay, John, Col
Charles Town District Militia (Regiment)1st BrigadeFeb 17751775Moultrie, Willliam, Col
New Acquisition District Militia (Regiment)2nd BrigadeFeb 17751775Neel, Thomas, Col
Cheraws District Militia (Regiment)4th BrigadeFeb 17751775Powell, George Gabriel, Col
Upper Saluda District Militia (Regiment) (renamed Spartan Regiment in November 1775, split into 1st Spartan Regiment and 2nd Spartan Regiment in February 1777)2nd BrigadeFeb 17751775Fletchall, Thomas, Col
1st Spartan Regiment2nd BrigadeFeb 17771777Thomas, John, Sr., Col
2nd Spartan Regiment2nd BrigadeFeb 17771777Brandon, Thomas, Col
Georgetown District Militia (Regiment)4th BrigadeFeb 17751775Screven, Thomas, Col
Berkeley County Militia (Regiment)1st BrigadeFeb 17751775Singleton, Richard, Col
Ninety-Six District Militia (Regiment), (split into Upper Ninety-Six Regiment and Lower Ninety-Six Regiment on March 28, 1778)3rd BrigadeFeb 17751775Savage, John, Col
Upper Ninety-Six Regiment3rd BrigadeMar 28, 17781778Pickens, Andrew, Col
Lower Ninety-Six Regiment3rd BrigadeMar 28, 17781778Hammond, LeRoy, Col
Colleton County Militia (Regiment)1st BrigadeFeb 17751775Glover, Joseph, Col
Orangeburgh District Militia (Regiment)3rd BrigadeFeb 17751775Thomson, William, Col
Craven County Militia (Regiment) (split into Upper Craven County Regiment and Lower Craven County Regiment in November 1775)Feb 17751775Rothmahler, Job, Col
Upper Craven County Regiment4th BrigadeNov 17751775Hicks, George, Col
Lower Craven County Regiment4th BrigadeNov 17751775Rothmahler, Job, Col
Fairfield Militia (Regiment)2nd BrigadeFeb 17751775Kershaw, Joseph, Col
Granville County Militia (Regiment)1st BrigadeFeb 17751775June 1780Garden, Benjamin, Col
Upper Granville County RegimentJun 17801780Harden, William, Ltc, Col
Lower Granville County RegimentJun 17801780Stafford, William, Ltc, Col
Kingstree Regiment (established in late 1779 or 1780)4th BrigadeDec 1779, Jan 17801779McDonald, Archibald
Kershaw RegimentMay/Jun 17801780Postell, James, Col
Turkey Creek RegimentMay 17801780Lacey, Edward, Col
Polk's Regiment of Light DragoonsMecklenburg County Regiment, State Troops (Apr 1781)July 17801780Polk, William, Col
Hampton's Regiment of Light DragoonsMilitia, State Troops (Apr 1781)Jul 17801780Hampton, Henry/Wade, Col
Hill's Regiment of Light DragoonsMilitia, State Troops (Apr 1781)Jul 17801780Hill, William, Col
South Carolina 1st Brigade of MilitiaAug 17801780Sumter, Thomas, Col/BG
South Carolina 2nd Brigade of MilitiaAug 17801780Marion, Francis, Col/BG
South Carolina 3rd Brigade of MilitiaJul 17811781Picken, Andrew, BG
Horry's Light Dragoons (Militia)South Carolina 2nd Brigade of MilitiaFeb 16, 17811781Horry, Peter, Ltc
Maham's Light Dragoons (Militia)South Carolina 2nd Brigade of MilitiaMar 17811781Maham, Hezekiah, Maj
Hammond's Regiment of Light DragoonsSouth Carolina 3rd Brigade of Militia, State Troops (Sep 1781)Apr 17811781Hammond, Samuel Ltc/Col
South Carolina 4th Brigade of MilitiaSep 17811781Barnwell, John BG
South Carolina 3rd Regiment of State DragoonsSouth Carolina 2nd Brigade of MilitiaOct 17811781Maham, Hezekiah, Ltc
South Carolina 4th Regiment of State DragoonsSouth Carolina 2nd Brigade of MilitiaOct 17811781Horry, Peter, Ltc

Independent companies:

  • Independent Company of Rangers, 1775-1776, Bowie, Francis, Capt
  • Independent Company of Rangers, 1775, Ellison, Robert, Capt
  • Independent Company of Rangers, 1775-1776, Tutt, Benjamin, Capt
  • Independent Company of Rangers, 1775-1780, Polk, Ezekiel, Capt
  • Indian Field Company, 1775, Fullerton, John, Capt
  • Catawba Indian Company of Rovers, 1775-1776, Boykin, Samuel, Capt
  • Charles Town Artillery Company, 1775, Robert, Owen, Capt
  • Racoon Company, 1776-1780, Allston, John, Capt
  • Indian Company of Rovers, 1776, Withers, John, Lt/Capt
  • Charles Town Artillery Company, 1778-1780, White, Sims, Capt
  • Independent Company, 1781, Snipes, William Clay, Maj

Provincial and State units

For clarification and comparison purposes, the South Carolina provincial and state troop units are listed below:[3]

UnitDate establishedYearDisbandedContinental Line, DateOriginal Commander, Rank
South Carolina 1st Regiment (Infantry)June 6, 177517755/12/1780Yes, November 4, 1775Gadsen, Christopher, Col
South Carolina 2nd Regiment (Infantry)June 6, 177517755/12/1780Yes, November 4, 1775Moultried, William, Col
South Carolina 3rd Regiment (Rangers)June 6, 177517755/12/1780Yes, July 24, 1776Thomson, William, Ltc
South Carolina 4th Regiment (Artillery)November 14, 177517755/12/1780Yes, June 18, 1776Roberts, Owen, Ltc
South Carolina 5th Regiment (Rifles)February 22, 17761776Feb. 1780Yes, March 25, 1776Huger, Isaac, Col
South Carolina 6th Regiment (Rifles)February 28, 17761776Feb. 1780Yes, March 25, 1776Sumter, Thomas. Ltc
South Carolina Light DragoonsFebruary 177917795/12/1780NoHorry, Daniel, Col
South Carolina 1st Regiment of State DragoonsApril 178117811783NoHampton, Wade I. Col
South Carolina 2nd Regiment of State DragoonsApril 178117811783NoMyddleton, Charles, Col
Hampton's Regiment of Light DragoonsApril 178117811783NoHampton, Henry. Ltc
Polk's Regiment of Light DragoonsApril 17811781Feb. 1782NoPolk, William, Ltc
Hill's Regiment of Light DragoonsApril 178117811782NoHill, William, Col
Hammond's Regiment of Light DragoonsSeptember 178117811782NoHammond, Samuel, Col
South Carolina 3rd Regiment of State DragoonsOctober 178117811783NoMaham, Hezekiah. Ltc
South Carolina 4th Regiment of State DragoonsOctober 178117811782NoHorry, Peter, Ltc

See also

  • South Carolina in the American Revolution
  • Pension Transactions for a description of the transcription effort by Will Graves
  • Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
  • South Carolina Line: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Regiments

References

1. ^{{cite web|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 24, 2019|title=The American Revolution in South Carolina, Militia|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_patriots_militia_sc.html}}
2. ^Pension Transactions by William Graves
3. ^{{cite web|title=South Carolina in the America Revolution, Provincial and State Troops|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_state_troops_sc.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|accessdate=March 25, 2019}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/revolutionary-war/|title=South Carolina Encyclopedia, Revolutionary War|author=Walter, Edgar|year=2016}}
  • {{cite book|author=Buchanan, John|title=The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas|publisher=New York: Wiley|year=1997}}
  • {{cite book|author=Edgar, Walter|title=Partisans and Redcoats: The Southern Conflict That Turned the Tide of the American Revolution|publisher=New York: Morrow|year=2001}}
  • {{cite book|author=McCrady, Edward|title=The History of South Carolina in the Revolution. 2 vols|publisher=New York: Macmillan|year=1901–1902}}
  • {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5DFy0eWaPxIC&lpg=PA339&ots=XbVu0Hnc1M&dq=Russell%2C%20Phillips%20(1965).%20North%20Carolina%20in%20the%20Revolutionary%20War.%20Charlotte%3A%20Heritage%20Printers.&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=Russell,%20Phillips%20(1965).%20North%20Carolina%20in%20the%20Revolutionary%20War.%20Charlotte:%20Heritage%20Printers.&f=false|title=The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies|author=Russel, David Lee|accessdate=March 9, 2019|date=2000}}
  • {{cite book|title=Backcountry Revolutionary James Williams (1740-1780), With Source Documents|author=William T. Graves|publisher=Southern Campaigns of the American Revolution Press, Lugoff, SC|year=2012}}
  • {{cite book|title=Memoirs of the American Revoloution|author=William Moultrie|publisher=The New York Times & Arno Press|year=1968}}
  • {{cite book|title=A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His Brigade From its Rise in June 1780 until Disbanded in December 1782|author=James, William Dobein|publisher=Continental Book Company|year=1948}}

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