| Colonel |
First Unit Served In As a Colonel |
From |
To |
Notes |
Battles/Skirmishes at This Rank |
| Anderson,
Robert |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
Promoted
to Colonel of Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment on 4/18/1781 |
Tugaloo
River #2, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Eutaw Springs, Indian Villages |
| Barnwell,
Edward |
Beaufort District
Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
Commander
in 1781. |
Savannah
River #2 |
| Baxter,
Jacob |
Upper Craven County
Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
Commander
of Pee Dee Regiment, under Marion's Brigade. Some assert that
this commandant was John Baxter, but this Author believes that
Jacob Baxter is correct. However... |
- |
| Beard,
Jonas |
Lower District
Regiment |
1776 |
1780 |
aka
Dutch Fork Regiment. Commandant. |
- |
| Beeckman,
Barnard |
SC 4th Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Was
a Captain, Major, and Lt. Colonel. Promoted to Colonel 6/20/1779,
POW at the Fall of Charleston. Paroled till end of war. |
Siege
of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Benton,
Lemuel |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
Was
a Major and a Lt. Colonel. 4/28/1781, promoted to Colonel after
Kolb's murder. |
Fort
Motte, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs,
Wambaw Bridge |
| Brandon,
Thomas |
2nd Spartan Regiment |
1777 |
1782 |
After
the Fall of Charleston, aligned himself under Col. James Williams
until his death in Oct. 1780. Then, under BG Thomas Sumter. aka
Fair Forest Regiment. One source asserts this regiment was
named the Tyger Regiment. |
Musgrove's
Mill, Kings Mountain, Blackstocks, Cowpens, Bullock's Fork, Brandon's
Camp, Stallion's Plantation, Sandy River, Siege of Ninety-Six
1781, Eutaw Springs |
| Bratton,
William |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
Promoted
from Captain in 1779. 1779, elected Major and Lt. Colonel.
Resigned upon learning of the Fall of Charleston. Richard
Winn convinced him to return. Severely wounded at Williamson's
Plantation (7/12). Took over the regiment after the battle of
Cowpens. |
Big
Savannah, Sandy Run Creek, Four Holes Bridge |
| Bull,
Stephen |
Beaufort District
Regiment |
1775 |
1778 |
Promoted
to Brig. Gen. March 1778. |
Hutchinson's Island
(GA) |
| De
Britigney, Marquis |
Foreign Volunteers |
- |
- |
In
April of 1779, recommended to Gov. John Rutledge to command a
volunteer company composed of Frenchmen residing in SC. Became
a Colonel in this new unit at the close of the war. |
- |
| Dillard,
James |
Little River District
Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
Promoted
to Corporal 4/20/1777. Reinlisted several times. Made Captain
1780 under Col. James Williams. Promoted to Major in 1781. Later
under BG Andrew Pickens as Colonel of Little River District Regiment
after the death of Col. Joseph Hayes. |
Edisto River,
Indian Villages |
| Drayton,
Stephen |
Continental Army |
1778 |
- |
Was
a Major and Aide-de-Camp to Maj. Gen. Robert Howe. 11/12/1778,
promoted to full Colonel as the Deputy QM of Southern Department. |
- |
| Ervin,
Hugh |
SC 2nd Brigade
of SC Troops |
1781 |
1782 |
Marion's
Second in Command of the new Brigade. Promoted to Colonel
in Jan 1781. |
Snow's
Island. |
| Ervin,
John |
Lower Craven County
Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
Commander
of Britton's Neck Regiment, within Marion's Brigade after the
resignation of Col. Hugh Giles in June of 1781. Comissioned as
a Colonel on 6/28/1781. |
Quinby's
Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Santee River, Godfrey's Savannah,
Parker's Ferry #2, Eutaw Springs, Georgetown #6, Wiboo Swamp. |
| Eveleigh,
Nicholas |
SC State |
1777 |
1778 |
Was
a Captain. Promoted to Colonel and Deputy Adjutant General for
SC and GA on 8/11/1777. He resigned his commission on 8/24/1778. |
- |
| Fletchall,
Thomas |
Upper Saluda Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Soon
forced to resign since he was a Loyalist. |
- |
| Gadsden,
Christopher |
SC 1st Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
Colonel
6/17/1775, but was in Contental Congress until Feb 1776.
Promoted to BG 9/16/1776. Resigned due to difficulties
with Gen. Robert Howe 10/2/1777. Returned to Militia, captured
at Fall of Charleston. |
Fort Moultrie |
| Gaillard,
Tacitus |
Continental Army |
- |
- |
Also
QM General 1776 for Southern Department. |
- |
| Garden,
Benjamin |
Granville County
Regiment |
1775 |
1780 |
POW
at the Fall of Charleston. Afterwards, a Lt. Colonel under
Col. William Harden. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780. |
| Giles,
Hugh |
Lower Craven County
Regiment |
1776 |
1781 |
Early
in 1775, a Lieutenant. From Britton's Neck. POW at the Fall
of Charleston, paroled. Resigned in June of 1781. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780, Black Mingo, Georgetown #6, Wiboo Swamp,
Fort Watson #2, Fort Motte |
| Glover,
Joseph |
Colleton County
Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
- |
- |
| Glynn,
David |
Lower District
Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
Private,
Captain, Adjutant, Commissary, Lt. Colonel, and Colonel of Lower
District Regiment [aka Dutch Fork Regiment]. |
Fish
Dam Ford, Blackstocks, Cowpens, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Eutaw
Springs |
| Hammond,
LeRoy |
Lower Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1778 |
1782 |
Promoted
to Colonel in 1778 when Andrew Williamson was promoted to Brigadier
General. Maintained his HQ at Anderson's Mills on the Saluda
River. "Bloody Bill" Cunningham went after him
personally in Nov. 1781. |
Herbert's
Store (GA), Stono Ferry, Rocky Comfort Creek (GA), Fort Grierson
(GA), Siege of Augusta, Fort Galphin |
| Hammond,
Samuel |
Hammond's
Regiment of Light Dragoons |
1781 |
1782 |
First
in VA unit. 1779 moved to Edgefield District joined militia.
Commissioned Captain 3/3/1779. Promoted to Major in 1780
and Lt. Colonel in 1781. Ended up as a full Colonel around
mid-September of 1781 over a new regiment of Light Dragoons. |
- |
| Hampton,
Wade |
SC 1st Regiment
of State Dragoons |
1781 |
1783 |
March
1781, made a Colonel under BG Thomas Sumter. His unit was
called the SC 1st Regiment of State Dragoons. |
Manigault's
Ferry, Orangeburgh #1, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, 10-Mile House,
15-Mile House, Goose Creek Bridge, St. James Goose Creek Church,
Quarter House, Strawberry Ferry, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's
Plantation, Eutaw Springs, Fort Dorchester |
| Harden,
William |
Upper Granville
County Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
Beaufort
Volunteer Artillery Company under Col. Joseph Glover. In
1779, under Col. Skirving. 1780 Lt. Colonel commanding
Upper Granville County Regiment. 1781, promoted to Colonel,
attached to Marion's Brigade, to operate between Charleston and
Savannah. After John Barnwell was made a Brigadier General
in September of 1781, Harden resigned in disgust during November
of 1781. |
Four
Holes Swamp, Parker's Ferry #1, Salkehatchie Bridge, Pocotaligo/Fort
Balfour, Fort Grierson (GA), Siege of Augusta |
| Harleston,
John |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1775 |
1778 |
Allegedly,
a POW at the Fall of Charleston. |
Fort
Moultrie, Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Harrison,
Reuben |
Lower District
Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
1781,
under Col. William Henderson, capacity unknown. |
- |
| Hayes,
Joseph |
Little River District
Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
Promoted
to Lt. Colonel under Col. James Williams. Took over after
Kings Mountain when Col. Williams was killed. Hanged by
"Bloody Bill" Cunningham at Hayes' Station 11/19/1781. |
Blackstocks,
Hammond's Store, Cowpens, Indian Creek, Williams's Plantation,
Fair Forest Creek #3, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Eutaw Springs.
Hayes' Station, |
| Hayne,
Isaac |
Colleton
County Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Captain
of Pon Pon Company 1775-1776. Promoted to Lt. Col. In 1776
as commander of Colleton County Regiment. Promoted to Colonel
in 1779. POW at the Fall of Charleston, paroled.
Recaptured in 1781 and executed by British for allegedly violating
his parole. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780, Gen. Andrew Williamson's Capture, Horse Shoe |
| Heatley,
Charles |
Orangeburgh
District Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
After
the Fall of Charleston, Colonel/Commander of the Orangeburgh
District Regiment. aka Charles Hicksley. |
- |
| Henderson,
William |
SC 1st Brigade
of SC Troops |
1781 |
1783 |
Promoted
to Lt. Colonel 9/16/1776. Feb. 11, 1780 transferred to SC
3rd Regiment. POW at Fall of Charleston, exchanged Nov 1780. Transferred
to SC 1st Brigade of SC Troops 1/1/1781 under BG Thomas Sumter. Promoted
to Colonel 9/30/1781. Promoted to Brigadier General 1782. |
- |
| Herriot,
Robert |
Georgetown District
Regiment |
1775 |
1780 |
POW
at the Fall of Charleston. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780. |
| Hicks,
George |
Upper Craven County
Regiment |
1775 |
1782 |
From
Marlboro District. POW at the Fall of Charleston.
Later attached to Marion's Brigade. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780. |
| Hill,
William |
Hill's Regiment
of Light Dragoons |
1780 |
1782 |
July
1780, Commandant. Within Sumter's Brigade (SC 1st Brigade
of SC Troops). Wounded at Hanging Rock. |
Rocky
Mount, Hanging Rock, Fishing Creek, Fish Dam Ford, Blackstocks,
Cowpens, Orangeburgh #1, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation |
| Horry,
Daniel |
SC Light Dragoons |
1779 |
1780 |
Feb
1779, Colonel/Commandant of the newly-created SC Light Dragoons
(State Troops) for 16 Months. After the Fall of Charleston, he
took protection from the British, and in 1781, he sailed to England
where he enrolled his son in school. The SC legislature considered
confiscating his estates, but his in-laws, the Pinckneys, intervened
and the legislature settled for an amercement of twelve percent. |
Charleston
Neck 1779, Stono Ferry, Siege of Savannah, Rantowle's Bridge,
Moncks Corner |
| Huger,
Isaac |
SC 5th Regiment |
1776 |
1779 |
2/23/1776
commissioned Colonel/commander of SC 5th Regiment. Promoted
to Brigadier General 1/9/1779 in Continental Army. |
Fort Moultrie |
| Hutson,
Richard |
Beaufort District
Regiment |
1778 |
1783 |
Commander
of Beaufort District Regiment under BG Stephen Bull. POW
at the Fall of Charleston. Exchanged. Afterwards,
joined Marion's Brigade, late 1781 attached to BG John Barnwell's
Brigade. |
Charleston Neck
1779 |
| Kershaw,
Joseph |
Fairfield Regiment |
1775 |
1780 |
Commander
of Fairfield Regiment 1775-1778. Given command of Camden District
Regiment on 3/25/1778 when Richard Richardson was promoted to
Brigadier General. He was captured by the British and imprisoned
at Camden Jail, then taken to the British Honduras and Bermuda
for about a year and a half. From what became the Kershaw District. |
Stono Ferry. |
| Kolb,
Abel |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
From
Marlbor District. Previously a Lt. Colonel in Charles Town
District Regiment. POW at fall of Charleston. Exchanged.
Murdered 4/26/1781 at his home by Loyalists. |
Georgetown
#6, Wiboo Swamp, Drowning Creek, Hulin's Mill, Kolb's Murder. |
| Lacey,
Edward |
Turkey Creek Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Promoted
to Lt. Colonel, then became Colonel of Turkey Creek Volunteer
Militia in June 1780. His unit was also called the Chester
Troops and the Chester District Militia by later historians. |
Williamson's
Plantation, Rocky Mount, Carey's Fort, Hanging Rock, Fishing
Creek, Kings Mountain, Fish Dam Ford, Blackstocks, Orangeburgh
#1, St. James Goose Creek Church, Quinby's Bridge, Eutaw Springs,
Big Savannah, Fort Granby #1, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Biggin's
Creek Bridge, Wadboo Bridge #2, Shubrick's Plantation, Edisto
Island |
| Lindsey,
John |
Little River District
Regiment |
1775 |
1777 |
Organized
his militia in early 1775, probably in March. Some records indicate
he retired in 1777. Other sources claim he was very active during
1780 with Col. Thomas Sumter. |
Cherokee Expedition
1776 |
| Marion,
Francis |
SC 2nd Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
June
17, 1775, a Captain. Promoted to Major on 11/14/1775. Promoted
to Lt. Colonel under Col. Isaac Motte on 9/16/1776. Promoted
to Lt. Colonel/Commandant on 9/23/1778. After the Fall
of Charlestown, he was "elected" as Colonel in the
SC Militia, and soon assembled many others under his command.
Promoted to Brigadier General 12/30/1780 over the SC 2nd Brigade
of SC Troops. |
Port's
Ferry, Great Savannah, Blue Savannah, Black Mingo, Tearcoat Swamp,
Kingstree #3, Halfway Swamp #1, Nelson's Ferry. |
| Maybank,
Joseph |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
1776 |
1779 |
4/2/1776
promoted to Colonel/Commander of Berkeley County Regiment. Wounded
at Hickory Hill, GA 6/28/1779. |
- |
| McDonald,
Archibald |
Kingstree Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
aka
McDonald's Regiment of Militia (Williamsburg Township). Established
in early 1780, under BG Alexander McIntosh. POW at the Fall
of Charleston, on parole for a considerable time. His Regiment
was attached to Marion's Brigade in August of 1780 with command
given to Lt. Col. Hugh Horry, and he resumed command of it after
his exchange was effected in early 1781. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780, Georgetown #6, Wiboo Swamp, Fort Watson #2,
Fort Motte, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs,
Wambaw Bridge, Tidyman's Plantation |
| Motte,
Isaac |
SC 2nd Regiment |
1776 |
1780 |
Was
a Lt. Colonel. Promoted to Colonel on 9/16/1776, commander of
SC 2nd Regiment, after William Moultrie was promoted to Brigadier
General. Resigned from SC 2nd Regiment on 9/23/1778 to take his
seat on the SC Privy Council. POW at the Fall of Charleston as
a Civilian. Exchanged on 6/14/1781. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780. |
| Moultrie,
Alexander |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
1779-1782
as Major and Colonel. |
- |
| Moultrie,
William |
SC 2nd Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
Promoted
to Brigadier General 9/16/1776. POW at the Fall of Charleston.
Exchanged in 1782. Promoted to Major General on 10/15/1782. |
Sullivan's
Island, Fort Moultrie |
| Myddleton,
Charles Starke |
SC 2nd Regiment
of State Dragoons |
1781 |
1783 |
Captain,
Major, Lt. Colonel of Orangeburgh District Regiment. Colonel
of SC 2nd Regiment of State Dragoons, under BG Thomas Sumter.
Wounded at Eutaw Springs. Gathered men primarily from the
Wateree and Congaree Rivers. |
Orangeburgh
#1, Myddleton's Ambuscade, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation,
Eutaw Springs. |
| Neel,
Andrew |
New Acquistion
District Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
Elected
Colonel in June 1780. Killed at Battle of Rocky Creek.
Aka Andrew Neal. |
Rocky
Mount, Rocky Creek. |
| Neel,
Thomas |
New Acquistion
District Regiment |
1775 |
1779 |
Killed
at the Battle of Stono Ferry 6/20/1779. |
Snow
Campaign, Great Cane Break, Cherokee Expedition 1776, Charleston
Neck 1779, Stono Ferry. |
| Pickens,
Andrew |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1778 |
1781 |
Captain
in Lower District (Dutch Fork) Regiment in 1775. Promoted
to Major 1776. Promoted to Lt. Colonel 1776. Promoted
to Colonel 1778. Promoted to Brigadier General 1781. |
Carr's
Fort (GA), Siege of Charleston 1780, Cowpens |
| Pinckney,
Charles |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Early
1775, Commander of Charles Town District Militia. May have
remained longer. |
- |
| Pinckney,
Charles Cotesworth |
SC 1st Regiment |
1776 |
1780 |
Promoted
to Major in Dec 1775. Promoted to Lt. Colonel 9/16/1776.
Promoted to Colonel and Commandant of SC 1st Regiment 10/29/1776.
Left to join Gen. Washington. Returned in early 1778. POW
at fall of Charleston. Exchanged Feb. 1782. |
Siege
of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1779, Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Postell,
James |
Kershaw Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
1779,
a Major under Col. Joseph Kershaw. Brigade Major under
Gen. Lachlan McIntosh. Lt. Col. under Col. Joseph Kershaw.
POW at the Fall of Charleston. Exchanged June 1780. With
Lt. Col. John Marshall, he immediately began assembling the new
Kershaw Regiment within the Camden District. |
Halfway
Swamp #1, Georgetown #6, Manigault's Ferry #1, Wiboo Swamp, Witherspoon's
Ferry, Fort Watson #2, Fort Motte, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's
Plantation, Eutaw Springs |
| Postell,
Jehu |
Georgetown District
Regiment |
1782 |
1783 |
Lieutenant
and Captain in Marion's Brigade. 1782-1783, Colonel, commander
of Georgetown District Regiment of Militia. |
- |
| Powell,
George Gabriel |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
1775 |
1779 |
From
Marlboro District. Also a Captain of the schooner Comet
in 1775. Died Jan. 1779 |
- |
| Richardson,
Richard |
Camden District
Regiment |
1775 |
1778 |
Commandant.
Promoted to Brigadier General 3/25/1778. POW at the Fall
of Charleston. |
Great
Cane Brake, Snow Campaign, Ninety-Six 1775. |
| Richardson,
Richard Jr. |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
First
under Col. Richard Richardson (his father). 1776, a Captain
in SC 6th Regiment. Promoted to Major, transferred to the
SC 2nd Regiment. POW at the Fall of Charleston, paroled.
Exchanged in Oct. 1780, and took the reins of his regiment in
Marion's Brigade. His regiment was sometimes known as Richardson's
Regiment. He recruited many men from the Williamsburg Township
in the Georgetown District. |
Georgetown
#6, Wiboo Swamp, Fort Watson #2, Fort Motte, Quinby's Bridge,
Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs, Videau's Bridge |
| Roberts,
Owen |
SC 4th Regiment |
1776 |
1779 |
1775,
Major in SC 1st Regiment. Promoted to Lt. Colonel and Commandant
of SC 4th Regiment in Nov. 1775. Promoted to Colonel 9/16/1776.
Killed at battle of Stono Ferry 6/20/1779. |
Charleston
Neck 1779, Stono Ferry. |
| Roebuck,
Benjamin |
Roebuck's
Battalion of Spartan Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
First
in GA unit. Captain in 1779 under Col. John Thomas, Jr.
Promoted to Lt. Colonel by March 1779 under Col. LeRoy Hammond
(Lower Ninety-Six District Regiment). Promoted to Colonel in
1780 and joined BG Thomas Sumter's brigade. Captured at
the battle of Mud Lick Creek on March 2, 1781. Exchanged
August 1781. Rejoined BG Andrew Pickens till end of war. |
Musgrove's
Mill, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, Mud Lick Creek, Enoree River,
Watkins |
| Rothmahler,
Job |
Craven County Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
Commandant
of Lower Craven County Regiment for short while 1775-1776. |
- |
| Rowe,
Christopher |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1775 |
1780 |
Promoted
to Colonel in late 1775 when Col. William Thomson took over the
SC 3rd Regiment. Commandant of Orangeburgh District Regiment
of Militia. |
Breach Inlet Naval
Battle |
| Sanders,
John |
Colleton County
Regiment |
1782 |
1783 |
Was
a Lieutenant, a Captain, and a Lt. Colonel. January of 1782,
a full Colonel. Served until the end of the war. |
- |
| Savage,
John |
Ninety-Six District
Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
Organized
his militia in early 1775, probably around March. |
- |
| Screven,
Thomas |
Georgetown District
Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Organized
his militia in early 1775, probably around March. |
- |
| Simons,
Maurice |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
Colonel
and Commandant 1778-1780. POW at the Fall of Charleston. |
Charleston
Neck 1779, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Singleton,
Richard |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Organized
his militia in early 1775, probably around March. |
|
| Skirvin,
James |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Was
a Captain. Promoted to Colonel when Col. Joseph Maybank wounded
at Hickory Hill in June 1779. aka James Skirving. |
Siege of Savannah,
Siege of Charleston 1780 |
| Skirvin,
William |
Colleton County
Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Captain
of the Willtown Company. Later, Colonel of the Colleton
County Regiment early 1780. POW at the Fall of Charleston.
On parole, formally exchanged in later 1780 or early 1781. aka
William Skirving. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780. |
| Stafford,
William |
Lower Granville
County Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
Captain,
Lt. Colonel, and Colonel. Commander of the Lower Granville
County Regiment in late 1781. |
Godfrey's Savannah,
Parker's Ferry #2. |
| Starke,
Robert |
Forks of Saluda
District Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
Organized
his militia in early 1775, probably around March. Late
1775, his location started being called the Lower District (aka
Dutch Fork). Apparently POW at the Fall of Charleston.
Imprisoned at the Provost Building, then in the Old Post Office.
British ordered him out of Charleston on 4/28/1782. aka
Robert Stark. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780. |
| Stewart,
John |
SC 5th Regiment |
1779 |
1779 |
Commander
of SC 5th Regiment after Isaac Huger promoted to Brigadier General. |
Charleston Neck
1779 |
| Sumter,
Thomas |
SC 6th Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
First
under Col. Richard Richardson. Lt. Colonel 2/29/1776, commander
of SC 6th Regiment. Promoted to Colonel sometime in 1778.
Resigned 9/23/1778. Sat at home until May 1780. Created
Sumter's Brigade in early Summer of 1780 acting as Colonel, which
he may have been elected to. His men voted him as Brigadier
General in June 1780, recognized by Gov. Rutledge in Oct. 1780.
Resigned again in Jan. 1782 after being elected to State Legislature. |
- |
| Taylor,
Thomas |
Camden District
Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
From
Richland District. A Colonel 1780 under BG Thomas Sumter.
1782, under BG William Henderson. Captured at the battle
of Fishing Creek on 8/18/1780. Escaped and went to NC.
Returned to fight again. |
Hanging
Rock, Carey's Fort, Fishing Creek, Fish Dam Ford, Orangeburgh
#1, Four Holes Bridge, Fort Granby #1, Thomson's Plantation,
Fort Watson #1, Lynches Creek, Fort Granby #2, Quinby's Bridge,
Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs. |
| Thomas,
John Sr. |
Spartan Regiment |
1775 |
1779 |
1777,
Commander of 1st Spartan Regiment. POW for 14 months beginning
Feb. 1779. |
Great
Cane Brake, Snow Campaign, Cherokee Expedition 1776, Thomas's
Plantation |
| Thomas,
John Jr. |
1st Spartan Regiment |
1778 |
1783 |
Captain,
Major, Lt. Colonel, and Colonel. Commander of 1st Spartan
Regiment 10/23/1778. 1781, in Sumter's Brigade. One
source asserts his regiment became State Troops (Light Dragoons)
during 1781, but few sources support this assertion. |
Stono
Ferry, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780, Cedar Springs,
Cowpens, Bush River #1, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation |
| Thomson,
William |
SC 3rd Regiment |
1776 |
1780 |
Early
1775, Colonel and Commander of the Orangeburgh District Regiment.
Commander of SC 3rd Regiment at first as a Lt. Colonel. Promoted
to Colonel 5/16/1776. POW at the Fall of Charleston. On
parole till end of war. |
Fort
Moultrie, Cherokee Expedition 1776, Stono Ferry, Siege of Savannah,
Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Warren,
Samuel |
Continental Army |
- |
- |
Earlier
a Lieutenant and Captain in SC 5th Regiment. Appointed
as Deputy Commissioner General of Prisoners for the Southern
Army by Maj. Gen. Nathanael Green, with rank of Colonel.
Dates unknown. |
- |
| Waters,
Philemon |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1782 |
1783 |
A
Captain and Lt. Colonel under Col. John Thomas, Jr. Promoted
to Colonel 4/21/1782 under BG Andrew Pickens. |
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| Watson,
Samuel |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
First
under Col. Thomas Neel. Promoted to Colonel of New Acquisition
District Militia after Col. Neel killed at Battle of Stono Ferry
6/20/1779. Resigned after the Fall of Charleston.
Returned to active duty after Col. Andrew Neel killed at Rocky
Creek (8/3/1780) until right after the battle of Cowpens (1/17/1781),
then Col. William Bratton took over the regiment. |
Hanging
Rock, Kings Mountain, Blackstocks, Cowpens |
| Williams,
James |
Little River District
Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
From
Laurens District. Promoted to Major in mid-1776, Promoted
to Lt. Colonel in 1776. Promoted to Colonel in Sept. 1779.
Killed at battle of Kings Mountain 10/7/1780. Promoted
to brigadier general just before he was killed. |
Siege
of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780, Waxhaws, Hanging Rock,
Cedar Springs, Musgrove's Mill, Kings Mountain. |
| Williamson,
Andrew |
Ninety-Six District
Regiment |
1776 |
1778 |
Promoted
to Colonel in August of 1776. Promoted to Brigadier General
in 1778 and given command of the 3rd Brigade of SC Militia.
Surrendered his entire brigade after fall of Charleston.
Began cooperating with the British. Allegedly, a double-spy
for the Patriots. |
Florida
Expedition 1778. |
| Winn,
John |
Fairfield Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
From
Fairfield District. Commander of Fairfield Regiment of
Militia 1778-1780. 1781, a Captain under Col. Richard
Winn. |
Charleston Neck
1779, Stono Ferry, |
| Winn,
Richard |
Fairfield Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
After
the Fall of Charleston, Colonel of Fairfield Regiment under
BG Thomas Sumter and BG William Henderson. Wounded at Hanging
Rock. |
Hanging
Rock, Fish Dam Ford, Blackstocks, Mobley's Meetinghouse, Williamson's
Plantation, Rocky Mount, Rocky Creek, Fishing Creek, Bigger's
Ferry, Fort Granby #1, Orangeburgh #1, Eutaw Springs |
