| Lt.
Colonel |
First Unit Served In As a Lt. Colonel |
From |
To |
Notes |
Battles/Skirmishes at This Rank |
| Agers,
"Unknown" |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
- |
1780 |
Commandant
of 2nd Batallion. |
Fort Moultrie,
Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Anderson,
Glenn |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Under
Col. Andrew Pickens at Battle of Cowpens. |
Cowpens. |
| Anderson,
Robert |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1779 |
1781 |
Under
Col. Andrew Pickens. Promoted to Colonel in Jan. 1781 when
Andrew Pickens commissioned as brigadier general. |
Kings Mountain,
Cowpens. |
| Armstrong,
William |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Major and Lt. Colonel in Marion's Brigade after the Fall of Charleston,
dates unknown. |
- |
| Baddeley,
John |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Promoted
from Major. After the Fall of Charleston, joined Marion's
Brigade. June of 1782, appointed as Commandant over
Georgetown, but he resigned within a month. |
- |
| Barnwell,
Edward |
Beaufort
District Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
Promoted
after escaping as POW. Given command of Beaufort Regiment. |
- |
| Barnwell,
Robert |
Beaufort
District Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
A
Lt. Col. under Col. Stephen Bull. |
Matthew's
Plantation, Gibbes' Plantation, Siege of Charleston (POW) |
| Baxter,
Jacob |
Upper
Craven County Regiment |
- |
1780 |
A
Lt. Colonel and a Colonel. |
- |
| Baxter,
John |
Upper Craven County
Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
Promoted
from Captain and Major, then to Lt. Col. |
Black Lake |
| Beard,
Jonas |
Lower District
Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
Was
a Colonel. After the Fall of Charleson, a Lt. Colonel. |
- |
| Beeckman,
Barnard |
SC 4th Regiment |
1778 |
1779 |
Was
a Captain and a Major. 10/25/1778, promoted to Lt. Colonel. Then
Colonel when Col. Owen Roberts was killed at battle of Stono
Ferry. POW after Fall of Charleston. |
Charleston Neck,
Stono Ferry |
| Benton,
Lemuel |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
1780,
a Lt. Colonel under Col. Abel Kolb, promoted to Colonel upon
Kolb's death. One source asserts he was promoted from Major to
Lt. Colonel on 4/1/1781. |
Great
Savannah, Williamson's Bridge, Tearcoat Swamp, Halfway Swamp
#1, Georgetown #6, Wiboo Swamp, Black River, Fort Watson #2,
Hulin's Mill |
| Bond,
George Paden |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Under
Col. Richard Singleton. |
- |
| Bourquin,
John Baptiste |
Georgetown District
Regiment |
1780 |
- |
Became
Lt. Colonel March of 1780 |
- |
| Bratton,
William |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
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. |
Mobley's
Meetinghouse, Williamson's Plantation, Hanging Rock, Fishing
Creek, Fish Dam Ford, Blackstocks |
| Brisben,
Adam |
- |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel. Nothing more known. |
- |
| Brown,
John |
Fairfield Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
Promoted
from Major In 1780 under Col. John Winn |
- |
| Brown,
Joseph |
Fairfield Regiment |
1779 |
1781 |
Major
at battle of Monck's Corner. 1779-1781, a Lt. Colonel in
militia. 1781, in Kershaw Regiment under Col. James Postell. |
- |
| Brown,
William |
SC 6th Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Major and a Lt. Colonel under Col. Thomas Sumter, dates unknown. |
- |
| Bruce,
Donald |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
Commandant
of Orangeburgh District Regiment during 1780. Killed in
action. |
- |
| Buford,
William |
Hill's Regiment
of Light Dragoons |
1781 |
1782 |
Promoted
from Major. Under Col. William Hill. |
- |
| Bugg,
"Unknown" |
- |
- |
- |
On
Florida Expedition. Nothing more known. |
- |
| Burton,
Jacob |
- |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel in Marion's Brigade. Unit and dates unknown. |
- |
| Cambray,
Louis Antoine Jean Baptiste |
Continental Army |
1780 |
1783 |
Engineers.
Lt. Colonel in Continental Army. Full Colonel in Militia
(?) |
Siege of Charleston
1780 |
| Carson,
James |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel. Dates unknown. |
- |
| Casey,
Levi |
Little River District
Regiment |
1780 |
1783 |
Was
a Captain under Col. John Thomas, Jr. A Lt. Colonel under
Col. James Williams, Col. Joseph Hayes, Col. John Dillard. |
Siege of Ninety-Six
1781 |
| Cattell,
William |
SC 3rd Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
Transferred
to SC 3rd Regiment during May 1776 as Major, promoted to Lt.
Col. POW at fall of Charleston |
Siege of Charleston
1780. |
| Crowe,
"Unknown" |
SC 6th Regiment |
- |
- |
Dates
unknown. |
- |
| Davis,
William |
Upper Craven County
Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Promoted
from Major. |
- |
| Dickson,
Michael |
Little River District
Regiment |
1775 |
- |
Promoted
to Major and Lt. Colonel. |
- |
| Elliott,
Barnard |
SC 4th Regiment |
1776 |
1778 |
Promoted
to Major 11/14/1775, Promoted to Lt. Col. 9/16/1776. Died
10/25/1778. |
- |
| Elliott,
Samuel |
Colleton County
Regiment |
1775 |
1777 |
Under
Col. Joseph Glover. He died on 4/7/1777. |
- |
| Ellison,
"Unknown" |
Fairfield Regiment |
- |
- |
Known
to be a Major during 1778. A Lt. Colonel by 1781. |
- |
| Ervin,
Hugh |
SC 2nd Brigade
of SC Troops |
1780 |
1782 |
Marion's
Second in Command of the new Brigade. Promoted to Colonel
in Jan 1781. |
- |
| Ervin,
John |
Georgetown District
Regiment |
- |
1781 |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. Robert Herriott. In June 1781, a
full Colonel in the Lower Craven County Regiment. |
Witherspoon's Plantation,
Black River Bridge, Blakely's Plantation, Sampit Bridge #1. |
| Fain,
"Unknown" |
Lower District
Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. David Glynn, dates unknown. |
- |
| Farr,
William |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
An
Adjutant, Major, and Lt. Colonel under Col. Andrew Pickens, Col.
Thomas Brandon (2nd Spartan Regiment), and BG Thomas Sumter. |
Hanging
Rock, Blackstocks, Cowpens, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Eutaw Springs. |
| Farrar,
Thomas |
2nd Spartan Regiment |
1782 |
1782 |
From
Union District. Promoted to Lt. Colonel 1782. |
- |
| Floyd,
"Unknown" |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
1782 |
1782 |
A
Lt. Colonel in Marion's Brigade under Col. Lemuel Benton. |
- |
| Giles,
King |
1st Spartan Regiment |
1780 |
- |
A
Captain and a Lt. Colonel in Militia. Died in service. |
- |
| Glynn,
David |
Lower District
Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Private,
Captain, Adjutant, Commissary, under Col. John Thomas, Jr.
A Lt. Colonel and Colonel of Lower District Regiment. |
- |
| Goodwin,
Robert |
Camden District
Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
Was
a Captain. Promoted to Lt. Colonel 2/7/1778 under Brig. Gen.
Andrew Williamson. Wounded at Fall of Charleston.
Afterwards, a Lt. Colonel in New Acquisition District Regiment.
From what became the Richland District. |
Siege of Charleston
1780. |
| Goodwin,
William |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel, dates unknown. Known in 1779. |
- |
| Griffith,
John |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1781 |
- |
A
Captain and a Lt. Colonel in Marion's Brigade. Dates unknown. |
- |
| Griffith,
Joseph Edward |
- |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel. Nothing more known. |
- |
| Grimke,
John Faucheraud |
SC 4th Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Was
a Major and Aide-de-Camp to Maj. Gen. Robert Howe 1777-1778. Promoted
to Lt. Col. In SC 4th Regiment 6/20/1779. POW at Fall of
Charleston. 1782, in Artillery, regiment unknown. |
Siege
of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Grissett,
John |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
A
Lt. Colonel during 1780-1781. |
- |
| Hammond,
LeRoy |
Ninety-Six District
Regiment |
1776 |
1778 |
Earlier
a Captain, later a Colonel. One reference also asserts
he was a Major. |
- |
| Hammond,
Samuel |
Hammond's
Regiment of Light Dragoons |
1780 |
1783 |
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. |
Guilford
Court House (NC), Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Fort Grierson (GA),
Siege of Augusta, Eutaw Springs, Dorchester. |
| Hampton,
Edward |
Camden District
Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
Promoted
to Captain 1780 under Col. Thomas Taylor in the Camden District
Regiment. Also a Captain in NC Militia. Promoted to Lt.
Colonel in 1780. While serving under BG Thomas Sumter, killed
at Fair Forest Creek by "Bloody Bill" Cunningham in
October 1780. From Rutherford County, NC, just across the State
Line. |
- |
| Hampton,
Henry |
Hampton's
Regiment of Light Dragoons |
1781 |
1782 |
Apr-Sep
1781 served under BG Thomas Sumter. Then joined Marion's
Brigade. Gathered men primarily along the Broad River area.
His regiment was considered to be State Troops. |
Blackstocks,
Fishing Creek, Friday's Ferry, Orangeburgh #1, Four Holes Bridge,
Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs |
| Hampton,
Richard |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
A
Captain and a Lt. Colonel of the Orangeburgh District Regiment. |
Vaudant's
Old Field, Myddleton's Ambuscade, R. Hampton's Surprise |
| Hampton,
Wade |
SC 1st Regiment
of State Dragoons |
1780 |
1781 |
Was
a Captain in SC 1st Regiment and SC 6th Regiment. Under
BG Thomas Sumter, organized the SC 1st Regiment of State Dragoons
in June/July 1780. Promoted to Colonel in 1781. |
- |
| Harden,
John |
Upper Granville
County Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
Lt.
Colonel under Col. William Harden. |
- |
| Harden,
William |
Beaufort District
Regiment |
1779 |
1781 |
In
1779, a Lt. Colonel at Siege of Savannah. 1780, a Lt. Colonel
commanding Upper Granville County Regiment. 1781, promoted
to Colonel, attached to Marion's Brigade, to operate between
Charleston and Savannah. |
Charleston
Neck 1779. Escaped capture at Fall of Charleston.
Wiggin's Hill. |
| Hawthorn,
James |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1779 |
1781 |
1777
joined SC 6th Regiment as Lieutenant. Promoted to Captain
2/22/1778. Later a Major, Adjutant, and Lt. Colonel.
A Lt. Colonel under Col. Thomas Neel, Col. Andrew Neel, Col.
William Bratton (New Acquisition District Regiment). Also
a Lt. Colonel in Hill's Regiment of Light Dragoons under Col.
William Hill. |
Rocky
Mount, Hanging Rock, Carey's Fort, Fishing Creek, Kings Mountain,
Fish Dam Ford, Blackstocks, Rocky Creek, Fort Watson #1 (Wounded),
Orangeburgh #1 |
| Hayes,
Joseph |
Little River District
Regiment |
1779 |
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. |
Hanging
Rock, Musgrove's Mill, Kings Mountain. |
| Hayne,
Isaac |
Colleton
County Regiment |
1776 |
1778 |
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. |
Horse Shoe. |
| Heatley,
Charles |
Orangeburgh
District Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
Previously,
a Lieutenant and Captain in SC 3rd Regiment. aka Charles
Hicksley. |
- |
| Henderson,
John |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
Promoted
to Captain in October 1780 under BG Thomas Sumter. Promoted
to Lt. Col. In 1781. Wounded at Eutaw Springs. |
Eutaw Springs. |
| Henderson,
William |
SC 6th Regiment |
1776 |
1781 |
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
in New Acquisition District Regiment. Promoted to Colonel
9/30/1781. Promoted to Brigadier General 1782. |
Stono
Ferry, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780, Siege of
Ninety-Six 1781, Eutaw Springs. |
| Heyward,
Daniel |
Colleton County
Regiment |
- |
- |
Under
Lt. Col. Isaac Hayne. May have been a Lt. Colonel prior
to fall of Charleston. |
- |
| Hill,
Joseph |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. William Bratton. Dates unknown. |
- |
| Hill,
William |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. Thomas Neel, Col. Samuel Watson.
Later, a Colonel. |
Williamson's Plantation |
| Hopkins,
Daniel |
Fairfield Regiment |
1778 |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. John Winn during 1778. |
- |
| Hopkins,
David |
Fairfield Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
From
Richland District. Under Capt. Robert Goodwin. Promoted
to Captain 1779. POW at the Fall of Charleston. A
Lt. Colonel in the Militia after the Fall of Charleston, most
likely the Fairfield Regiment. Possibly also in Kershaw
Regiment. |
Blackstocks |
| Horry,
Daniel |
Craven County Regiment |
1775 |
1779 |
Either
late 1775, or June 1776, a Lt. Colonel under Col. Job Rothmaler. 1777-1779,
a Lieutenant Colonel in the Georgetown District Regiment. Feb.
1779, a Colonel commanding the SC Light Dragoons. |
Breach Inlet Naval
Battle |
| Horry,
Hugh |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
1776 |
1780 |
1776,
promoted to Lt. Colonel under Col. Joseph Maybank, then Col.
James Skirving. At the Fall of Charleston, but not captured.
Some sources assert he was in the Lower Craven County Regiment
after the Fall of Charleston under Col. Hugh Giles. However,
most other sources assert that he led Col. Archibald McDonald's
Kingstree Regiment while McDonald was on parole after the Fall
of Charleston. When McDonald was exchanged in early 1781, he
rejoined Col. Richard Richardson, Jr., who was also exchanged
at the same time as McDonald, and who took over the Berkeley
County Regiment. Lt. Col. Hugh Horry was wounded at the battle
of Eutaw Springs. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780, Great Savannah, Blue Savannah, Black Mingo,
Tearcoat Swamp, Halfway Swamp #1, Georgetown #6, Wiboo Swamp,
Mount Hope Swamp, Witherspoon's Ferry, Fort Motte, Quinby's Bridge,
Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs |
| Horry,
Peter |
SC 5th Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Promoted
to Major 9/16/1776. Promoted to Lt. Colonel in Jan 1780
and Commander of SC 5th Regiment. Regiment disbanded in
February 1780, he was sent home. After Fall of Charleston,
went to NC with Marion in July 1780. In Col. Archibald McDonald's
Kingstree Regiment 1780-1781 while McDonald was awaiting exchange.
Feb. 16, 1781, ordered to create his own battalion of Light Horse
units from five existing regiments - called Horry's Light Dragoons. Wounded
at the battle of Eutaw Springs. Oct. 1781, Marion authorized
to raise two new regiments of SC State Troops, Horry commanded
the SC 4th Regiment of State Dragoons. In March of 1782, this
unit was disbanded due to heavy losses at the battles of Wambaw
Bridge and Tidyman's Plantation, and the few men left were transferred
to Maham's SC 3rd Regiment of State Dragoons. Lt. Col. Peter
Horry was given command of Georgetown, but he soon resigned for
good and went home. |
Tearcoat
Swamp, White's Plantation, Allston's Plantation, Halfway Swamp
#1, Georgetown #4, Black River Ferry Road, Waccamaw Neck, Georgetown
#6, Wiboo Swamp, Black River Bridge, Sampit Bridge #1, Sampit
Bridge #2, Fort Watson #2, Fort Motte, Biggin's Creek Bridge,
Wadboo Bridge #2, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Godfrey's
Savannah, Parker's Ferry #2, Eutaw Springs, Tidyman's Plantation. |
| Huger,
Francis |
Continental Army |
1777 |
1778 |
Promoted
to Lt. Colonel and Deputy QM General for Southern Department
in September of 1777. Resigned in October of 1778. |
- |
| Huger,
Isaac |
SC 1st Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
9/16/1776
promoted to Colonel/commander of SC 5th Regiment. Promoted
to Brigadier General 1/9/1779 in Continental Army. |
- |
| Huger,
John |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Earlier,
a Captain. A Lt. Colonel within the 2nd Battalion. |
Siege of Charleston
1780. |
| Hunter,
John |
Little River District
Regiment |
- |
1780 |
Before
the Fall of Charleston, a Lt. Colonel in the Little River District
Regiment. After the Fall of Charleston, a Lt. Colonel under
Col. Thomas Taylor (Camden District Regiment). POW of Lord
Rawdon at Camden during 1780. |
Eutaw Springs. |
| Jackson,
John |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Major and a Lt. Colonel under Col. Abel Kolb, dates unknown. |
- |
| James,
John |
Kingstree Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
From
Williamsburg District. Major and Lt. Col. in Col. Archibald
McDonald's Regiment 1780-1783. |
Eutaw Springs,
Wambaw Bridge. |
| Kershaw,
Eli |
Camden District
Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Resigned
from SC 3rd Regiment 10/7/1777 as a Captain. In 1779, a Lt. Col.
of Camden District Regiment. POW at Fall of Charleston. Died
on a prison ship bound for Honduras in December of 1780. |
Siege of Charleston
1780, Crossroads/Beech Island (GA). |
| Kilgore,
Benjamin |
1st Spartan Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
A
Lt. Colonel before the Fall of Charleston. 1781, served
in Little River District Regiment. |
|
| Kimball,
Frederick |
Kershaw Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
Was
a Lieutenant, Captain, and Major. 6/22/1781, a Lt. Colonel under
Col. John Marshall after Lt. Col. John Marshall was cashiered. |
Quinby's
Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs. |
| Kirkland,
Joseph |
Camden District
Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Captain and a Lt. Colonel. Dates unknown. Before
the Fall of Charleston in Camden District Regiment and Fairfield
Regiment. After the Fall of Charleston in Kershaw Regiment. |
- |
| Kolb,
Abel |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
From
Marlboro District. Was a Captain in Cheraws District Regiment.
Lt. Colonel within the 2nd Battalion. POW at the Fall of
Charleston. Exchanged. Later, a Colonel in Cheraws
District Regiment. One source shows him as Lt. Colonel
in the Upper Craven County Regiment 1778-1779. |
Siege of Charleston
1780. |
| Lacey,
Edward |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Promoted
to Lt. Colonel under BG Richard Richardson, then became Colonel
of Turkey Creek Regiment in June 1780. His unit was also
called the Chester Troops and the Chester District Militia by
later historians. |
- |
| Ladson,
James |
Colleton County
Regiment |
1779 |
1781 |
Was
a Lieutenant, Captain and Major in the SC Continental Line. Lt.
Colonel in Militia 1779-1781. |
Salkehatchie |
| Laurens,
John |
Continental Army |
1779 |
1782 |
1777
- Aide-de-Camp to Gen. George Washington. Promoted to Lt.
Colonel 3/29/1779. POW at the Fall of Charleston.
1781, special envoy to France. Returned to SC in 1782,
and killed 8/27/1782 at Battle of Combahee Ferry. |
Siege of Charleston
1780, Combahee Ferry. |
| Leger,
Peter |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel. Nothing more known. |
- |
| Lide,
Robert |
Upper Craven County
Regiment |
1778 |
1782 |
From
Cheraws District. Was a Captain and a Major. A Lt.
Colonel during 1778. |
- |
| Lide,
Thomas |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
1777 |
1779 |
From
Marlboro District. Was a Captain in the St. David's Parish
Militia. Lt. Colonel 2/5/1777 to 4/7/1779. |
- |
| Lindsay,
John |
2nd Spartan Regiment |
1781 |
1783 |
Lieutenant,
Captain, and Lt. Colonel under Col. Thomas Brandon. 1781,
a Lt. Colonel under Col. David Glynn (Lower District Regiment).
10/1/1781 to 1783, under Col. Philemon Waters (1st Spartan Regiment;
mid 1782, in New Acquisition District Regiment). |
Long Canes |
| Lisle,
James |
1st Spartan Regiment |
1778 |
1782 |
Captain
and Lt. Colonel under Col. Edward Lacey and BG Thomas Sumter.
1780, in Turkey Creek Regiment. One source asserts he was
in the 1st Spartan Regiment in June 1780. |
Hanging Rock. |
| Lisle,
John Sr. |
Upper Saluda Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
From
Newberry District. First under Col. Thomas Fletchall - soon
Fletchall was a Loyalist. Then, a Lt. Colonel in Spartan
Regiment. Then, a Lt. Colonel under Col. John Thomas, Sr.
in Spartan Regiment. Later a Lieutenant in SC 3rd Regiment.
1780, joined the British, then took his entire company back to
Col. Thomas Neel (New Acquisition District Regiment). |
Snow Campaign,
Cherokee Expedition 1776 |
| Lloyd,
Robert |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
In
1779, promoted to Major then to Lt. Colonel. WRONG - Robert
Lide. |
- |
| Lloyd,
Thomas |
Upper Craven County
Regiment |
1779 |
1782 |
Under
Col. George Hicks. Promoted to Lt. Colonel 1779. |
- |
| Love,
Andrew |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1779 |
- |
Lt.
Colonel after Col. Thomas Neel's death. Possibly wounded at the
battle of Kings Mountain. Found once, but cannot find again. |
Kings
Mountain (possibly wounded), Stallion's Plantation |
| Lushington,
Richard |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1782 |
1782 |
Lt.
Colonel Jul-Dec., 1782. July 1782, appointed as Commandant over
Georgetown after Lt. Col. John Baddeley resigned. |
- |
| Lyles,
Aromanus |
Fairfield Regiment |
1782 |
1782 |
Lt.
Colonel under Col. Richard Winn. |
- |
| Maham,
Hezekiah |
Maham's Light
Dragoons |
1781 |
1782 |
Refused
commission in SC 6th Regiment in 1776, since he already had a
company of militia. A Captain in SC 1st Regiment later in 1776. A
Major in the SC 1st Regiment, resigned 11/8/1779. Major
1779-1780 under Col. Daniel Horry in SC Light Dragoons. A
Major/Commandant under Marion in March of 1781 (Maham's Light
Dragoons - militia). 6/22/1781, promoted to Lt. Colonel.
In October 1781, Marion was authorized to established two new
regiments of SC State Troops. Maham commanded the SC 3rd Regiment
of State Dragoons. Captured by Loyalists at his own home
in August of 1782, paroled, but effectively out for the rest
of the war. |
Fair
Lawn Plantation, Wappetaw Church. |
| Mallard,
William |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1775 |
- |
From
Goose Creek. A Lieutenant Colonel in 1775. |
- |
| Marion,
Francis |
SC 2nd Regiment |
1776 |
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. Promoted to Brigadier
General 12/30/1780 over the SC 2nd Brigade of Militia / SC Troops. |
Charleston
Neck 1779, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780, |
| Marshall,
John |
Camden District
Regiment |
1779 |
1781 |
From
Williamsburg District. A Captain, a Major, and a Lt. Colonel
under Col. Joseph Kershaw. After the Fall of Charleston,
he and Col. James Postell created the Kershaw Regiment that they
named after the Kershaw brothers, Joseph Kershaw and Eli Kershaw.
Cashiered in June 1781 for "disobedience of orders and plundering." |
Rocky Mount, Hanging
Rock, Wiboo Swamp, Witherspoon's Ferry, Fort Motte. |
| Massey,
William |
SC State |
1777 |
1780 |
Lt.
Col. and Deputy QM General for State of SC from 10/20/1777 to
1780. POW at the Fall of Charleston. |
Siege of Charleston
1780. |
| Mayson,
James |
Ninety-Six District
Regiment |
1775 |
1780 |
First
a Lt. Colonel in Ninety-Six District Regiment in early 1775. June
18, 1775, a Major in SC 3rd Regiment. Promoted to Lt. Colonel
on May 18, 1776. |
Ninety-Six 1775,
Siege of Savannah. |
| McAry,
Hugh |
- |
- |
- |
Lt.
Colonel of Militia. Nothing more known. |
- |
| McCall,
James |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
Previously,
a Major under Col. Andrew Pickens. Lt. Colonel under Col.
Elijah Clarke (GA), under BG Thomas Sumter. Also served
under Col. Robert Anderson. Died May 1781 of Smallpox. |
Cowpens,
Siege of Augusta, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Rutledge's Ford,
Beattie's Mill |
| McClure,
Neil |
- |
1780 |
1780 |
A
Lt. Colonel or Colonel in Militia during 1780. Nothing
more known. |
- |
| McCoy,
James |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
- |
- |
Lt.
Colonel of the Orangeburgh District Regiment. Dates unknown.
Known as early as 1776. |
- |
| McCreery,
Robert |
Little River District
Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
1778
a Lt. Colonel under Col. James Williams. At Siege of Charleston
under Col. Andrew Pickens (Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment).
Aka Robert McCrary. |
Stono Ferry, Siege
of Charleston 1780. |
| McDonald,
John |
Georgetown District
Regiment |
1780 |
- |
Nothing
more known |
- |
| McGirth,
James |
Camden District
Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
Under
Col. Richard Richardson. May have remained longer. |
- |
| McGriff,
Patrick |
Turkey Creek Regiment |
1781 |
1781 |
During
1780-1781, a Captain, Major, and Lt. Colonel under Col. Edward
Lacey. |
- |
| McIntosh,
Alexander |
SC 2nd Regiment |
1775 |
1778 |
From
Marlboro District. Promoted to Lt. Colonel July 1775.
Transferred as Lt. Colonel to SC 5th Regiment 3/25/1776.
March 1778, commissioned as Brig. Gen. for 4th Brigade of SC
Militia. |
- |
| McLaughlin,
Thomas |
Colleton County
Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
A
Captain and Lt. Colonel under Col. Isaac Hayne. Killed
7/8/1781 at Horse Shoe. |
Horse Shoe. |
| Middleton,
Hugh |
Lower Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1781 |
1781 |
Lt.
Colonel in Militia 1781. Wounded at Eutaw Springs. |
Steven's
Creek, Siege of Augusta, Eutaw Springs. |
| Miller,
Stephen |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
- |
- |
Began
as Major in Berkeley County Regiment in 1775. Probably also a
Lt. Colonel in same regiment. |
- |
| Mills,
John |
- |
1782 |
1782 |
Lt.
Colonel/Commander of an Independent Ranger Unit under BG William
Henderson. |
- |
| Moffatt,
John |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
In
Snow Campaign. A Lt. Colonel in Sumter's Brigade at some
time. aka John Moffett. |
- |
| Moore,
Eliah |
Roebuck's
Battalion of Spartan Regiment |
1781 |
- |
A
Captain and a Lt. Colonel under Col. Benjamin Roebuck. |
- |
| Moore,
Samuel |
Roebuck's
Battalion of Spartan Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
A
Captain and a Lt. Colonel under Col. Benjamin Roebuck. |
- |
| Motte,
Abraham |
SC
2nd Regiment |
1775 |
- |
- |
- |
| Motte,
Isaac |
SC 2nd Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
June
17, 1775, a Lt. Colonel. Promoted to full Colonel on 9/16/1776,
commander of SC 2nd Regiment, after William Moultrie was promoted
to Brigadier General. Resigned from SC 2nd Regiment 9/23/1778
to take his seat on the SC Privy Council. POW at Fall of Charlestown
as a Civilian. Exchanged on 6/14/1781. |
Sullivan's Island,
Fort Johnson, Fort Moultrie |
| Murphy,
Maurice |
Upper Craven County
Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
From
Darlington District. 1781-1782, a Lt. Colonel in Marion's
Brigade. Apparently, also served under Col. Lemuel Benton
(Cheraws District Regiment) in 1781 and 1782. One source asserts
he was promoted to Lt. Colonel upon the death of Col. Abel Kolb
on 4/28/1781. Aka Morris Murphey. |
Quinby's
Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Bass's Mill, Eutaw Springs |
| Myddleton,
Charles Starke |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
Captain,
Major, Lt. Colonel in Orangeburgh District Regiment. Colonel
of SC 2nd Regiment of State Dragoons, under BG Thomas Sumter.
Wounded at Eutaw Springs. |
Blackstocks |
| Neel,
Andrew |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
- |
1780 |
A
Lt. Colonel during 1779. |
Charleston Neck
1779. |
| Nixon,
John |
Turkey Creek Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
From
Chester District. Lt. Colonel in Militia under Col. Edward
Lacey. Killed 11/20/1780 by Loyalists in what is now Newberry
County. |
Hanging
Rock, Blackstocks, Kings Mountain, Rocky Mount, Siege of Augusta. |
| Parsons,
James |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Early
1775, Lt. Colonel under Col. Charles Pinckney. |
- |
| Patton,
Robert |
Fairfield Regiment |
1780 |
- |
Promoted
to Lt. Colonel under Col. John Winn. |
- |
| Pearson,
John |
Kershaw Regiment |
1782 |
1782 |
From
Richland District. A Captain, a Major, and a Lt. Colonel
in Marion's Brigade. |
- |
| Pickens,
Andrew |
Lower District
Regiment |
1776 |
1778 |
aka
Dutch Fork Regiment. Promoted to Major 1776. Promoted
to Lt. Colonel 1776. Promoted to Colonel 1778. Promoted
to Brigadier General 1781. |
- |
| Pinckney,
Charles Cotesworth |
SC 1st Regiment |
1776 |
1776 |
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. |
- |
| Polk,
Ezekiel |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
First
a Lt. Colonel under Col. Thomas Neel in early 1775. Then
chose to have an independent company of Rangers prior to SC 3rd
Regiment being formed. Resigned from SC 3rd Regiment 7/29/1775.
Authorized to reform his independent Ranger Company again in
the New Acquisition District, but was to remain under command
of Col. William Thomson. Disbanded at fall of Charleston.
Later, a Lt. Colonel again in the militia (same unit). |
- |
| Polk,
William |
Polk's Regiment
of Light Dragoons |
1780 |
1782 |
Major
under Col. John Williams (NC) in 1776. 1780, commissioned
by Gov. John Rutledge as a Lt. Colonel of Light Dragoons (State
Troops) under BG Thomas Sumter. |
Beaver
Creek Ford, Fort Granby #1, Orangeburgh #1, Quinby's Bridge,
Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs. |
| Postell,
James |
Camden District
Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
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
Col. John Marshall, he immediately began assembling the new Kershaw
Regiment within the Camden District. |
Siege
of Charleston 1780. |
| Purcell,
Henry |
Continental Army |
1778 |
- |
Lt.
Colonel and Deputy Judge Advocate General for SC and GA. |
- |
| Purves,
John |
Lower Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel after the Fall of Charleston. Dates unknown.
Apparently a Lt. Col. In 1778. aka John Purvis. |
- |
| Purvis,
John |
Upper Craven County
Regiment |
1779 |
1781 |
June
1777, a Major. Lt. Colonel 1779-1781 under Col. George
Hicks. |
Stono Ferry, Siege
of Augusta (GA). |
| Reed,
George |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
1778 |
1782 |
Lt.
Colonel 1778-1782 |
- |
| Robb,
"Unknown" |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. Robert Anderson. Dates unknown. |
- |
| Roberts,
Owen |
SC 4th Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
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. |
Fort Moultrie |
| Robertson,
John |
Kershaw Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. James Postell. |
- |
| Roebuck,
Benjamin |
Lower
Ninety-Six District Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
First
in GA unit. Captain in 1779 under Col. John Thomas, Jr.
Promoted to Lt. Colonel by March 1779 under Col. LeRoy Hammond.
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. |
Stono Ferry |
| 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. |
- |
| Rumph,
Jacob |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Assigned
as Commander of Orangeburgh District Regiment upon the death
of Lt. Col. Bruce. |
Fork of Edisto
River, Eutaw Springs |
| Russell,
John |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel. Dates unknown. 1781, SC 2nd Regiment
of State Dragoons. |
- |
| Sabb,
Thomas |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1781 |
1781 |
A
Major from 5/19/1781 to 9/12/1781. A Lt. Col. From 10/1/1781
to 7/31/1782. |
- |
| Sanders,
John |
Colleton County
Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Was
a Lieutenant and a Captain in the Horse Shoe Company. 1780,
a Lt. Colonel. POW at the Fall of Charleston, exchanged on June
22, 1781. |
Seige of Charleston
1780 (POW) |
| Scott,
William |
SC 1st Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
Was
a Captain and a Major. 8/13/1778, a Lt. Colonel under Col. Charles
Cotesworth Pinckney. POW at the Fall of Charleston.
Exchanged June 1781. Served till the end of the war as a Captain
in Marion's Brigade in the Upper Craven County Regiment. |
Fort Moultrie #2,
Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Simons,
Keating |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1781 |
- |
A
Brigade Major in Marion's Brigade during 1781. Also a Lt.
Colonel. |
- |
| Singleton,
Matthew |
Camden District
Regiment |
1778 |
1782 |
Captain
of St. Mark's Parish Volunteer Company of Horse. Promoted
to Lt. Colonel on 6/4/1778. Later, a Lt. Colonel in Marion's
Brigade (Berkeley County Regiment). |
Seige of Charleston
1780 (POW) |
| Singleton,
Richard |
Camden District
Regiment |
1778 |
1780 |
Earlier
a Lieutenant in the SC Continental Line. 1778-1780, a Lt.
Colonel in Camden District Regiment, St. Mark's Parish. |
Siege of Charleston
1780. |
| Smith,
Roger Moore |
Charles Town District
Regiment |
- |
1780 |
Lt.
Colonel of 1st Battalion. POW at Fall of Charleston.
Also member of SC First Provincial Congress. |
Charleston
Neck 1779, Siege of Charleston 1780. |
| Stafford,
William |
Lower Granville
County Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
Captain,
Lt. Colonel, and Colonel. Commander of the Lower Granville
County Regiment in late 1781. |
- |
| Stark,
Robert |
Fairfield Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. Richard Winn. Dates unknown. |
- |
| Steen,
Gideon |
2nd Spartan Regiment |
- |
- |
Lt.
Colonel of Militia. Dates unknown. |
- |
| Steen,
James |
Camden District
Regiment |
1778 |
1781 |
Previously
a Captain in the Spartan Regiment. 1778-1779, a Lt. Colonel
under Col. Joseph Kershaw. 1780-1781, a Lt. Colonel under
Col. Thomas Brandon (2nd Spartan Regiment) Killed Summer of 1781
in Rowan County, NC. aka James Stein. |
Stono
Ferry, Siege of Savannah, Rocky Mount, Hanging Rock, Musgrove's
Mill, Kings Mountain, Cowpens. |
| Steward,
Charles Augustus |
Cheraws District
Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Lt.
Colonel under Col. George Gabriel Powell. Left SC in late
1775 for England. Returned and accused of being a traitor,
but was eventually accepted back into the community. |
- |
| Sumter,
Thomas |
SC 6th Regiment |
1776 |
1778 |
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. |
Fort Moultrie,
Coweecho River (NC) |
| Swinton,
Alexander |
Georgetown District
Militia |
1780 |
1782 |
1780,
a Lt. Colonel under Col. Robert Herriott. After the Fall
of Charleston, in Marion's Brigade. Wounded at Quinby's Bridge. |
Fort
Motte, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Wadboo Swamp. |
| Tarling,
"Unknown" |
- |
1777 |
1778 |
A
Lt. Colonel in Militia 1777-1778, regiment unknown. |
- |
| Tate,
Samuel |
Hill's Regiment
of Light Dragoons |
1781 |
1782 |
Was
a Captain. A Major and a Lt. Colonel under Col. William
Hill. Then, a Lt. Colonel in Orangeburgh District Regiment.
Promoted to Lt. Colonel 1781. Wounded at Battle of Guilford
Court House (NC). |
- |
| Thomas,
John Jr. |
1st Spartan Regiment |
1778 |
1779 |
Captain,
Major, Lt. Colonel, and Colonel. Commander of 1st Spartan
Regiment Feb 1779 when his father was captured. 1781-1782,
in Sumter's Brigade. |
- |
| Thompson,
James |
Colleton County
Regiment |
1777 |
1779 |
Was
a Captain. |
- |
| Thomson,
James |
- |
1781 |
1782 |
46
days as a Lt. Colonel in Militia from 11/15/1781 to 1/1/1782,
regiment unknown. |
- |
| Thomson,
William |
SC 3rd Regiment |
1775 |
1776 |
From
Orangeburgh District. Commissioned 6/18/1775. Promoted
to Colonel 5/16/1776. POW at the Fall of Charleston.
On parole till end of war. |
Great Cane Brake,
Snow Campaign. |
| Thomson,
William Russell |
Orangeburgh District
Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
1781,
a Brigade Major under Col. William Henderson. Promoted
to Lt. Colonel 7/12/1781 under Col. William Henderson.
From what is now Calhoun County. |
- |
| Trotter,
"Unknown" |
Fairfield Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. Richard Winn. Dates unknown. |
- |
| Vanderhorst,
John |
Berkeley County
Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
A
Major and Lt. Colonel in Marion's Brigade. |
- |
| Walker,
William |
Roebuck's
Battalion of Spartan Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
Probably
a Lt. Colonel under Col. Benjamin Roebuck 1781-1782. |
- |
| Waters,
Philemon |
1st Spartan Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. John Thomas, Jr. in the Fall of 1780.
Promoted to Colonel 4/21/1782 under BG Andrew Pickens. |
Muddy Spring. |
| Watson,
Samuel |
New Acquisition
District Regiment |
1778 |
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. |
Siege of Charleston
1779, Stono Ferry. |
| White,
Henry |
1st Spartan Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
1780,
a Captain in the 1st Spartan Regiment under Col. John Thomas,
Jr. Later promoted to Major and Lt. Colonel in 1st Spartan
Regiment under Col. John Thomas, Jr. Also served as a Lt.
Colonel under Col. Benjamin Roebuck (Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan
Regiment). |
Mud Lick Creek
(Wounded) |
| Williams,
James |
Little River District
Regiment |
1776 |
1779 |
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. |
Stono Ferry. |
| Williams,
Samuel |
Little River District
Regiment |
1779 |
1779 |
Lt.
Colonel in Militia during 1779. |
- |
| Wingate,
"Unknown" |
Spartan Regiment |
- |
- |
Dates
unknown. |
- |
| Winn,
John |
Fairfield Regiment |
1776 |
1778 |
Commander
of Fairfield Regiment of Militia 1778-1780. 1781,
a Captain under Col. Richard Winn. |
- |
| Wofford,
William Sr. |
Spartan Regiment |
1775 |
1779 |
Lt.
Colonel under Col. John Thomas, Sr. and Col. Thomas Brandon (2nd
Spartan Regiment). Retired in late 1779. |
Thomas's Plantation
(POW), Stono Ferry. |
| Wood,
James |
Spartan Regiment |
- |
- |
Lt.
Colonel in Militia during a campaign against the Indians.
Dates unknown. |
- |
| Wood,
William |
2nd Spartan Regiment |
1782 |
1782 |
A
Lt. Colonel under Col. Thomas Brandon during 1782. |
- |
| Woodford,
George |
- |
- |
- |
Lt.
Colonel of Militia. Nothing more known. |
- |
| Yarborough,
"Unknown" |
Upper Ninety-Six
District Regiment |
- |
- |
A
Captain and a Lt. Colonel, dates unknown. |
- |
| Yates,
William |
Continental Army |
1777 |
1780 |
Deputy
Muster Master General and a Lt. Colonel for the Southern Department. |
- |
