The American Revolution in South Carolina

The Fairfield Regiment of Militia

Month & Year Established:

Commanders:

Known Adjutants: 

February 1775

Col. Joseph Kershaw

Col. John Winn

Col. Richard Winn

James Love

Abraham Pierce

Known Lt. Colonels:

John Brown

Joseph Brown

? Ellison

Daniel Hopkins

David Hopkins

Joseph Kirkland

Aromanus Lyles

James Lisle

Robert Patton

Robert Stark

? Trotter

John Winn

Known Majors:

John Adair

John Bowie

John Brown

? Ellison

John Lisle, Jr.

Patrick McGriff

Charles Miles

John Pearson

Philip Pearson

Thomas Pinckney

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Known Quarter Masters:

James Delaney

Benjamin Fatheree 

David Hamilton 

James Love

William Lowrey

Edward McFadden

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Clayton Rogers

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Known Captains:

James Adair

John Adair 

John Allison 

Robert Allison

James Andrew

John Barclay 

Moses Bond

John Bray

Joseph Brown

John Buchanan

Angus Campbell

Robert Campbell 

? Cannon

William Charnock 

William Cocksey 

John Collins

Robert Crawford

Thomas Creighton 

Amos Davis

James Davis

? Drakeford

George Dunlap

Samuel Dunlap

Charnal Durham 

? Evans

John Feemster

Joseph Feemster

Joseph Freeman

Robert Frost

Josiah Furman

James Gill 

James Manning Gore

William Gowen

Andrew Gray

John Gray

Peter Gray

George Grey

Henry Hale 

Robert Hancock

George Healy

Andrew Hemphill 

John Hollis 

William Hughes

Richard Jenkins

William Jones

James Kelly

John Kennedy

Joseph Kirkland 

John Knox

Edward Lacey

Samuel Lacey 

John Land

Charles Lewis

Aramana Liles 

Ephraim Lisle

Jacob Love 

Edward Martin

William Martin

Edward Masters

Benjamin May

John McCool

Middleton McDonald

? McElmore

Charles McManus 

Thomas Meek 

Charles Miles 

Richard Miles

John Mills

James Mitchell

Eleazer Mobley 

John Mullen

John Nixon

Thomas Otterson 

Thomas Parrott, Sr. 

Thomas Parsons

Robert Patton

John Pearson 

Lewis Pope

William Raford 

Benjamin Rainey 

George Reed

James Reid 

Thomas Shannon 

 Garret Smith

 John Smith

Thomas Starke

 ? Starnes

 John Steel

 Edmund Strange

 John Adam Summer

 Jeremiah Taylor

 Anderson Thomas

William Thomas 

 Francis Tidwell

 Alexander Turner

John Turner 

 Philip Walker

 Samuel Walker

Felix Warley 

 John Watkins

 John Watts

 Hugh Whiteside

 John Winn

 John Woodward

Thomas Woodward 


Known Lieutenants - Captain Unknown:

William Brown

Joseph Cameron

Samuel Carter

Philip Combs

James Davis

John Gill

James Manning Gore

Andrew Gray

Aaron Lockhart

Benjamin May

John McKinney

Charles McManus

Charles Miles

John Miles

Jacob Myers

William Owens

Thomas Parrott, Sr.

Joseph Smith

James Thomas

Minor Winn

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Known Ensigns - Captain Unknown:

-

James Manning Gore

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Known Sergeants - Captain Unknown:

 John Eackason

Nathaniel Jones

Hugh McDonald

John McDonald

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John Stows


Known Corporals - Captain Unknown:

NONE


Known Privates / Fifers / Drummers / Etc. - Captain Unknown:

 John Adair

William Adair - Wagoner

John Alexander

James Allen

David Andrews

Elisha Atkins

Andrew Barnett

George Beasley

Thomas Bell

William Bell

William Bell

Samuel Bennet

George Bishop

Andrew Cameron

 Randolph Carter

William Chapman

Daniel Chavus

Thomas Clark

William Clinton

Charles Coleman

Philip Combs

Jeremiah Cowdey

Alexander Crawford

Allen Crenshaw

Seth Croslen

Seth Crosslin

Daniel Dansby

Joseph Davie

James Davis

James Delaney

John Douglass

Richard Duggan

Daniel Dunalow

Charnal Durham

John Eackason

William Erving

Morris Floriday

Isaac Forkner

Robert Frierson, Sr.

Peter Galloway

Andrew Gray

Thomas Green

Drury Groins

John Hanson

Andrew Harper

Anthony Harper

Thomas Harper

Reuben Harris

Thomas Harris

James Hearne

Jesse Hearne

Leonard Hill

Moses Hill

George Hope

Christopher Huffman

Frederick Keel

William Kirkland, Jr.

Matthew Knave

James Knox

Jacob Loarman

John Loui

James Love, Sr.

John Lucas

David MacDill

Edward Martin

Michael McCarty

Finney McClenehan - Wagoner

William McCluney

James McFarling

William McGarrar

Robert McRight

Thomas Meek

John Miles

Morris Moore

John Motes

Jacob Myers

Stephen Noland

William Noland

James Oglesvie

Shadrack Parish

David Patton

William Penny

Isom Peoples

John Philips

John Puttillar

David Reed

Daniel Richardson

Peter Robison

George Roden

John Roy

Benjamin Scott

John Shannon

Benjamin Sneed

Alexander Span

Alexander Stevenson

John Stone

Dread Sutton

Champness Taylor

Edmond Walker

John Walker - Wagoner

Edward Watts

Adam Wells

Robert White

William White, Jr.

Daniel Whitman

James Wilkins

Theophilus Wilson - Wagoner

Samuel Wood

George Yarborough

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Brief History of Regiment:
 

Date(s): 

Known Battles / Skirmishes: 

Dec. 23-30, 1775

Snow Campaign

Jun. 28, 1776

Fort Moultrie

Jul. 15, 1776 

Lyndley's Fort

Aug. 1, 1776

Seneca Town

Aug. 8-11, 1776

Cherokee Towns

Aug. 12, 1776

Tamassee

Aug. 1777 

Reedy River

May - July 1778

Florida Expedition

 Mar. 3, 1779

Briar Creek (GA)

May 3, 1779

Coosawhatchie

May 11, 1779

Charleston Neck

Jun. 20, 1779

Stono Ferry

May 1780

Mobley's Meetinghouse

Jul. 12, 1780

Williamson's Plantation

Jul. 30, 1780

Rocky Mount

Aug. 6, 1780

Hanging Rock

Aug. 18, 1780 

Fishing Creek

Sep. 14-18, 1780 

McKay's Trading Post (GA)

Sep. 26, 1780 

Bigger's Ferry

Oct. 7, 1780

Kings Mountain

Nov. 9, 1780

Fish Dam Ford

Nov. 20, 1780

Blackstocks

Dec. 1780 

Sandy River

Feb. 17, 1781

Cowpens

Feb. 19, 1781

Fort Granby

Feb. 22, 1781

Thomson's Plantation

 Apr. 7, 1781

Four Holes Swamp

May 1, 1781

Friday's Ferry

May 1, 1781

Bush River

May 11, 1781

Orangeburgh

May 15, 1781

Fort Granby

May 21 - Jun. 19, 1781

Siege of Ninety-Six

Jul. 12, 1781

Four Holes Bridge

Sep. 8, 1781

Eutaw Springs

Dec. 20, 1781

Edisto River


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