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South Carolina in the American Revolution; Southern Campaigns: 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; List of North Carolina militia units in the American Revolution
At organization the regiment consisted of 10 companies from eastern South Carolina and was part of the South Carolina State Troops. On November 4, 1775, the regiment was adopted by the Continental Army, and on February 27, 1776, it was assigned to the Southern Department. On November 23, 1776, the regiment was assigned to the 2nd South Carolina ...
During the American Revolutionary War, Delaware raised several units of militia in support of the Patriot side of the war. In the War of 1812 , all of the Delaware volunteer units saw combat at Lewes , where they comprised the majority of an American force that drove off a Royal Navy squadron seeking control of the Delaware River. [ 5 ]
3rd South Carolina Regiment (1775), (South Carolina Ranger Regiment). Colonel William Thompson: June 17, 1775. (Converted to infantry in 1777). [8] Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers. North Carolina Corps of Light Dragoons. Artillery units. 4th South Carolina Regiment (South Carolina Artillery Regiment).
The 2nd Palmetto Regiment was formed for state service on April 9, 1861 under the command of Colonel Joseph Brevard Kershaw and Lieutenant Colonel James D. Blanding with ten companies. When called on to fight in Virginia, six of the ten refused to leave South Carolina and stayed under the command of Lt. Col. Blanding while the other four were ...
South Carolina Line: 2 regiments. The Continental Congress resolved, on November 4, 1775 to adopt two infantry regiments in South Carolina. The 1st and 2nd South Carolina Regiments were existing formations that had been authorized by the colony in June.
Richard Richardson, BG commander of the South Carolina 2nd Brigade; Thomas Sumter, "The Gamecock," was the senior brigadier general appointed in South Carolina, but operated independently of the others. As a result, Sumter rarely commanded more than his own brigade of state troops and militia. Andrew Williamson, BG of the South Carolina 3rd Brigade
William Jasper (c. 1750 – October 9, 1779) was an American soldier in the Revolutionary War.He was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment.. Jasper distinguished himself in the defense of Fort Moultrie (then called Fort Sullivan) on June 28, 1776.