| SC |
Matthew |
Singleton |
Lt Col |
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) |
| SC |
Richard |
Singleton |
Lt Col |
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 |
| SC |
Richard |
Singleton |
Colonel |
Berkeley County Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Organized his militia in early 1775, probably around March. |
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| SC |
James |
Skirving |
Colonel |
Berkeley County Regiment |
1779 |
1780 |
Was a Captain. Promoted to Colonel when Col. Joseph Maybank wounded at Hickory Hill in June 1779. |
Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780 |
| SC |
William |
Skirving |
Colonel |
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. |
Siege of Charleston 1780 |
| SC |
Roger Moore |
Smith |
Lt Col |
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 |
| SC |
Benjamin |
Smith |
Major |
Berkeley County Regiment |
1780 |
- |
From Goose Creek. Was a Captain and a Lieutenant. 1780, a Major. |
Siege of Ninety-Six 1781 |
| SC |
Garret |
Smith |
Major |
Little River District Regiment |
- |
- |
Captain and Major under Lt. Col./Col. Joseph Hayes. At Cowpens. |
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| SC |
Jeorard |
Smith |
Major |
Little River District Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
Captain and Major before and after the Fall of Charleston. 1781-1782, Major under Lt. Col. Levi Casey. |
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| SC |
William |
Smith |
Major |
1st Spartan Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
1775, Lieutenant under Capt. Joseph Wofford, Col. John Thomas, Sr. 1776, a Lieutenant under Capt. John Thomas, Jr. 1777, a Captain under Col. John Thomas, Sr. 1778, a Captain under Col. LeRoy Hammond. Next, a Captain under Col. John Thomas, Jr. Also served as Major. 1781, commanded his own independent company of State Troops. |
Cowen's Ford, Guilford Court House, Fort Granby #1, Orangeburgh #1, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs |
| SC |
William Clay |
Snipes |
Major |
Polk's Regiment of Light Dragoons |
1781 |
1781 |
Captain of the Horse Shoe Company. 1776-1780, a Captain in SC 2nd Regiment, then a Captain under Lt. Col. Peter Horry (Kingstree Regiment) in Marion's Brigade 1780-1781. Major under Lt. Col. William Polk during 1781. Raised his own regiment of SC State Troops, claiming OK by Sumter, but was not, and Marion didn't acknowledge it. Took men from Col. Abel Kolb. Pretty much \de facto\" for quite a while.""" |
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| SC |
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Speers |
Major |
SC 3rd Regiment |
- |
- |
A Major during 1776. Nothing more known. |
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| SC |
John \Buck\""",Gowen,Spartan Regiment,1775,1781,A Captain under Col. John Thomas |
Sr. |
Captain |
then Col. Benjamin Roebuck (Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment) before and after the Fall of Charleston. Promoted to Major 1781." |
Cherokee Expedition 1776, |
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| SC |
William |
Stafford |
Lt Col |
Lower Granville County Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
Captain, Lt. Colonel, and Colonel. Commander of the Lower Granville County Regiment in late 1781. |
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| SC |
William |
Stafford |
Colonel |
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 |
| SC |
William |
Standard |
Major |
Cheraws District Regiment |
1778 |
1782 |
From Cheraws District. An Ensign and Captain in St. David's Parish Volunteer Company. Also served as a Lieutenant, Captain, and Major in Cheraws District Regiment under Col. Abel Kolb during 1779, then under Col. Lemuel Benton until 1782. |
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| SC |
Robert |
Stark |
Lt Col |
Fairfield Regiment |
- |
- |
A Lt. Colonel under Col. Richard Winn. Dates unknown. |
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| SC |
Robert |
Starke |
Colonel |
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 |
| SC |
Gideon |
Steen |
Lt Col |
2nd Spartan Regiment |
- |
- |
Lt. Colonel of Militia. Dates unknown. |
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| SC |
James |
Steen |
Lt Col |
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 |
| SC |
Charles Augustus |
Steward |
Lt Col |
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. |
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| SC |
John |
Stewart |
Colonel |
SC 5th Regiment |
1779 |
1779 |
Commander of SC 5th Regiment after Isaac Huger promoted to Brigadier General. |
Charleston Neck 1779 |
| SC |
Thomas |
Sumter |
Lt Col |
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) |
| SC |
Thomas |
Sumter |
General |
SC 1st Brigade of Militia/State Troops |
1780 |
1782 |
First under Col. Richard Richardson. Lt. Colonel 2/29/1776, commander of SC 6th Regiment. Promoted to Colonel (?) Resigned 9/23/1778. Sat at home until May 1780. Created Sumter's Brigade in early Summer of 1780. His men voted him as Brigadier General in June 1780, recognized by Gov. John Rutledge on October 6, 1780. Resigned on August 1781 and again in January 1782. |
Fish Dam Ford, Brierley's Ferry, Blackstocks, Fort Granby #1, Thomson's Plantation, Big Savannah, Fort Watson #1, Lynches Creek, Radcliffe's Bridge, Mobley & Sandy Run, Orangeburgh #2, Quinby's Bridge, Orangeburgh #3 |
| SC |
Thomas |
Sumter |
Colonel |
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. |
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| SC |
Alexander |
Swinton |
Lt Col |
Georgetown District Militia |
1780 |
1781 |
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 |
| SC |
Alexander |
Swinton |
Major |
Georgetown District Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
Major in Britton's Neck Regiment under Col. John Ervin. In Marion's Brigade. Lt. Colonel 1780-1781. |
Siege of Charleston 1780, Georgetown #6, Wiboo Swamp, Fort Watson #2 |
| SC |
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Tarling |
Lt Col |
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1777 |
1778 |
A Lt. Colonel in Militia 1777-1778, regiment unknown. |
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| SC |
Samuel |
Tate |
Lt Col |
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). |
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| SC |
Samuel |
Tate |
Major |
Hill's Regiment of Light Dragoons |
1780 |
1781 |
Was a Captain. A Major and a Lt. Colonel under Col. William Hill. Then, a Lt. Colonel in Orangeburgh District Regiment. |
Kings Mountain, Guilford Court House (NC) |
| SC |
Daniel |
Tateman |
Major |
Orangeburgh District Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
1780, a Captain and a Major under Lt. Col. Charles Heatley. A Captain under Lt. Col. Henry Hampton (Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons) 5/1/1781 to 8/1/1782. |
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| SC |
Samuel |
Taylor |
Major |
SC 6th Regiment |
1779 |
1781 |
1778, a Captain. 1779, a Major in the SC 6th Regiment. After the Fall of Charleston, a Major under Col. James Williams (Little River District Regiment) and Col. Andrew Pickens (Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment). |
McKay's Trading Post (GA), Stono Ferry, Siege of Savannah, Cowpens |
| SC |
Thomas |
Taylor |
Colonel |
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 |
| SC |
William |
Terrell |
Major |
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- |
- |
Major in Light Dragoons under BG Thomas Sumter. Nothing more known. |
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| SC |
Jeremiah |
Terry |
Major |
Lower District Regiment |
1775 |
1775 |
Major in Militia during 1775 under Col. Robert Starke. |
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| SC |
John Jr. |
Thomas |
Major |
Spartan Regiment |
1777 |
1779 |
Captain, Major, Lt. Colonel, and Colonel. Commander of 1st Spartan Regiment Feb 1779 after his father was captured. 1781, in Sumter's Brigade. |
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| SC |
Tristram |
Thomas |
Major |
Upper Craven County Regiment |
1780 |
1782 |
From Marlboro District. A Major under Col. George Hicks. POW at the Fall of Charleston. 4/28/1781, a Major under Col. Lemuel Benton (Cheraws District Regiment) in Marion's Brigade. Then a Major under Col. James Postell in the Kershaw Regiment. May have made it to Lt. Colonel. |
Siege of Charleston 1780, Marr's Bluff, Halfway Swamp #1, Georgetown 1/81, Wiboo Swamp, Fort Motte, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation, Eutaw Springs |
| SC |
John Jr. |
Thomas |
Lt Col |
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. |
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| SC |
John Sr. |
Thomas |
Colonel |
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 |
| SC |
John Jr. |
Thomas |
Colonel |
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 |
| SC |
James |
Thompson |
Lt Col |
Colleton County Regiment |
1777 |
1779 |
Was a Captain. |
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| SC |
Thomas |
Thomson |
Major |
Kershaw Regiment |
1781 |
- |
6/22/1781, a Major under Lt. Col. Frederick Kimball and Col. James Postell. Aka Thomas Thompson. |
Eutaw Springs |
| SC |
William Russell |
Thomson |
Major |
Orangeburgh District Regiment |
1781 |
1781 |
1781, a Brigade Major under Col. William Henderson. Promoted to Lt. Colonel 7/12/1781 under Col. Richard Hampton. |
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| SC |
James |
Thomson |
Lt Col |
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1781 |
1782 |
46 days as a Lt. Colonel in Militia from 11/15/1781 to 1/1/1782, regiment unknown. |
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| SC |
William |
Thomson |
Lt Col |
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 |
| SC |
William Russell |
Thomson |
Lt Col |
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. |
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| SC |
William |
Thomson |
Colonel |
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 |
| SC |
Robert |
Thornley |
Major |
Berkeley County Regiment |
1780 |
1781 |
From Goose Creek. A Captain and a Major in the Militia during 1781. 1780, a Major under Col. Hugh Giles (Lower Craven County Regiment). |
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| SC |
John |
Threewits |
Major |
Camden District Regiment |
1781 |
1782 |
From Richland District. A Private and a Lieutenant under his father Capt. Joel Threewits. 12/1/1780, a Captain. A Brigade Major from 3/28/1781 to 4/28/1781. Served from 12/1/1778 to 4/28/1782. |
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| SC |
Lewis |
Threewits |
Major |
Camden District Regiment |
1780 |
1780 |
From Richland District. A Major under Col. Thomas Taylor. |
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