Revolutionary War Soldiers Database

A record of NC & SC soldiers who served in the cause of American Independence, 1775–1783

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SC

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

Colonel  ·  SC 1st Regiment

SC

Colonel

SC 1st Regiment

1776 – 1780

📜 Notes
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.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1779, Siege of Charleston 1780