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

Benjamin Roebuck

Colonel  ·  Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment

SC

Colonel

Roebuck's Battalion of Spartan Regiment

1780 – 1783

📜 Notes
First in GA unit. Captain in 1779 under Col. John Thomas, Jr. Promoted to Lt. Colonel by March 1779 under Col. LeRoy Hammond (Lower Ninety-Six District Regiment). 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.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Musgrove's Mill, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, Mud Lick Creek, Enoree River, Watkins