Revolutionary War Soldiers Database

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

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William Thomson

Colonel  ·  SC 3rd Regiment

SC

Colonel

SC 3rd Regiment

1776 – 1780

📜 Notes
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.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Fort Moultrie, Cherokee Expedition 1776, Stono Ferry, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780