1st South Carolina Regiment

1st South Carolina Regiment
ActiveJune 6, 1775 – November 15, 1783
AllegianceSouth Carolina State Troops, Continental Congress of the United States
TypeInfantry
Part ofSouth Carolina Line
EngagementsSavannah, Florida (1778), Caribbean (1778), Savannah, Charleston (1775-1776, 1780)
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The 1st South Carolina Regiment (Infantry) was authorized on June 6, 1775, at Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the South Carolina State Troops. On November 4, 1775, the unit was adopted into the Continental Army and on February 27, 1776 was assigned to the Southern Department. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The British Army captured the regiment at Charleston on May 12, 1780, together with the rest of the Southern Department.[1]

  1. ^ Wright, Robert K. Jr (1982). The Continental Army (PDF). Washington DC: Center of Military History United States Army. p. 305.