Spartan Regiment

Siege of Charleston (also Fall of Charleston)

The Spartan Regiment, a militia group of South Carolina in the American Revolution, was formed in 1775 by John Thomas at the request of the Council of Safety.[1] The regiment was formed on August 2, 1775 at Wofford's Iron Mill. Thomas held the first muster at his house.[2] The Spartan Regiment met every two weeks to train for battle.[3] Thomas found himself fighting against his former militia leader, Col. Thomas Fletchall, who was a loyalist or Tory.[4] The patriots were also called Whigs.[5]

Map of South Carolina Battlefields 1775 - 1780 County Borders are not historical, but seem to predate the publication date a bit (pre 1896).

The regiment served at the Snow Campaign in November and December 1775. Parris's Mill in Greenville District a site for fighting during the campaign.[1]

Spartanburg County, South Carolina, formed in 1785, was named after this regiment.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Thomas, John (born 1720, Wales)". A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic. 1976. pp. 634–635.
  2. ^ Ingle 2022, pp. 13–14.
  3. ^ Ingle 2022, p. 16.
  4. ^ Ingle 2022, pp. 15–16, 18.
  5. ^ Ingle 2022, p. 18.
  6. ^ "A Brief History of Spartanburg". Visitspartanburg.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2022.