1st South Carolina Regiment

the Continental Army regiment the Confederate regiment 1st South Carolina Rifle Regiment the Union regiment 1st South Carolina Colored Infantry Regiment 1st South Carolina Regiment South Carolina State Troops, Continental Congress of the United States Infantry June 6, 1775 – November 15, 1783 South Carolina Line Savannah, Florida (1778), Caribbean (1778), Savannah, Charleston (1775-1776, 1780) Col. Christopher Gadsden Col. Charles C. Pinckney Col. Isaac Huger The 1st South Carolina Regiment was authorized on June 6, 1775, at Charleston, South Carolina, for infantry 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.https://history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-4-1/CMH_Pub_60-4-1.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140511060905/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-4-1/CMH_Pub_60-4-1.pdf dead May 11, 2014 The Continental Army Wright Robert K. Jr Center of Military History United States Army Washington DC 1982 305 Officers Lt Col Isaac Huger (original officer) Col. Christopher Gadsden Col. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney History The unit timeline includes the following events: June 6, 1775, authorized as South Carolina State Troops Summer of 1775, organized in Charleston, South Carolina to include 10 companies from eastern South Carolina November 4, 1775, adopted into the Continental Army February 27, 1776, assigned to the Southern Department November 23, 1776, assigned to the 1st South Carolina Brigade of the Southern Department January 3, 1779, relieved from the 1st South Carolina Brigade February 1, 1779, assigned to the South Carolina Brigade of the Southern Department February 11, 1780, consolidated with the 5th South Carolina Regiment May 12, 1780, captured by the British Army in the Siege of Charleston December 11, 1782, reorganized at Charleston to consist of three companies May 1-14, 1783, furloughed at Charleston November 15, 1783, disbanded Engagements The unit was involved in the following battles, skirmishes and sieges:http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_sc_first_regiment.html Lewis, J.D. The American Revolution in South Carolina, South Carolina 1st Regiment (Infantry) March 26, 2019 July 9, 1775, Bloody Point September 15, 1775, Fort Johnson November 11–12, 1775, Hog Island Channel June 28, 1776, Fort Moultrie/Sullivan's Island March 7, 1778, Battle of Barbados February 3, 1779, Battle of Beaufort/Port Royal Island March 3, 1779, Battle of Briar/Brier Creek, Georgia May 1779, Prevost's March on Charleston June 20, 1779, Battle of Stono Ferry September 16 – October 18, 1779, Siege of Savannah, Georgia March 28 – May 12, 1780, Siege of Charleston March 29–30, 1780, Gibbes' Plantation April 8, 1780, Sullivan's Island April 12, 1780, Sullivan's Island April 25, 1780, Sullivan's Island May 2, 1780, Haddrell's Point May 7, 1780, Fort Moultrie See also South Carolina Line: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Regiments List of South Carolina militia units in the American Revolution Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War References Bibliography of the Continental Army in South Carolina compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History 1st South Carolina Regiment Category:Military units and formations established in 1775 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1783