The 4th South Carolina Regiment was raised on November 13, 1775, at
Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the South Carolina Troops and later became part of
Continental Army.
Officers
The commanders of the 4th Regiment were:
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* Lt. Col./Col. Owen Roberts (1775-1778), killed at the
Battle of Stono Ferry
The Battle of Stono Ferry was an American Revolutionary War battle, fought on June 20, 1779, near Charleston, South Carolina. The rear guard from a British expedition retreating from an aborted attempt to take Charleston held off an assault by ...
* Col. Barnard Beeckman (1778-1781)
History
The major events in the history of the 4th South Carolina Regiment (Infantry) included:
* November 14, 1775, authorized in the South Carolina Provincial Troops as the 4th South Carolina Regiment.
* November 20 to December 18, 1775, organized at Charleston to consist of three companies from the greater Charleston area.
* June 18, 1776, adopted into the Continental Army and assigned to the Southern Department.
* October 18, 1776, expansion of the unit included six companies (Beaufort and Georgetown Independent Companies of Artillery concurrently redesignated as the 4th and 5th Companies).
* October 18, 1776, expanded to six companies (Beaufort and Georgetown Independent Companies of Artillery concurrently re-designated as the 4th and 5th Companies)
* May 12, 1780, captured at Charleston by the British Army.
* January 1, 1781, disbanded
Engagements
The unit was engaged in the following battles, skirmishes and sieges:
* June 28, 1776,
Battle of Fort Moultrie/Sullivan's Island
* January 6-10, 1779, Fort Morris, Georgia
* February 1, 1779, Fort Lyttleton
* February 3, 1779,
Battle of Beaufort/Port Royal Island
* February 21, 1779, Georgetown
* March 3, 1779,
Battle of Briar Creek
The Battle of Brier Creek was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on March 3, 1779 near the confluence of Brier Creek with the Savannah River in eastern Georgia. A mixed Patriot force consisting principally of militia from North Caroli ...
, Georgia
* March 6, 1779, Georgetown
* April 29, 1779, Purrysburg
* May 11, 1779, Charleston Neck
* June 20, 1779,
Battle of Stono Ferry
The Battle of Stono Ferry was an American Revolutionary War battle, fought on June 20, 1779, near Charleston, South Carolina. The rear guard from a British expedition retreating from an aborted attempt to take Charleston held off an assault by ...
* September 16 - Oct. 18, 1779,
Siege of Savannah
The siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutena ...
, Georgia
* December 29, 1779,
Siege of Savannah
The siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutena ...
, Georgia
* March 28 - May 12, 1780,
Siege of Charleston
The siege of Charleston was a major engagement and major British victory in the American Revolutionary War, fought in the environs of Charles Town (today Charleston), the capital of South Carolina, between March 29 and May 12, 1780. The Britis ...
See also
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South Carolina Line
The South Carolina Line was a formation within the Continental Army. The term "South Carolina Line" referred to the quota of numbered infantry regiments assigned to South Carolina at various times by the Continental Congress. These, together with ...
:
1st,
2nd
A second is the base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI).
Second, Seconds or 2nd may also refer to:
Mathematics
* 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as ''2nd'' or ''2d'')
* Second of arc, an angular measurement unit, ...
,
3rd, 4th,
5th
Fifth is the ordinal form of the number five.
Fifth or The Fifth may refer to:
* Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as in the expression "pleading the Fifth"
* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a contagious rash tha ...
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6th Regiments
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List of South Carolina militia units in the American Revolution
References
Bibliography of the Continental Army in South Carolinacompiled by the
United States Army Center of Military History
The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. The Institute of Heraldry remains within the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Ar ...
, December 10, 1996
* {{cite web, url=https://revolutionarywar.us/continental-army/southcarolina/, title=South Carolina Continental Army website, sources unknown
South Carolina regiments of the Continental Army
Military units and formations established in 1775
Military units and formations disestablished in 1783