The 6th South Carolina Regiment (2nd Rifle Regiment) was authorized on 28 February 1776 in the
South Carolina State Troops and was organized during the spring of 1776 as five companies of volunteers from the northwestern region of the colony of
South Carolina. It may have been composed exclusively of expert riflemen from the colony.
History
Listed below are the key events in the history of this unit, the commanders, and known engagements as a unit:
* 28 February 1776, authorized as South Carolina Provincial Troops
* Spring 1776, organized at Charleston to consist of five companies from northwestern South Carolina.
* 25 March 1776, adopted into the
Continental Army
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...
and assigned to the
Southern Department
* 18 October 1776, reorganized to consist of six companies (Captain Richbourg's Independent Company, organized in spring 1776 at Charleston with personnel from northwestern South Carolina, concurrently redesignated as the 6th Company, 6th South Carolina Regiment).
* 23 November 1776, assigned to the 1st South Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern Department.
* 3 January 1779, relieved from the 1st South Carolina Brigade
* 1 February 1779, assigned to the South Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern Department
* 11 February 1780, consolidated with the
2nd South Carolina Regiment
The 2nd South Carolina Regiment was raised on June 6, 1775, at Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the Continental Army.
History
At organization the regiment consisted of 10 companies from eastern South Carolina and was part of the So ...
Commanders:
* Major William Henderson (original officer, 1776), as Lt. Col (1778-1780)
*
Lt. Col./Col. Thomas Sumter (1776-1778)
Known Engagements:
* 28 June 1776,
Battle of Sullivan's Island/Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
* 1 August 1776, Seneca Town, South Carolina
* 8-11 August 1776, Cherokee Towns, South Carolina
* 12 August 1776, Tamassee, South Carolina
* September 1776, St. Augustine, Florida
* 19 September 1776, Coweecho River, North Carolina
* May - July 1778, Florida Expedition
* 29 December 1778,
Capture of Savannah, Georgia
* 3 March 1779,
Battle of Briar/Brier Creek, Georgia
* 3 May 1779,
Coosawhatchie, South Carolina
* 20 June 1779,
Battle of Stono Ferry, South Carolina
* 16 September – 18 October 1779,
Siege of Savannah, Georgia
See also
*
South Carolina Line:
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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
South Carolina regiments of the Continental Army
Military units and formations established in 1776
Military units and formations disestablished in 1780
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