5th South Carolina Regiment

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5th South Carolina Regiment
Active1776–1780
Allegiance Continental Congress of the United States
Type Infantry
Part of South Carolina Line
Engagements Savannah
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. Isaac Huger
Col John Stewart
LtCol Peter Horry

The 5th South Carolina Regiment (1st Rifle Regiment) was raised on February 22, 1776, at Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the South Carolina Troops and later assigned to the Continental Army. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah. The regiment was merged into the 1st South Carolina Regiment on February 11, 1780. [1]

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History

The following events occurred in the history of this unit: [1] [2]

Officers

The commanders of this unit were: [3]

Engagements

This unit was involved in the following battles, skirmishes and sieges: [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lewis, J.D. "The American Revolution in South Carolina, 5th SC Regiment (1st Rifle Regiment)" . Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. Wright, Robert K. Jr (1982). The Continental Army (PDF). Washington DC: Center of Military History United States Army. p. 305. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2014.
  3. Heitman, Francis B. (1914). Historical Register of the Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution. p. 54. ISBN   9780806301761.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help), via Google Books