South Carolina Infantry Regiments

Index

1775
1st SC Regt. 2d SC Regt. 3d SC Regt. 4th SC Regt.

1776
All of the above, plus: 5th SC Regt. 6th SC Regt.

1777
No change

1781
None

1783
1st SC Regt.

Other
Militia w/ Continental Army Militia on Home Defense


Index to Microfilmed South Carolina Unit Records

Unit	Begin Date	End Date	Location	Source/Options
SC-01 1st (Gadsen's/Pinckney's) South Carolina Regiment [1775-1780] Captured at Charlestown May 1780 Reorganized Dec. 1782 Furloughed May 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

SC-01-01. 1st SC [? Bde.]	4 Dec 1777	16 Apr 1778	Fort Moultrie, Charlestown	‡Original: South Carolina HS (34/217), also published ⁶¹.

SC-02 2d (Moultrie's/Motte's) South Carolina Regiment [1775-1780] Captured at Charlestown May 1780 Disbanded Jan. 1783

SC-02-01. 2d SC [? Bde.]	20 Jun 1775	6 May 1779	Dorchester, Haddrells Point, Sullivans Island, Charlestown	‡Original: Huntington, HM 623 [2 vols].
SC-02-02. 2d SC [? Bde.]	18 Aug 1776	20 May 1777	Charlestown	†Original: Huntington, HM 603.
SC-02-03. 2d SC [? Bde.]	15 Jan 1777	22 Nov 1777	?	†Original: South Carolina HS (34/202/1-2).
SC-02-04. 2d SC [? Bde.]	14 Aug 1778	28 Dec 1779	Charlestown, Savannah	‡Original: Huntington, HM 625.
SC-02-05. 2d SC [? Bde.]	15 May 1779	27 Sept 1779	Charlestown	‡Original: South Carolina HS (34/203/1-2).
SC-02-06. 2d SC [? Bde.]	6 Nov 1779	31 Dec 1779	Charlestown	‡Original: South Carolina HS (34/203/1-2).

SC-03 3d (Thompson's) South Carolina Regiment¹⁶ [1775-1780] Captured at Charlestown May 1780 Disbanded Jan. 1781

SC-03-01. 3d SC [? Bde.]	24 Jun 1775	3 Nov 1778	?	†Original: ?, also published ²⁸.
SC-03-02. 3d SC [? Bde.]	23 Dec 1776	2 May 1777	?	†Original: ?, also published ²⁴.
SC-03-03. 3d SC [? Bde.]	23 Jun 1778	1 May 1779	Charlestown, Orangeburg, Prysburg	†Original: LOC #898. Online Catalog under: James Mayson. Call Number: MMC-1256.
SC-03-04. 3d SC [? Bde.]	1778	?	?	†Original: Charleston Library Society; microfiche David Library.

4th South Carolina Regiment
See the Artillery Page (AR-08)


SC-04 5th (Huger's/McIntosh's) South Carolina Regiment¹⁷[1776-1780] Merged with 1st South Carolina Feb. 1780



SC-05 6th (Sumter's/Henderson's) South Carolina Regiment¹⁸ [1776-1780] Merged with 2d South Carolina Feb. 1780



SC-06 South Carolina Militia Serving with the Continental Army [1775-1783]

SC-06-02. South Carolina Militia [? Bde.]	13 Jun 1776	1 Aug 1776	Charlestown	‡Original: LOC #930. Online Catalog under: Peter Simmons. Call Number: MMC-1230.
SC-06-04. Charles Towne Militia Regiment [? Bde.]	15 Feb 1780	29 Apr 1780	Charlestown	‡Original: South Carolina HS,(0109.00), pt. 2, also published ⁷⁶.

SC-07 South Carolina Militia Serving on Home Defense [1775-1783]

SC-07-01. South Carolina Militia (?)	2 Apr 1776	30 Apr 1776	Charlestown	†Original: LOC #895. Online Catalog under: John Lining. Call Number: MMC-0018.
SC-07-02. Charles Towne Militia Regiment [? Bde.]	15 Apr 1778	27 Jun 1779	Charlestown	‡Original: South Carolina HS,(0109.00), pt. 1, also published ⁷⁶.