6th South Carolina Regiment
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The 6th South Carolina 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
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The regiment was adopted into the Southern Department of the Continental Army
on 25 March 1776. The regiment was re-organized on 18 October 1776 to six companies and was assigned to the 1st South Carolina Brigade on 23 November 1776. On 11 February 1780 the regiment was consolidated with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment
. The regiment was relieved on 3 January 1779 from the brigade and assigned on 1 February 1779 to the South Carolina Brigade. The regiment was merged into the 2nd South Carolina Regiment
on 11 February 1780. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah
.
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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The regiment was adopted into the Southern Department of the Continental Army
Continental Army
The Continental Army was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in...
on 25 March 1776. The regiment was re-organized on 18 October 1776 to six companies and was assigned to the 1st South Carolina Brigade on 23 November 1776. On 11 February 1780 the regiment was consolidated with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment
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. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was captured by the British Army at Charleston on May 12, 1780, together with...
. The regiment was relieved on 3 January 1779 from the brigade and assigned on 1 February 1779 to the South Carolina Brigade. The regiment was merged into the 2nd South Carolina Regiment
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. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was captured by the British Army at Charleston on May 12, 1780, together with...
on 11 February 1780. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah
Siege of Savannah
The Siege of Savannah or the Second Battle of Savannah was an encounter of the American Revolutionary War in 1779. The year before, the city of Savannah, Georgia, had been captured by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell. The siege itself consisted of a joint...
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External links
- Bibliography of the Continental Army in South Carolina compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History