Category: 5th South Carolina Regiment, Continental Army, American Revolution

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The 5th South Carolina Regiment (1st Rifle Regiment)

The 5th South Carolina Regiment was raised on February 22, 1776, at Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the Continental Army.

The regiment was merged into the 1st South Carolina Regiment on February 11, 1780.

  • Col. Isaac Huger
  • Col. John Stewart
  • Lt. Col. Peter Horry

Battles:

Siege of Savannah.
Charleston


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A

1733 Ireland - 27 Nov 1799

B

10 Jul 1760 Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina - 20 Oct 1817
Sep 1756 Orange County, South Carolina - 1821

C

abt 1749 Edgecombe, Province of North Carolina - bef Jul 1796
1746 Virginia - 01 Dec 1803
28 Dec 1758 St Peter's Parish, Jasper, South Carolina - 15 Mar 1843
14 Feb 1757 Wake County, North Carolina - 11 Sep 1843 photo

D

abt 1748 Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina - Feb 1841
Jul 1750 North Carolina - Dec 1811 photo
1759 South Carolina - 15 Dec 1812

G

abt 1754 Virginia - aft 1820
05 Dec 1760 Orangeburg District, Colonial South Carolina - aft 1827
1742 England - abt 1796

H

abt 1740 Isle of Wight, Virginia - 30 Mar 1799
12 Mar 1743 Prince George Parish, Georgetown District, South Carolina - 28 Feb 1815 photo
30 Dec 1746 Limrick Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina - 11 May 1779 photo

J

21 Jun 1731 Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts - aft 22 Aug 1785

L

abt 1750 Province of Pennsylvania - 1784

M

15 Sep 1732 South Carolina - 08 Dec 1829

M cont.

23 Dec 1734 Bristol Parish, Henrico, Virginia - 01 Jul 1800
abt 1755 North Carolina - 1833
bef 1747 - aft 1802

P

1756 Bertie, North Carolina - 08 Mar 1804

S

abt 27 Dec 1756 St. Phillip's Parish, Charleston, South Carolina - 04 Mar 1810
23 Sep 1753 East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony - 01 Jan 1801

T

08 Feb 1762 Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland - 27 Oct 1845

W

1762 Albemarle Parish, Sussex, Virginia - 06 Sep 1848




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