1st South Carolina Regiment

1st South Carolina Regiment
1st South Carolina Regiment
Active	June 6, 1775 – November 15, 1783
Allegiance	South Carolina State Troops, Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	South Carolina Line
Engagements	Savannah, Florida (1778), Caribbean (1778), Savannah, Charleston (1775-1776, 1780)
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Col. Christopher Gadsen; Col. Charles C. Pinckney; Col. Isaac Huger;

The 1st South Carolina Regiment (Infantry) was authorized on June 6, 1775, at Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the South Carolina State Troops. On November 4, 1775, the unit was adopted into the Continental Army and on February 27, 1776 was assigned to the Southern Department. The regiment saw action at the Siege of Savannah and the Siege of Charleston. The British Army captured the regiment at Charleston on May 12, 1780, together with the rest of the Southern Department.^[1]

Officers

History

The unit timeline includes the following events:^[1]

June 6, 1775, authorized by as South Carolina State Troops
Summer of 1775, organized in Charleston, South Carolina to include 10 companies from eastern South Carolina
November 4, 1775, adopted into the Continental Army
February 27, 1776, assigned to the Southern Department
November 23, 1776, assigned to the 1st South Carolina Brigade of the Southern Department
January 3, 1779, relieved from the 1st South Carolina Brigade
February 1, 1779, assigned to the South Carolina Brigade of the Southern Department
February 11, 1780, consolidated with the 5th South Carolina Regiment
May 12, 1780, captured by the British Army in the Siege of Charleston
December 11, 1782, reorganized at Charleston to consist of three companies
May 1-14, 1783, furloughed at Charleston
November 15, 1783, disbanded