The American Revolution in South Carolina

The Charles Town District Regiment of Militia

Month & Year Established:

Commanders:

Misc. Players:

February 1775

Col. William Moultrie - Horse

Col. Charles Pinckney - Infantry

Col. John Harleston

Col. Maurice Simons

Col. Alexander Moultrie

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George Carter - Chief Physician

George Hahnbaum - Surgeon

John Jacob Kaiser - Adjutant

Alexander Petrie - Adjutant

Charles Ramadge - Adjutant

Charles Warham - Adjutant 

Known Lt. Colonels:

Known Majors: 

 ? Agers
John Baddeley
John Huger
Abel Kolb
Peter Leger
Richard Lushington
William Mallard
James Parsons
Roger Moore Smith

John Baddeley
James Bentham
Pierce Butler
Joseph Darrel
Alexander Garden
John Gilbank
Thomas Grimball

Thomas Grimball, Jr.
John Huger
Alexander Moultrie
Joseph Parker
William Savage
Anthony Toomer
William Vance

Known Quarter Masters:

Erasmus Audley - Deputy QM

Samuel Wakefield

Sims White

James Wilkins

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Philip Will - Deputy QM General

Known Captains:

John Baddeley

Richard Bohun Baker

William Barkley 

James Bentham

John Blake 

Peter Bocquet 

Archibald Brown

MacCartan Campbell 

Daniel Cannon 

Philotheos Chiffelle

Robert Cochran

Joseph Darrell

Charles Drayton

Gideon DuPont

Bernard Elliott 

Peter Fayssoux

William Fraser 

William Hasell Gibbes 

Alexander Gillion

Joseph Gordon

James Graham

William Greenwood

Thomas Grimball

George A. Hall 

Thomas Heyward

Thomas Heyward, Jr.

John Huger 

Francis Kinlock

Robert Ladson

William Lee

Peter Leger

William Livingston

Richard Lushington 

John Raven Mathews

John McCall 

John McQueen

William Mills

Charles Motte

Alexander Moultrie

William Murrell

Edward North

Philip Prioleau

Andrew Quelch

Jacob Read

Owen Roberts

Edward Rutledge

Thomas Savage

Archibald Scott 

Abraham Seixas

Charles Shephard

Edward Simons

Maurice Simons

Benjamin Singleton 

James Skirvin, Jr.

Roger Smith

James Stevenson

Benjamin Stiles

Benjamin Stone

Daniel Strobel

Henry Talberd

Richard Todd

Anthony Toomer 

Joshua Toomer

Paul Townsend

Francis Troin

Simon Tufts

Arnoldus Vanderhorst

Richard Waring

Edward Weyman

Hugh Strain Winter

Richard Withers

William Withers 

Edward Worth

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John Wright 


Known Lieutenants - Captain Unknown:

James Bentham

John Blake

Peter Bonnetheau

John Brewton

Archibald Brown

James Carson

George Frederick Dener

Daniel D'Oyley

William Glen

Thomas Inglis

John Izard

William Johnson

Robert Ladson

Benjamin Legare

Samuel Legare

Richard Lushington

John McQueen

John D. Miller

William Morgan

Alexander Moultrie

Peter Palmer

James Perronneau

George Petrie

Thomas Phepoe

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney 

Hext Prioleau

Samuel Prioleau

Edward Rutledge

James Smith

Thomas Smith

John Smyth

William H. Torrans

Charles Warham

Edward Weyman

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Benjamin Wilkins


Known Ensigns - Captain Unknown: 

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Thomas Shubrick, Jr.

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Known Sergeants - Captain Unknown:

 ? Bush

Thomas Cooke

Anthony Gabeau

Levi Prince

Eberhard Spidle

John Stevenson, Jr.

James Wilkins

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William Wyatt


Known Corporals - Captain Unknown:

 Francis Cobia

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? Patton


Known Privates / Fifers / Drummers / Etc. - Captain Unknown: 

John Anthony 

Samuel Ash

Joseph Baker

William Barkley

Francis Bayle

John Bonniott

Daniel Cannon

George Carter

 John Clement

Thomas Cochran

Moses Cohen

Richard Cole

Jonah Collins

James Cox

John Craig

John Davidson

George Frederick Dener

Richard Fairchild

John Fell

? Finlinson

Thomas Gordon

Thomas Grimball, Jr.

Francis Grotte

James Heyward

Nathaniel Heyward

Robert Howard

Charles Johnson

William Johnson

Robert Jones

George Kyser

Marks Lazarus

Henry Liebenhentz

Nathaniel Lybbia

Samuel McCorkal

Charles McDonald

Samuel McElhany

William Michaer

Samuel Miller

John Minott, Jr.

John Mitchell

? Morrow

William Parker

Stephen Pharoch

Daniel Poyas

James Poyas

Thomas Radcliffe

David Sarzedas

Stephen Shrewsberry

Daniel Starnes

Thomas Stevenson

Paul Taylor

James Toussiger

David Warham

George Welch

John Welch

Benjamin Wheeler

Thomas White

James Wilkins

John Williams

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Brief History of Regiment:
 

Date(s):

Known Battles / Skirmishes: 

Sep. 15, 1775

Fort Johnson

Mar. 11-12, 1776

Hutchinson's Island (GA)

Jun. 28, 1776

Fort Moultrie

Feb. 3, 1779

Port Royal Island

May 6, 1779

Butler vs. British Foragers

May 11, 1779

Charleston Neck

Jun. 20, 1779

Stono Ferry

Sep. 16 - Oct. 18, 1779

Siege of Savannah (GA)

Apr. 20, 1780

Charleston Shore Batteries

Apr. 23, 1780 

Mt. Pleasant Shore Batteries

May 7, 1780

Fort Moultrie

Mar. 28 - May 12, 1780

Siege of Charleston

Jul. 15, 1781

St. James Goose Creek Church


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