Capt. Richard Lushington |
Known Regiment(s) Associated With: |
Known Year(s) as a Captain: |
Charles Town District Regiment |
1778-1782 |
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Known Lieutenants: |
Known Sergeants: |
Known Corporals: |
Known QMs: |
Jacob Reid |
Marks Lazarus
David N. Cardozo |
NONE KNOWN |
NONE KNOWN |
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Known Privates, etc.: |
Emanuel Abrahams |
Ephraim Adams |
James Bell |
Robert Bell |
James H. Butler |
John Fisher |
John Gerley |
Philip Hart |
James Heathcott |
Samuel Howard |
Jonathan Johnson |
Felix Long |
Henry Lyburt |
Jacob Moses |
Charles Smith |
Joseph Solomon |
Abraham Spidel |
Daniel Tharin |
Benjamin Waller |
Richard Wayne |
Melcher Werly |
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Date(s): |
Known Battles / Skirmishes: |
Feb. 3, 1779 |
Port
Royal Island |
Sep. 16 - Oct. 18, 1779 |
Siege
of Savannah, GA |
Mar. 28 - May 12, 1780 |
Siege
of Charleston |
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Special thanks to Mr. Doug Bostick of the South
Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust of Charleston, SC, who
provided new information about Lushington's company in March
of 2017. Click
Here to view/download an Adobe PDF scan of a 1903 News
and Courier article pertaining to Jews in South Carolina during
the American Revolution, with focus on Capt. Richard Lushington.
Provided by Mr. Doug Bostick as mentioned above. |