Revolutionary War Soldiers Database

A record of NC & SC soldiers who served in the cause of American Independence, 1775–1783

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Total: 1,497
State First Last Rank Regiment From To Notes Battles
SC Robert Anderson Lt Col Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment 1779 1781 Under Col. Andrew Pickens. Promoted to Colonel in Jan. 1781 when Andrew Pickens commissioned as brigadier general. Kings Mountain, Cowpens
SC James Andrew Captain Fairfield Regiment 1776 A Captain under Col. Joseph Kershaw. Dates unknown
SC William Armstrong Major SC 1st Regiment 1775 1776 After the Fall of Charleston, a Major under Col. Richard Richardson, Jr. (Berkeley County Regiment), dates unknown. One source asserts that he was a Lt. Colonel, as well.
SC John Armstrong Captain SC 5th Regiment Dates unknown. Also a Captain under Col. Richard Richardson, Jr. 1780-1782 (Berkeley County Regiment). From what became the Williamsburg District. Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation
SC John Armstrong Captain SC 6th Regiment 1778 1778 1778, a Captain under Col. Thomas Sumter. Died on 10/3/1778.
SC Nathan Armstrong Captain Hill's Regiment of Light Dragoons 1780 1781 A Captain under Col. William Hill.
SC William Armstrong Lt Col Berkeley County Regiment - - A Major and Lt. Colonel in Marion's Brigade after the Fall of Charleston, dates unknown.
SC William F. Arnseal Captain Little River District Regiment 1781 A Captain during 1781.
SC William Arthur Captain Little River District Regiment A Captain under Col. James Williams, dates unknown.
SC John Ash Captain SC 4th Regiment Dates unknown.
SC Anthony Ashby Major Berkeley County Regiment 1781 1782 7/3/1781, 300 Days as a Brigade Major in Marion's Brigade 1781-1782. Some sources assert that he was also a Lt. Colonel. Not the same man as Capt. Anthony Ashby who was killed by Loyalists in 1780.
SC Anthony Ashby Captain SC 2nd Regiment 1776 1780 Promoted from Lieutenant 11/28/1776. Resigned from SC 2nd Regiment on 2/16/1778. Joined Militia as Captain in Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment under Col. Andrew Pickens. Captured at Augusta, GA on 9/18/1780. He and 12 others hanged by British. Augusta 1779, McKay's Trading Post (GA)
SC Richard Ashby Captain SC 2nd Regiment 1775 1776 At Fort Moultrie 1776. Fort Moultrie
SC George Aubrey Captain 2nd Spartan Regiment 1781 1782 Promoted from Lieutenant on 2/1/1781, then Adjutant to Col. Thomas Brandon. Adjutant under BG Andrew Pickens Apr-May 1782. aka George Avery. Eutaw Springs, Siege of Ninety-Six 1781, Indian Villages
SC Lewis Augustus Captain SC 4th Regiment 1777 Capt.-Lt. Promoted from Lieutanant. Captured on 9/1/1777 at Iron Hill.
SC Nathaniel Austin Captain Little River District Regiment 1779 1781 Quarter Master Sergeant May to August 1779. Then a Captain under Col. James Williams and Col. Joseph Hayes.
SC Thomas Ayer Captain Cheraws District Regiment 1777 1781 From Marlboro District. Captain in Militia 1777-1781. Died 1781.
SC Jacob Ayers Major - - A Major over the Catawba Indians, under BG Thomas Sumter. Dates unknown.
SC William Ayres Captain SC 5th Regiment A Captain under Col. John Stewart. Dates unknown.
SC Garner Bachelor Captain Horry's Light Dragoons 1781 1782 A Captain under Lt. Col. Peter Horry 1781-1782 (SC 4th Regiment of State Dragoons). Fort Watson #2, Fort Motte, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation
SC Nathaniel Bacon Captain Lower Ninety-Six District Regiment 1778 1781 Promoted from Lieutenant. A Captain under Col. LeRoy Hammond. Augusta 1779, Stono Ferry
SC John Baddeley Major Charles Town District Regiment 1779 1780 From Goose Creek. Captain in Light Infantry Company. Adjutant in 1776. Promoted to Major. POW at the Fall of Charleston, on prison ship Torbay. Exchanged. Lt. Colonel in Marion's Brigade. aka John Boddeley. Siege of Charleston 1780
SC John Baddeley Captain Charles Town District Regiment 1775 1779 From Goose Creek. Captain in Light Infantry Company within the 2nd Batallion. Adjutant in 1776. Promoted to Major. POW at the Fall of Charleston. Exchanged. Lt. Colonel in Marion's Brigade. aka John Boddeley. Hutchinson's Island (GA), Fort Moultrie, Charleston Neck 1779, Siege of Savannah
SC John Baddeley Lt Col Charles Town District Regiment 1780 1782 Promoted from Major. After the Fall of Charleston, joined Marion's Brigade. June of 1782, appointed as Commandant over Georgetown, but he resigned within a month.
SC Robert Carnibi Baillie Captain SC 3rd Regiment 1778 1779 Promoted from Lieutenant. Killed at Siege of Savannah on Oct. 9, 1779. aka Robert Bailey. Siege of Savannah
SC Jefferson Baker Captain SC 3rd Regiment 1780 Dates unknown. Siege of Charleston 1780
SC Jesse Baker Captain SC 2nd Regiment 1778 1780 Promoted from Lieutenant on 10/2/1778. Transferred to SC 6th Regiment then SC 3rd Regiment, captured at Fall of Charleston. Captain in Militia 1/1/1782 to 5/1/1783. Stono Ferry, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston 1780 w/15 men
SC Richard Bohun Baker Captain SC 2nd Regiment 1778 1782 Promoted from Lieutenant on 4/25/1778. Resigned 1/1780. POW at Fall of Charleston, exchanged July 1781. 1781-1782, a Captain under Col. Alexander Moultrie of the Charles Town District Regiment. Charleston Neck 1779, Siege of Savannah w/30 men, Siege of Charleston 1780
SC John Ballard Captain Camden District Regiment 1779 A Captain under Lt. Col. John Marshall during 1779.
SC Thomas Ballard Captain Kershaw Regiment 1780 1782 Promoted from Lieutenant in 1780. Under Col. James Postell, then Lt. Col. Frederick Kimball. Aug. 1781, served under Lt. Col. William Russell Thomson (Orangeburgh District Regiment). Hobkirk Hill, St. James Goose Greek Church
SC John Barber Captain New Acquisition District Regiment 1779 A Captain under Col. Thomas Neel, dates unknown. Then, joined an NC unit.
SC John Barclay Major Camden District Regiment 1778 1781 Major in Militia 1778-1780 under Col. Joseph Kershaw. aka John Barkley.
SC John Barclay Captain Fairfield Regiment 1775 1778 Promoted to Major. Under Col. Joseph Kershaw. aka John Barkley. Snow Campaign
SC William Barker Captain 1779 1782 Nothing more known.
SC William Barkley Captain Charles Town District Regiment 1779 1782 First, a Private. Moved around a lot. Probably sent out as a detachment from the Charles Town District Regiment under Maj. Alexander Moultrie and Col. Maurice Simons in 1779. Detached to support BG Thomas Sumter in 1780, then BG Francis Marion 1780-1781, then Lt. Col. Frederick Kimball 1781, Col. William Bratton 1781, and Lt. Col. William Washington 1781. St. James Goose Creek Church, Bacon's Bridge
SC Andrew Barnett Captain Kershaw Regiment 1781 A Captain under Col. James Postell during 1781.
SC Jacob Barnett Captain New Acquisition District Regiment 1776 1782 Promoted from Lieutenant - under Col. Thomas Neel. 1779, a Captain under Col. LeRoy Hammond (Lower Ninety-Six District Regiment). 1780, a Captain under Col. Thomas Brandon (2nd Spartan Regiment) and Col. William Hill (Hill's Regiment of Light Dragoons). 1781, a Capt.-Lt. under Lt. Col. Henry Hampton (Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons). Also served as a Captain under Maj. James Conyers, Col. Wade Hampton (SC 1st Regiment of State Dragoons). Briar Creek (GA), Rocky Comfort Creek (GA), Kings Mountain, Hanging Rock, Rocky Mount, Fishing Creek, Blackstocks, Fish Dam Ford, Friday's Ferry, Orangeburgh #1, Quinby's Bridge, Shubrick's Plantation
SC William Barnett Captain Kershaw Regiment 1781 A Captain under Col. James Postell during 1781.
SC Barnum Captain 2nd Spartan Regiment A Captain under Col. Thomas Brandon. Dates unknown.
SC John Barnwell General SC 4th Brigade of Militia/State Troops 1781 1783 Sept. 15, 1781, SC 4th Brigade of Militia/State Troops created by SC Legislature. Beaufort
SC Edward Barnwell Colonel Beaufort District Regiment 1781 1783 Commander in 1781. Savannah River #2
SC John Barnwell Major Beaufort District Regiment 1779 1780 Promoted to Major during 1779, right after the battle of Port Royal Island #1. Captured at Fall of Charleston. Exchanged in June 1781. Commissioned as Brigadier General on September 15, 1781. Coosawhatchie (under Lt. Col. John Laurens), Charleston Neck 1779 (with 20 Cavalrymen), Siege of Charleston 1780
SC Edward Barnwell Captain Beaufort District Regiment 1776 1780 Earlier, a Lieutenant in SC 1st Regiment. A Captain under Col. Stephen Bull. POW at Matthews' Plantation, confined to prison ship Packhorse. Prisoners seized the ship and landed at Halifax, NC. Promoted to Lt. Colonel, commander of Beaufort District Regiment. Port Royal Island #1, Matthew's Plantation, Charleston Neck 1779
SC John Barnwell Captain Beaufort District Regiment 1775 1779 Several sources assert that he was a Captain in the SC 1st Regiment in late 1775 - and that he resigned in early 1776 to return to the Beaufort District Regiment under Col. Stephen Bull. Promoted to Major as a result of his heroic efforts during the battle at Port Royal Island #1 in Feb. 1779. In September of 1781, commissioned as Brig. Gen. Fort Moultrie, Bloody Point, Port Royal Island #1
SC Robert Barnwell Captain Beaufort District Regiment 1779 1782 Captain of St. Helena's Parish Volunteers. Port Royal #1, Charleston Neck 1779, Siege of Charleston 1780 (POW)
SC Edward Barnwell Lt Col Beaufort District Regiment 1780 1781 Promoted after escaping as POW. Given command of Beaufort Regiment.
SC Robert Barnwell Lt Col Beaufort District Regiment 1778 1780 A Lt. Col. under Col. Stephen Bull. Matthew's Plantation, Gibbes' Plantation, Siege of Charleston (POW)
SC William Barrey Captain New Acquisition District Regiment 1780 Promoted from Lieutenant - under Col. Thomas Neel. Fishing Creek
SC John Barron Captain New Acquisition District Regiment Lieutenant and Captain. Dates unknown.
SC Thomas Barron Captain New Acquisition District Regiment A Captain during 1779. Briar Creek (GA)