Revolutionary War Soldiers Database

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

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SC

John Foster

Captain  ·  New Acquisition District Regiment

SC

Captain

New Acquisition District Regiment

1779 – 1782

📜 Notes
1779-1781, a Captain under Col. Thomas Neel, Col. Samuel Watson, Col. William Bratton. 1781-1782, a Captain under Lt. Col. Henry Hampton (Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons), BG Thomas Sumter. Also a Captain in NC from 1779 to 1782 - bounced back and forth from NC to SC. Lived in Mecklenburg County, NC during the war.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Hanging Rock, Hobkirk's Hill, Eutaw Springs (possibly all of them as NC Captain)