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

Eli Kershaw

Captain  ·  SC 3rd Regiment

SC

Captain

SC 3rd Regiment

1775 – 1777

📜 Notes
6/18/1775, a Captain under Lt. Col. William Thomson. Resigned 10/7/1777. In 1779, a Lt. Col. of Camden District Militia. POW at Fall of Charleston. Died on a prison ship bound for Honduras. From what became the Kershaw District.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Sullivan's Island, Great Cane Brake, Fort Moultrie