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

Richard Lushington

Captain  ·  Charles Town District Regiment

SC

Captain

Charles Town District Regiment

1778 – 1782

📜 Notes
Was a Lieutenant. POW at the Fall of Charleston. Later, a Lt. Colonel in 1782. His unit consisted of 26 Jews and they acquitted themselves quite well at the Siege of Savannah in 1779.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Siege of Charleston 1780