6th South Carolina Regiment

History

• February 28, 1776, authorized as South Carolina Provincial Troops
• Spring 1776, organized at Charleston to consist of five companies from northwestern South Carolina.
• March 25, 1776, adopted into the Continental Army and assigned to the Southern Department
• October 18, 1776, reorganized to consist of six companies.
• November 23, 1776, assigned to the 1st South Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern Department.
• January 3, 1779, relieved from the 1st South Carolina Brigade
• February 1, 1779, assigned to the South Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern Department
• February 11, 1780, consolidated with the 2nd South Carolina Regiment

• Major William Henderson, as Lt. Col
• Lt. Col./Col. Thomas Sumter

• June 28, 1776, Battle of Sullivan's Island/Fort Moultrie, South Carolina
• August 1, 1776, Seneca Town, South Carolina
• August 8-11, 1776, Cherokee Towns, South Carolina
• August 12, 1776, Tamassee, South Carolina
• September 1776, St. Augustine, Florida
• September 19, 1776, Coweecho River, North Carolina
• May - July 1778, Florida Expedition
• December 29, 1778, Capture of Savannah, Georgia
• March 3, 1779, Battle of Briar/Brier Creek, Georgia
• May 3, 1779, Coosawhatchie, South Carolina
• June 20, 1779, Battle of Stono Ferry, South Carolina
• September 16 - October 18, 1779, Siege of Savannah, Georgia