• Source: 4th South Carolina Regiment

The 4th South Carolina Regiment was raised on November 13, 1775, at Charleston, South Carolina, for service with the South Carolina Troops and later became part of Continental Army.




Officers


The commanders of the 4th Regiment were:

Lt. Col./Col. Owen Roberts (1775-1778), killed at the Battle of Stono Ferry
Col. Barnard Beeckman (1778-1781)




History


The major events in the history of the 4th South Carolina Regiment (Infantry) included:

November 14, 1775, authorized in the South Carolina Provincial Troops as the 4th South Carolina Regiment.
November 20 to December 18, 1775, organized at Charleston to consist of three companies from the greater Charleston area.
June 18, 1776, adopted into the Continental Army and assigned to the Southern Department.
October 18, 1776, expansion of the unit included six companies (Beaufort and Georgetown Independent Companies of Artillery concurrently redesignated as the 4th and 5th Companies).
October 18, 1776, expanded to six companies (Beaufort and Georgetown Independent Companies of Artillery concurrently re-designated as the 4th and 5th Companies)
May 12, 1780, captured at Charleston by the British Army.
January 1, 1781, disbanded




Engagements


The unit was engaged in the following battles, skirmishes and sieges:

June 28, 1776, Battle of Fort Moultrie/Sullivan's Island
January 6-10, 1779, Fort Morris, Georgia
February 1, 1779, Fort Lyttelton
February 3, 1779, Battle of Beaufort/Port Royal Island
February 21, 1779, Georgetown
March 3, 1779, Battle of Briar Creek, Georgia
March 6, 1779, Georgetown
April 29, 1779, Purrysburg
May 11, 1779, Charleston Neck
June 20, 1779, Battle of Stono Ferry
September 16 - Oct. 18, 1779, Siege of Savannah, Georgia
December 29, 1779, Siege of Savannah, Georgia
March 28 - May 12, 1780, Siege of Charleston




See also


South Carolina Line: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Regiments
List of South Carolina militia units in the American Revolution




References



Bibliography of the Continental Army in South Carolina compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History, December 10, 1996
"South Carolina Continental Army website"., sources unknown

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