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''[[United States of America|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|U.S. Revolutionary War]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Delaware Genealogy|Delaware]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Delaware Military Records|Delaware Military Records]]  
''[[United States of America|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783|U.S. Revolutionary War]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[South Carolina Genealogy|South Carolina]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[South Carolina Military Records|South Carolina Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[South Carolina in the Revolutionary War|South Carolina in the Revolutionary War]]''<br>


== Organization  ==
== Organization  ==
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=== History  ===
=== History  ===


=== Delaware Military Units  ===
=== South Carolina Military Units  ===


Most units were numbered. Some were named. See the list below for links to more detailed information.


==== Delaware Regiments  ====
South Carolina regiments typically consisted of # companies recruited from specific areas of South Carolina.<br>


== Battles Fought in Delaware ==
==== South Carolina Regiments  ====
 
*[[1st South Carolina Regiment (Revolutionary War)|1st South Carolina Regiment]]
*[[2nd South Carolina Regiment (Revolutionary War)|2nd South Carolina Regiment]]
*[[3rd South Carolina Regiment (Revolutionary War)|3rd South Carolina Regiment]]
*[[4th South Carolina Regiment (Revolutionary War)|4th South Carolina Regiment]]
*[[5th South Carolina Regiment (Revolutionary War)|5th South Carolina Regiment]]
 
==== South Carolina Districts  ====
 
== Battles Fought in South Carolina ==


== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
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=== Pension Records  ===
=== Pension Records  ===
Raymond B. Clark, Jr. ''Index to Delawareans in the index of Revolutionary War pension applications'' Arlington, Virginia: 1982 {{FSC|433268|item|disp=FS Library 975.1 M2cr}}


=== 1840 Census  ===
=== 1840 Census  ===
*''A census of pensioners for Revolutionary or military services : with their names, ages, and places of residence, as returned by the marshals of the several judicial districts, under the act for taking the sixth census'' Washington: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841. {{FSDL|857237}}


=== Regimental Rosters  ===
=== Regimental Rosters  ===


Regimental rosters with biographical information of Delaware soldiers are published in:  
Regimental rosters with biographical information of South Carolina soldiers are published in:  


=== Committees of Safety  ===
=== Committees of Safety  ===
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=== Guides to Military Units  ===
=== Guides to Military Units  ===


For guidebooks to Delaware's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful:
For guidebooks to South Carolina's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful:  
*John W. Lynn. ''Delaware lineages of Revolutionary War regiments'' Grand Junction, Colorado: Lynn Research, 1986 {{FSC|510196|item|disp=FS Library 975.1 A1 no. 12}}


=== Internet Sites  ===
=== Internet Sites  ===


== References  ==
== References  ==
*Henry C. Peden, Jr. ''Revolutionary patriots of Delaware : genealogical and historical information on men and women of Delaware who served the American cause during the war against Great Britain, 1775-1783'' Westminster, Maryland: Family Line Publications, 1996 {{FSC|767083|item|disp=FS Library 975.1 M2ph}}
*Public Archives Commission of Delaware. ''Delaware archives'' 5 volumes Wilmington, [Delaware] 1911 {{FSC|158728|item|disp=FS Library 975.1 M2d}}


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Organization[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

South Carolina Military Units[edit | edit source]

Most units were numbered. Some were named. See the list below for links to more detailed information.

South Carolina regiments typically consisted of # companies recruited from specific areas of South Carolina.

South Carolina Regiments[edit | edit source]

South Carolina Districts[edit | edit source]

Battles Fought in South Carolina[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Service Records[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Library and the National Archives have the:

Pension Records[edit | edit source]

1840 Census[edit | edit source]

Regimental Rosters[edit | edit source]

Regimental rosters with biographical information of South Carolina soldiers are published in:

Committees of Safety[edit | edit source]

Guides to Military Units[edit | edit source]

For guidebooks to South Carolina's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful:

Internet Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]