📜 Notes
First under Col. Richard Richardson. Lt. Colonel 2/29/1776, commander of SC 6th Regiment. Promoted to Colonel (?) Resigned 9/23/1778. Sat at home until May 1780. Created Sumter's Brigade in early Summer of 1780. His men voted him as Brigadier General in June 1780, recognized by Gov. John Rutledge on October 6, 1780. Resigned on August 1781 and again in January 1782.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Fish Dam Ford, Brierley's Ferry, Blackstocks, Fort Granby #1, Thomson's Plantation, Big Savannah, Fort Watson #1, Lynches Creek, Radcliffe's Bridge, Mobley & Sandy Run, Orangeburgh #2, Quinby's Bridge, Orangeburgh #3
