Revolutionary War Soldiers Database

First under Col. Richard Richardson. Lt. Colonel 2/29/1776, commander of SC 6th Regiment. Promoted to Colonel sometime in 1778. Resigned 9/23/1778. Sat at home until May 1780. Created Sumter's Brigade in early Summer of 1780 acting as Colonel, which he may have been elected to. His men voted him as Brigadier General in June 1780, recognized by Gov. Rutledge in Oct. 1780. Resigned again in Jan. 1782 after being elected to State Legislature.