Revolutionary War Soldiers Database

A record of NC & SC soldiers who served in the cause of American Independence, 1775–1783

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SC

John Barnwell

Major  ·  Beaufort District Regiment

SC

Major

Beaufort District Regiment

1779 – 1780

📜 Notes
Promoted to Major during 1779, right after the battle of Port Royal Island #1. Captured at Fall of Charleston. Exchanged in June 1781. Commissioned as Brigadier General on September 15, 1781.
⚔ Battles & Engagements
Coosawhatchie (under Lt. Col. John Laurens), Charleston Neck 1779 (with 20 Cavalrymen), Siege of Charleston 1780