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apr 24, 1778 - Brigadier General William Moultrie described the strength and commanders of the SC Continental troops

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On April 24, 1778, Brigadier General William Moultrie wrote that the number of Continental troops belonging to South Carolina amounted to about 1,500 men. The six regimental leaders were: SC 1st Regiment of Infantry - Col. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney; SC 2nd Regiment of Infantry - Col. Isaac Motte; SC 3rd Regiment of Rangers - Col. William Thomson; SC 4th Regiment of Artillery - Col. Owen Roberts; SC 5th Regiment of Riflemen - Col. Isaac Huger; SC 6th Regiment of Riflemen - Col. Thomas Sumter.

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apr 24, 1778
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~ 247 years ago