Spartan Regiment
The Spartan Regiment, a militia group of South Carolina in the American Revolution, was formed in 1775 by John Thomas at the request of the Council of Safety.[1] The regiment was formed on August 2, 1775 at Wofford's Iron Mill. Thomas held the first muster at his house.[2] The Spartan Regiment met every two weeks to train for battle.[3] Thomas found himself fighting against his former militia leader, Col. Thomas Fletchall, who was a loyalist or Tory.[4] The patriots were also called Whigs.[5]
The regiment served at the Snow Campaign in November and December 1775. Parris's Mill in Greenville District a site for fighting during the campaign.[1]
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, formed in 1785, was named after this regiment.[6]
Participated
[edit]- Battle of Cowpens, serving under a brigade of four battalions under Colonel Andrew Pickens
- Battle of Musgrove Mill, Spartan Regiment served under South Carolina militia under command of Col. James Williams and Major Samuel Hammond
- Battle of Ramsour's Mill, led by Col. Thomas Brandon
- Siege of Charleston, served under the 2nd brigade of South Carolina militia
- Siege of Savage's Old Fields, led by Capt. John Lisle, Jr.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Thomas, John (born 1720, Wales)". A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic. 1976. pp. 634–635.
- ^ Ingle 2022, pp. 13–14.
- ^ Ingle 2022, p. 16.
- ^ Ingle 2022, pp. 15–16, 18.
- ^ Ingle 2022, p. 18.
- ^ "A Brief History of Spartanburg". Visitspartanburg.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
Sources
[edit]- Ingle, Sheila (2022). "South Carolina Biography: Revolutionary Women: Jane Black Thomas" (PDF). South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
