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Siege of Charleston (also Fall of Charleston)

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]

Battlefields of South Carolina 1775-1780

Map of South Carolina Batttlefields 1775 - 1780 County Borders are not historical, but seem to predate the publication date a bit (pre 1896).

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]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "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. 
  2. Ingle 2022, pp. 13–14.
  3. Ingle 2022, p. 16.
  4. Ingle 2022, pp. 15–16, 18.
  5. Ingle 2022, p. 18.
  6. "A Brief History of Spartanburg". https://www.visitspartanburg.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-spartanburg/. 

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