Physical Description:
133 leaves, 20 cm., bound volume Notes:
Regimental orderly book of the 2nd South Carolina regiment,
covering the period from Aug. 14, 1778 through Dec. 28, 1779. Note
on the inner front cover: "Yates Snowden, 1877." Biographical Note:
The 2nd South Carolina was organized in summer 1775 at Charleston
to consist of ten companies from eastern South Carolina. On Nov. 4,
1775, it was adopted into the Continental Army and assigned to
Southern Department. Until Francis Marion took over the command of
the regiment on Sept. 23, 1778, it had been under command of
William Moultrie (June 1775 - Sept. 1776 and Isaac Motte (Sept.
1776- Sept. 1778). Subjects:
Marion, Francis, 1732-1795 -- Archives. ; Motte, Isaac, d. 1795. ;
Moultrie, William, 1730-1805. ; United States. Continental Army --
Archives. ; United States. Continental Army -- History -- Sources.
; United States. Continental Army. South Carolina Regiment, 2nd --
Archives. ; Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- Siege, 1779 -- Sources. ;
South Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. ;
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. ;
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- American
forces -- Sources. ; United States -- History -- Revolution,
1775-1783 -- Regimental histories -- South Carolina -- Sources. Form/Genre:
Military records United States Revolution, 1775-1783. ; Orderly
books United States Revolution, 1775-1783. Physical Collection:
Orderly Books of the American Revolution.
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