South Carolina Militia, American Revolutionary War

 South Carolina saw a disproportionate amount of combat during the Revolutionary War. 

The first siege of Charleston, the largest city South of Virginia, by Sir Henry Clinton in 1776, was defeated by Continental Major General Charles Lee, and SC Militia Colonel William Moultrie in June of 1776.

The British did not return to Charleston until 1780, as part of their "Southern Strategy". Clinton was particularly keen to expunge the stain of his 1776 failure. This time, the city was approached from the land, and the defense was poorly coordinated between the Continental forces under Major General Benjamin Lincoln and South Carolina State forces (a persistent problem when dealing with the fractious South Carolina sate government). The garrison delayed evacuating the city until it was surrounded, resulting in the capture of the city and with it 2500 Continentals. Honor satisfied, Clinton sailed back to New York, leaving Cornwallis in command.

Before he left, Clinton made Cornwallis' job much more difficult by issuing a proclamation declaring that all men who had been given parole were released from that state and required to swear allegiance to the crown, and expected to serve when ordered by His Majesty's government.

This regiment has blue jackets with yellow facings. a uniform actually recorded for a North Carolina unit. They are Brigade Games Southern Militia figures. 

The flag is actually a South Carolina naval flag, but seemed to suit this unit especially well.