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Revolutionary War Soldier

Captain
John Carraway Smith

A Patriot of the American Revolution
Biography

Promoted from Lieutenant to Captain 9/16/1776. In SC 3rd Regiment in 1778. POW at the Fall of Charleston. Exchanged Nov. 1780. A Captain under Maj. / Lt. Col. Hezekiah Maham (Maham's Light Dragoons, SC 3rd Regiment of State Dragoons). Resigned on 2/26/1782 after the battles of Wambaw Bridge and Tidyman's Plantation (2/25/1782).

Service Overview
Enlisted1776
Discharged1782
Service6 years
UnitSC 2nd Regiment
RoleCaptain
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Battle Records

Savannah 12/78, Siege of Savannah w/46 men, Siege of Charleston 1780, Videau's Bridge, Wambaw Bridge, Tidyman's Plantation

Key Details
Full NameJohn Carraway Smith
RankCaptain
RegimentSC 2nd Regiment
Enlisted1776
Discharged1782
StateSC
Battles & Engagements
Savannah 12/78, Siege of Savannah w/46 men, Siege of Charleston 1780, Videau's Bridge, Wambaw Bridge, Tidyman's Plantation
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