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Militia or Citizen Soldier nomenclature irrespective of professional soldiers, i.e. American Continentals and British Redcoats & exclusive of allies

Text Copyright © Wayne C. Ehrensberger/McCormick County 250 Fort Charlotte, named in honor of England’s Queen, was the last fort built during the colonial era and site of the Revolutionary War’s first overt military land action in South Carolina and perhaps the South. Trade between the Cherokee in the northwest…

Fort Charlotte McCormick County, SC Site of the Revolutionary War’s First Overt Military Land Action in South Carolina and Perhaps the South Distinctive Chapters of the Fort’s Multi-Era Story   Colonial Era – Last fort built – 1766 Revolutionary War – Site of the first overt military land action in…