Category: Loyalists, Backcountry Prisoners, South Carolina, American Revolution
Categories: Loyalists, South Carolina, American Revolution
- Landing level category
- This category contains profiles of Backcountry Loyalists who were held prisoner.
Thirty three South Carolina Backcountry Loyalists were captured by Col. Richard Richardson during the "Snow Campaign"' of Dec 1775 and sent by him for incarceration to Charles Town (Charleston). In the following month, the prisoners petitioned the authorities for a reprieve with a promise to preserve the peace.
See:South Carolina Backcountry Loyalists Prisoners for details and a complete list of names.
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Person Profiles (3)
Robert Cunningham
bef 1740 Ireland - 09 Feb 1813
John Mayfield
abt 1738 Union Co., South Carolina - Mar 1782
Philip Wells
abt 1740 Laurens County, South Carolina - 29 Mar 1814
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