Spartan Regiment

{{Short description|American Revolutionary War militia group}}

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The Spartan Regiment, a militia group of South Carolina in the American Revolution, was formed in 1775 by John Thomas at the request of the Council of Safety.{{Cite book |title=A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution : commemoration of the United States of America bicentennial, July 4, 1976. |publisher=Evansville, Indiana: Unigraphic | chapter=Thomas, John (born 1720, Wales) |year=1976 |pages=634–635}} The regiment was formed on August 2, 1775 at Wofford's Iron Mill. Thomas held the first muster at his house.{{sfn|Ingle|2022|pp=13–14}} The Spartan Regiment met every two weeks to train for battle.{{sfn|Ingle|2022|p=16}} Thomas found himself fighting against his former militia leader, Col. Thomas Fletchall, who was a loyalist or Tory.{{sfn|Ingle|2022|pp=15–16, 18}} The patriots were also called Whigs.{{sfn|Ingle|2022|p=18}}

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The regiment served at the Snow Campaign in November and December 1775. Parris's Mill in Greenville District a site for fighting during the campaign.

Spartanburg County, South Carolina, formed in 1785, was named after this regiment.{{cite web|url=https://www.visitspartanburg.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-spartanburg/|title=A Brief History of Spartanburg|website=Visitspartanburg.com|date=25 June 2016 |access-date=December 7, 2022}}