Henry Houseman

Portrait of Henry Houseman
TitleSoldier
War & AffiliationRevolutionary War / British
Date of Birth - DeathUnknown

A former attorney in Charleston, Henry Houseman eventually left the Atlantic Coast to live near the Catawba River. Houseman harbored strong Tory sentiments and raised a militia unit to support Crown forces in South Carolina. He commanded the British garrison at Rocky Mount.

Related Battles

Fairfield County, South Carolina | July 30, 1780
Result: British Victory
Estimated Casualties
32
American
12
British
20
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