Captain Huger's Company of the Second Regiment of Artillery and Engineers was stationed at the second Fort Moultrie (completed in 1798) in May 1799. In March 1800 the unit was transferred to Fort Jay, New York, although units of the Second Regiment were garrisoned at Fort Moultrie until some time in 1804. Francis Kinloch Huger (1771-1855), a Charleston (S.C.) resident, served as a captain of the company from 1799 until 1801. Huger had studied medicine, but abandoned the medical field to become a plantation owner. After initially settling in All Saints Parish (S.C.), he moved to Pendleton District (S.C.). Active in both public service and politics, Huger served as a South Carolina senator from 1816 to 1817.
From the description of Orderly Book of Captain Huger's Company : military records, 1800-1801. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32138886
