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The Halifax District Minuteman Battalion was created by the Continental Congress on September 9, 1775 for six months duration. The battalion was commanded by Colonel Nicholas Long. It was disbanded on April 10, 1776 in favor of Halifax District Brigade of militia. Colonel Long went on to become the Deputy Quartermaster General of the North ...
The Anson County Regiment was authorized on September 9, 1775 by the Third North Carolina Provincial Congress. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British and Cherokee during the American Revolution in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia between 1776 and 1781. It was active until the end of the war.
The following is a comprehensive list of known North Carolina militia units in the American Revolution that fought against the British, Loyalists, and Cherokee Native Americans that aligned themselves with British forces. The units included district brigades, county regiments, some battalions, and a special unit of volunteers from North Carolina counties that became Tennessee after the war ...
The 5th North Carolina Regiment was assigned on March 26, 1776, to the Continental Army in the Southern Department. It was organized in the spring of 1776 at Wilmington, North Carolina, as eight companies of volunteers from the districts of New Bern, Edenton and Hillsborough District of North Carolina. On February 5, 1777, the regiment was ...
The 8th North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army was organized in the Spring and Summer of 1777 at Halifax, North Carolina. It included eight companies from New Bern and Wilmington Districts of North Carolina. The 8th NC Regiment contributed significantly in the Revolutionary War. They marched poorly clothed and mostly barefoot nearly ...
The 1st Brigade was commanded by Brigadier General James Hogun on January 9, 1779 and consisted of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments, and two companies of North Carolina Artillery. It was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 1st Brigade was part of Major General Benjamin Lincoln's surrender of Patriot forces at Charleston on May 12, 1780.
On November 23, 1776, the Provincial Congress authorized the creation of the 1st Battalion of Volunteers and the 2nd Battalion of Volunteers. These units were again hastily assembled and this time they were assigned to report to Brigadier General Allen Jones of the Halifax District Brigade of Militia.
