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MG William Smallwood, 2nd North Carolina Militia commander [note 2] BG Allen Jones, Halifax District Brigade commander. Col William Richardson Davie, Independent Corps of Light Horse commander. Col Robert Howe, Brunswick County Regiment commander. Col James Kenan, Duplin County Regiment commander. Col John Sevier, 3rd commander of the ...
The county militia regiments were subordinated to the brigade. At that time, two additional districts were added, further dividing the western part of the state (Washington District Regiment in 1776 and Morgan District in 1784). Also, district representatives were chosen and sent to the North Carolina Provincial Congress.
The Morgan District Brigade was a brigade of the North Carolina militia which served as a centralised command over the regiments close to the city of Morgan. The Brigade was formed in 1782 out of the Salisbury District Brigade to improve coordination of militia regiments spread over several counties. Commanders Brigadier General Charles McDowell (1782) Davidson County Regiment Greene County ...
The Rutherford County Regiment was placed under the existing Salisbury District Brigade when it was created in 1779. This brigade was commanded by Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford. In may of 1782, the regiment was re-subordinated to the newly created Morgan District Brigade. The regiment included the following colonels and commandants: [1]
Brigadier General James Kenan (Pro Tempore) The Wilmington District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war. [1]
When the Salisbury District Brigade was created on May 4, 1776, the Rowan County Regiment was included in this brigade and Col Rutherford assumed command of the brigade. On May 9, 1777, the 2nd Rowan County Regiment was renamed as the Burke County Regiment , and the 1st Rowan County Regiment reverted to its original name—the Rowan County Regiment.
The Salisbury District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war.
