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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.
The Wilmington District Minuteman Battalion was created by the Continental Congress on September 9, 1775 for six months duration. The brigade was commanded by Colone John Alexander Lillington. It was disbanded on April 10, 1776 in favor of Wilmington District Brigade of militia.
The units included military district brigades established in 1776, county regiments, four battalions, and one independent corps of light horse. Four regiments were located in counties that became part of the Southwest Territory in 1790 and later Tennessee in 1796.
UnitSubordinationEstablishedDisbandedNorth Carolina Militia and State Troops ...17781783North Carolina Militia Command17761783Edenton District Brigade17801780Edenton District Brigade17801780The Brunswick County Regiment was a regiment in the North Carolina militia, under the authority of the Wilmington District Brigade. The regiment recruited out of Brunswick County, of which it shares its name.
On February 8, 1779, the NC General Assembly created Lincoln County and its regiment of Militia out of part of Tryon County and its regiment of Militia, which was abolished. All officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor. The Lincoln County Regiment was active until the end of the war., profiles; Sources . ↑ #Militia; ↑ #Bertie
Regiments Assigned to this Brigade: 1st Battalion of Militia. --. 2nd Battalion of Militia. Bladen County Regiment. Brunswick County Regiment. Cumberland County Regiment. Duplin County Regiment. New Hanover County Regiment.
History. Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans. The origin of the Army of the Cumberland dates back to the creation of the Army of the Ohio in November 1861, under the command of Brig. Gen. Robert Anderson. The army fought under the name Army of the Ohio until Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans assumed command of the army and the Department of ...
