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Rutherford County Regiment; Active: 1779-1783: Allegiance: North Carolina: Branch: List of North Carolina militia units in the American Revolution: Type: Militia: Role: infantry: Part of: Brigade: Commanders; Notable commanders: Col. Andrew Hampton Col. Robert Porter
Griffith Rutherford (c. 1721 – August 10, 1805) was an American military officer in the Revolutionary War and the Cherokee-American Wars, a political leader in North Carolina, and an important figure in the early history of the Southwest Territory and the state of Tennessee .
Rutherford County Regiment of the North Carolina militia detachment of three known companies, led by: Orange County Regiment of the North Carolina militia detachment led by Maj. William Armstrong (killed), acting as a Captain over a small company of men.
With 2,500 militiamen assembled at the Old Fort, Salisbury District militia Brigadier General Rutherford led his forces to the Cherokee Middle Valley towns on September 1, 1776. Marching through the Swanannoa Gap, Rutherford’s plan was to decimate each town in the Cherokee Valley. The troupe encountered light resistance because many Cherokee ...
On February 8, 1779, the NC General Assembly created Rutherford County and its regiment of Militia out of the western part of Tryon County and its regiment of Militia, which was abolished. All officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor. The Rutherford County Regiment was active until the end of the war.
The Rutherford County Regiment was authorized on October 30, 1779 by the Province of North Carolina Congress. It was created at the same time that Rutherford County, North Carolina was created out of the western part of Tryon County, North Carolina when Tryon County and its regiment of militia...
Rutherford County Regiment; Active: 1779-1783: Allegiance: North Carolina: Branch: List of North Carolina militia units in the American Revolution: Type: Militia: Role: infantry: Part of: Brigade: Commanders; Notable commanders: Col. Andrew Hampton Col. Robert Porter
