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Brigadier General Charles McDowell. The Morgan District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War. This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 17, 1782, and disbanded at the end of the war. The commander was Brigadier General Charles McDowell.
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 Carteret County Regiment was authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on September 9, 1775. It was subordinate to the New Bern District Brigade after May 4, 1776. The regiment was engaged in battles or skirmishes against the British during the American Revolution , including the Battle of Stono Ferry and the Battle of Beaufort .
The Wayne County Regiment was part of the New Bern District Brigade of the North Carolina militia, commanded by Brigadier General Richard Caswell. The following listings show two known commanders of the Wayne County regiment: Col. John Sheppard, Sr. (1779–1783) Colonel Benjamin Exum (2nd Colonel) (1779–1783)
The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British during the American Revolution in Tennessee and South Carolina between 1780 and 1781. It was active until the end of the war. Part of Sullivan County, North Carolina was ceded by North Carolina to the federal government in 1789 and this became Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Colonel Henry William Harrington (1779-1780, 2nd colonel): In 1776-1776, he was a Captain in the South Carolina Cheraws District Regiment of militia. In 1777-1779, he was a Captain in the Anson County Regiment. From July to December, he was Brigadier General Pro Tempore and acting commander of the Salisbury District Brigade.
The Orange County Regiment was authorized on September 9, 1775 by the Province of North Carolina Congress. On April 22, 1776, the unit was split into the Northern Orange County Regiment and the Southern Orange County Regiment, which retained most of the original men. Both regiments were subordinated to the Hillsborough District Brigade of ...
