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The Dobbs County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution. The regiment was one of thirty-five existing county militias that were authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress to be organized on September 9, 1775.
June 1, 1778, retired from military service. His son, John Sheppard, served with him as a Captain, Major and Lieutenant Colonel in the Dobbs County regiment and as Major in the 10th North Carolina Regiment. He was given the command as colonel of the Wayne County Regiment established in 1779.
He joined the Dobbs County Regiment of the North Carolina militia and was promoted to Captain in March 1776. In April 1776, he was promoted to Colonel in this unit. He was the second colonel in this unit that was at the time led by Colonel Abraham Sheppard.
The Dobbs County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution. The regiment was one of thirty-five existing county militias that were authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress to be organized on September 9, 1775.
James Wilson. -. Brief History of the Regiment: On September 9, 1775, the Provincial Congress authorized thirty-five (35) existing county Militias to be organized. All officers were appointed and commissioned by the Provincial Congress. The Dobbs County Regiment was active until the end of the war. Units of this regiment were known to have ...
Colonel over the 10th NC Regiment - 1777-1778. On 9/9/1775, Abraham Sheppard was commissioned as the Colonel/Commandant over the Dobbs County Regiment of Militia. He led the Dobbs County Regiment of Militia at the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776.
The Dobbs County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution. The regiment was one of thirty-five existing county militias that were authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress to be organized on September 9, 1775.
