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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.
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.
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.
Colonel John Sheppard (circa 1750–circa 1790) was a Revolutionary War soldier and commander of the Wayne County Regiment of the North Carolina militia. His father, Abraham Sheppard was a planter, politician, and commander of the Dobbs County Regiment and 10th North Carolina Regiment.
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.
Dobbs County: State of the militia regiment, TRPR, 5864 (Record Group), North Carolina. Division of Archives and History., Dobbs County (historical, 1759-1799), North Carolina, United States, The SA of NC considers this item in the public domain by U.S. law but responsibility for permissions rests with researchers., State of the Dobbs County militia regiment, commanded by Colonel Glasgow in 1779.
