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Bertie County Regiment. The Bertie County Regiment was one of the 35 existing county militias to be authorized as a regiment of the North Carolina militia by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on September 9, 1775. It was active until the end of the war. The colonels included: Colonel Thomas Whitmell (commander 1775–1778)
- 1776-1783
- North Carolina
- Brigade
- North Carolina militia
There were eight known companies in the battalion, including one headed by Captain John Pugh Williams, who would later be acting commander of the Edenton District Brigade. The battalion was engaged only once, a skirmish at Great Bridge, Virginia on December 9, 1775.
- 1775–1783
- North Carolina
- State Troops
- Major General John Ashe, Sr.
Bertie County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade 1775 1783 Col Thomas Witmell: Camden County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade 1777 1783 Col Isaac Gregory: Chowan County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade 1775 1783 Col Thomas Bonner: Currituck County Regiment: Edenton District Brigade 1775 1783 Col Samuel Jarvis: Gates County Regiment
UnitSubordinationEstablishedDisbandedNorth Carolina Militia and State Troops ...17781783North Carolina Militia Command17761783Edenton District Brigade17801780Edenton District Brigade17801780The Edenton District Brigade was a brigade of the North Carolina militia which served as a centralised command over the regiments close to the city of Wilmington. Edward Vail, Sr. was commissioned as the first commander of the Edenton District Brigade on May 4, 1776.
The Bertie County Regiment was a regiment in the North Carolina militia, under the authority of the Edenton District Brigade. The regiment recruited out of Bertie County, of which it shares its name. The Bertie County Regiment was one of the 35 existing county militias to be authorized as a...
Col. John Ashe, Sr. created his own small regiment of hand-picked men - the short lived Volunteer Independent Rangers in Feb 1776. Wilkes County Regiment added, December 9, 1777, profiles, details. Northern Orange Regiment created on April 22, 1776, profiles. Six (6) New Brigades of Militia Created on May 4, 1776:
Only categorize to Edenton District Brigade if the militia unit is not known. For regiments within Edenton District, see: Edenton District Brigade of Militia by J.D. Lewis for details about this unit. This category is managed by the 1776 Project in association with the Categorization Project.
