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The hastily assembled 1st and 2nd Battalion of Volunteers were assigned to Brigadier General Allen Jones of the newly created Halifax District Brigade of the North Carolina militia. Colonel Abraham Sheppard commanded the 1st Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Locke commanded the 2nd Battalion.
- 1776-1783
- North Carolina militia
Halifax District Brigade: North Carolina Militia Command 1776 1783 BG Allen Jones: 1st Battalion of Volunteers: Halifax District Brigade 1776 1777 Col Abraham Sheppard, Sr: 2nd Battalion of Volunteers: Halifax District Brigade 1776 1777 Col Francis Locke: Bute County Regiment: Halifax District Brigade 1775 1779 Col William Person
The First Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada, Montreal, organized 17 November 1859, and the 2nd Battalion, Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada, Toronto, organized 26 April 1860. Eighteen days later, the Halifax Volunteer Battalion was raised – the third battalion to be raised in all of British North America.
The hastily assembled 1st and 2nd Battalion of Volunteers were assigned to Brigadier General Allen Jones of the newly created Halifax District Brigade of the North Carolina militia. Colonel Abraham Sheppard commanded the 1st Battalion and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Locke commanded the 2nd Battalion.
Regiments. Martin County Regiment. 1st Battalion of Volunteers. 2nd Battalion of Volunteers. Bute County Regiment. Edgecombe County Regiment. Franklin County Regiment. Halifax County Regiment. Nash County Regiment. Northampton County Regiment. Warren County Regiment. Sources. vde. Categories.
On November 23, 1776, the Provincial Congress authorized the creation of the 1st Battalion of Volunteers and the 2nd Battalion of Volunteers. These units were again hastily assembled and this time they were assigned to report to Brigadier General Allen Jones of the Halifax District Brigade of Militia.
The following is a comprehensive list of known North Carolina militia units in the American Revolution that fought against the British, Loyalists, and Cherokee Native Americans that aligned themselves with British forces.