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Duplin County Regiment. The Duplin County Regiment was subordinate to the Wilmington District Brigade. The regiment was established on September 9, 1775. The first commander was Colonel James Kenan. New Hanover County Regiment. The New Hannover County Regiment was subordinated to the Wilmington District Brigade. The regiment was established in ...
- 1776-1783
- North Carolina militia
The Wilmington 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 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war.
The Duplin County Regiment was a regiment in the North Carolina militia, under the authority of the Wilmington District Brigade. The regiment recruited out of Duplin County, of which it shares its name. The Duplin County Regiment was one of the 35 existing county militias to be authorized as a...
The 6th North Carolina Regiment existed as a Continental Army unit from North Carolina from 1776 to 1779. Key events in its history include: [1] March 26, 1776, North Carolina began raising troops for service in the Continental Army, including troops in the Wilmington and Hillsborough military districts of North Carolina that would ...
- 1776-1783
- United States
- Continental Army
- Northern Department, North Carolina Line
Col William Richardson Davie, Independent Corps of Light Horse commander. Col Robert Howe, Brunswick County Regiment commander. Col James Kenan, Duplin County Regiment commander. Col John Sevier, 3rd commander of the Washington County Regiment. Col Isaac Shelby, Sullivan County Regiment commander.
UnitSubordinationEstablishedDisbandedNorth Carolina Militia and State Troops ...17781783North Carolina Militia Command17761783Edenton District Brigade17801780Edenton District Brigade17801780Wilmington District Brigade, profiles. Washington District Regiment created on December 23, 1776, profiles. On May 9, 1777, the NC General Assembly created three new counties. The 2nd Pasquotank County Regiment became the newly-created Camden County Regiment, profiles .
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 Duplin County Regiment was active until the end of the war.