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Carteret County Regiment; Active: 1775-1783: Allegiance: North Carolina: Branch: North Carolina militia infantry: Type: Militia: Engagements: Battle of Stono Ferry, Battle of Beaufort: Commanders; Notable commanders: Colonel William Thompson
- Carteret County, North Carolina
Carteret County (/ ˌ k ɑːr. t ə ˈ r ɛ t / KAR-tuh-REHT or /...
- Carteret County, North Carolina
MG William Smallwood, 2nd North Carolina Militia commander [note 2] BG Allen Jones, Halifax District Brigade commander. 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 ...
UnitSubordinationEstablishedDisbandedNorth Carolina Militia and State Troops ...17781783North Carolina Militia Command17761783Edenton District Brigade17801780Edenton District Brigade17801780In 1747, he assisted with the successful defense of the county during the War of Jenkins' Ear (fighting against Spanish pirates). During the Revolutionary War he served as a 2nd Major in the Carteret County Regiment of the North Carolina militia. In 1782, he fought alongside Lieutenant Colonel John Easton to drive the British from Carteret County.
Carteret County, North Carolina was formed in 1722 out of Craven County. It is named in honor of Sir John Carteret, who was one of the Lords Proprietors of North Carolina. In 1744, Carteret became the Second Earl of Granville. Native inhabitants of the area were the Iroquois-speaking Tuscarora Indians.
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 Carteret County Regiment was active until the end of the war.
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. REGION: Coastal Plain. RIVER BASIN: Neuse, White Oak, Map. NEIGHBORING COUNTIES: Craven, Jones, Onslow, Pamlico.
