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The Mecklenburg County regiment was active from its original authorization until the end of the war. It was subordinated to the Salisbury District Brigade under Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford. The Mecklenburg County regiment was involved in 39 known battles, sieges, and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
- 1775-1783
- North Carolina militia
1st Mecklenburg County Regiment: Salisbury District Brigade 1775 1783 Col Thomas Polk: 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment: Salisbury District Brigade 1779 1780 Col Caleb Phifer: Polk's Regiment of Light Dragoons: Mecklenburg County Regiment, State Troops Command (1781) 1780 1781 LTC William Polk, William
UnitSubordinationEstablishedDisbandedNorth Carolina Militia and State Troops ...17781783North Carolina Militia Command17761783Edenton District Brigade17801780Edenton District Brigade17801780The Mecklenburg County Regiment was authorized on May 31, 1775 by the Province of North Carolina Congress. From November 7, 1779 until the 3rd Quarter of 1780, it was called the 1st Mecklenburg County Regiment when a 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment existed.
Colonel over the Mecklenburg County Regiment of the North Carolina militia (1775) Colonel over the 2nd Battalion of Salisbury District Minutemen, North Carolina State troops (1775-1776) Colonel over the 4th North Carolina Regiment , Continental Line (1776-1778)
- 1775–1778, 1780–1781
- North Carolina militia, Continental Army
- Colonel
- Commissary General for the North Carolina Line
The Mecklenburg County regiment was active from its original authorization until the end of the war. It was subordinated to the Salisbury District Brigade under Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford. The Mecklenburg County regiment was involved in 39 known battles, sieges, and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
The Mecklenburg County Regiment was active until the end of the war. Units of this regiment were known to have participated in the following known battles/skirmishes: Date(s): Known Battles / Skirmishes: 12/22/1775 : Great Cane Brake (SC) 12/23-12/30/1775: Snow Campaign (SC) 2/27/1776: Moore's Creek Bridge: 6/28/1776
Colonel Benjamin Williams. The North Carolina General Assembly created a State Regiment (also called a State Legion) to subdue loyalists in the state with men from militia units all over the state in January 1779. The troops were to serve for terms of three months. The regiment was commanded by Colonel John Herritage.
