1st NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 299]
Authorized 1 September 1775 in the Continental
Army as the 1st North Carolina Regiment
Organized in fall 1775 at Salisbury and Wilmington
to consist of ten companies
Reorganized 4 January 1776 to consist of eight
companies
Assigned 27 February 1776 to the Southern Department
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Reorganized 1 June 1778 to consist of nine companies
(North Carolina Brigade relieved 19 July 1779
from the Main Army and assigned to the Highlands Department;
relieved 11 November 1779 from the Highlands Department and
assigned to the Southern Department)
Captured 12 May 1780 at Charleston, South Carolina,
by the British Army
Reorganized in summer 1781 at Hillsborough and
Salisbury to consist of nine companies and assigned to the North
Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern Department
Furloughed 23 April 1783 at James Island, South
Carolina
Disbanded 15 November 1783
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 299]
Southern Highlands
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
Charleston 1780
Greene's Campaign
Detachments additionally served in the following:
Charleston 1775-1776
Florida
2d NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, pp. 299-300]
Authorized 1 September 1775 in the Continental
Army as the 2d North Carolina Regiment
Organized in fall 1775 at Salisbury, Edenton and
Newbern to consist of ten companies
Reorganized 4 January 1776 to consist of eight
companies
Assigned 27 February 1776 to the Southern Department
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Reorganized 1 June 1778 to consist of nine companies
(North Carolina Brigade relieved 19 July 1779
from the Main Army and assigned to the Highlands Department;
relieved 11 November 1779 from the Highlands Department and
assigned to the Southern Department)
Captured 12 May 1780 at Charleston, South Carolina,
by the British Army
Reorganized in summer 1781 at Hillsborough and
Salisbury to consist of nine companies and assigned to the North
Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern Department
Furloughed 1 January 1783 at James Island, South
Carolina
Disbanded 15 November 1783
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 300]
Chesapeake Bay
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
Charleston 1780
Greene's Campaign
Detachments additionally served in the following:
Charleston 1775-1776
Southern Highlands
Florida
New York 1779
3d NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 300]
Authorized 16 January 1776 in the Continental
Army as the 3d North Carolina Regiment
Assigned 27 February 1776 to the Southern Department
Organized in spring 1776 at Wilmington to consist
of eight companies from Halifax, Edenton, and Hillsborough Districts
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Reduced 1 June 1778 to a cadre at Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania; concurrently relieved from the North Carolina
Brigade
Reorganized 9 July 1778 at Halifax to consist
of nine companies
Relieved 7 November 1778 from the Main Army and
assigned to the Highlands Department; relieved 11 November 1779
from the Highlands Department
Relieved 19 December 1778 from the Highlands Department
and assigned to the Middle Department
Reduced 17 April 1779 to a cadre at Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania; concurrently relieved from the Middle Department
and assigned to the Southern Department
Reorganized 5 November 1779 at Halifax to consist
of nine companies
Assigned 14 February 1780 to Parker's Brigade,
an element of the Southern Department
Relieved 6 March 1780 from Parker's Brigade and
assigned to the North Carolina Brigade, an element of the Southern
Department
Captured 12 May 1780 at Charleston, South Carolina,
by the British Army
Disbanded 1 January 1783
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 300]
Charleston 1775-1776
Florida
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
Charleston 1780
4th NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 301]
Authorized 26 March 1776 in the Continental Army
as the 4th North Carolina Regiment and assigned to the Southern
Department
Organized in spring 1776 at Wilmington to consist
of eight companies from Salisbury, Edenton, and Wilmington Districts
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Reduced 1 June 1778 to a cadre at Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania; concurrently relieved from the Main Army and assigned
to the Southern Department
Reorganized in fall 1778 at Halifax to consist
of nine companies
Assigned 11 January 1779 to Sumner's Brigade,
an element of the Southern Department
(Sumner's Brigade redesignated 3 June 1779 as
Armstrong's Brigade)
Captured 12 May 1780 at Charleston, South Carolina,
by the British Army
Disbanded 1 January 1783
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 301]
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
Savannah
Charleston 1780
5th NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 301]
Authorized 26 March 1776 in the Continental Army
as the 5th North Carolina Regiment and assigned to the Southern
Department
Organized in spring 1776 at Wilmington to consist
of eight companies from Newbern, Edenton, and Hillsborough Districts
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Reduced 1 June 1778 to a cadre at Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania; concurrently relieved from the Main Army and assigned
to the Southern Department
Reorganized in fall 1778 at Halifax to consist
of nine companies
Assigned 11 January 1779 to Sumner's Brigade,
an element of the Southern Department
(Sumner's Brigade redesignated 3 June 1779 as
Armstrong's Brigade)
Captured 12 May 1780 at Charleston, South Carolina,
by the British Army
Disbanded 1 January 1781
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 301]
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
Savannah
Charleston 1780
6th NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 302]
Authorized 13 April 1776 in the North Carolina
State Troops as the 6th North Carolina Regiment
Organized in spring and summer 1776 at Wilmington
to consist of eight companies from Wilmington and Hillsborough
Districts
Adopted 7 May 1776 into the Continental Army and
assigned to the Southern Department
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Reduced 1 June 1778 to a cadre at Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania; concurrently relieved from the Main Army and assigned
to the Southern Department
Reorganized in fall 1778 at Halifax to consist
of nine companies
Assigned 11 January 1779 to Sumner's Brigade,
an element of the Southern Department
Reduced 11 February 1779 to a cadre at Purysburg,
South Carolina
Disbanded 1 January 1781
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 302]
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
7th NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 302]
Authorized 16 September 1776 in the Continental
Army as the 7th North Carolina Regiment and assigned to the
Southern Department
Organized in spring 1777 at Halifax to consist
of eight companies from Halifax and Edenton Districts
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Disbanded 1 June 1778 to a cadre at Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 302]
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
8th NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 302]
Authorized 16 September 1776 in the Continental
Army as the 8th North Carolina Regiment and assigned to the
Southern Department
Organized in spring 1777 at Halifax to consist
of eight companies from Newbern and Wilmington Districts
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Disbanded 1 June 1778 to a cadre at Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 302]
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
9th NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
LINEAGE
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 303]
Authorized 16 September 1776 in the Continental
Army as the 9th North Carolina Regiment and assigned to the
Southern Department
Organized in spring 1777 at Halifax to consist
of eight companies from Hillsborough and Salisbury Districts
Relieved 5 February 1777 from the Southern Department
and assigned to the Main Army
Assigned 8 July 1777 to the North Carolina Brigade,
an element of the Main Army
Disbanded 1 June 1778 to a cadre at Valley Forge,
Pennsylvania
ENGAGEMENTS
[Wright, Continental Army, p. 303]
Defense of Philadelphia
Philadelphia-Monmouth
10th NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT
See SHEPPARD's ADDITIONAL CONTINENTAL REGIMENT
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