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The '''Wilmington District Brigade''' was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1776–1783). This unit was established by the [[North Carolina Provincial Congress]] on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war.<ref name='Lewis'>{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_wilmington_district_brigade_of_militia.html|title=The American Revolution in North Carolina, Wilmington District Brigade of militia|accessdate=March 9, 2019|author=Lewis, J.D.}}</ref>
The '''Wilmington District Brigade''' was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1776–1783). This unit was established by the [[North Carolina Provincial Congress]] on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war.<ref name='Lewis'>{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_wilmington_district_brigade_of_militia.html|title=The American Revolution in North Carolina, Wilmington District Brigade of militia|accessdate=March 9, 2019|author=Lewis, J.D.}}</ref>

==Regiments==

The following are the North Carolina militia regiments and subordination of the Wilmington District Brigade, along with the dates established and disestablished.<ref name=>{{cite web| url=https://www.ncpedia.org/history/usrevolution/overview|title=NCPedia, North Carolina in the US Revolution|accessdate=March 5, 2019|author=Howard, Josh}}</ref><ref>*{{cite book|author=Crow, Jeffrey J.|title=A Chronicle of North Carolina During the American Revolution, 1763–1789|publisher=Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History|year=1975}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/history/usrevolution/soldiers|title=Outfitting an American Revolutionary Soldier, Equipment of a Militiaman|author=Durham, J. Lloyd|website=NCPedia|accessdate=March 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/history/usrevolution/overview|title=North Carolina in the US Revolution|author=Howard, Josh|website=NCPedia|accessdate=March 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Lewis, J.D.|title=The American Revolution in North Carolina, Militia| url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_patriots_militia_nc.html|accessdate= March 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/militias-colonial|title=Colonial Militia|author=Towles, Louis P.|year=2006|website=NCPedia|accessdate=March 9, 2019}}</ref>


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!Unit!!Subordinate Brigade!!Created!!Disbanded!!Original Commander, Rank
|-
|North Carolina Militia and State Troops||Governor||1778 ||1783||[[John Ashe (general)|Ashe, John Sr., M.G.]]
|-
|[[Wilmington District Brigade]]||North Carolina Militia||1776||1783||[[John Ashe (general)|Ashe, John Sr., B.G.]]
|-
|1st Battalion of Militia||Wilmington||1776||1776||[[Thomas Brown (colonel)|Brown, Thomas, Col]]
|-
|2nd Battalion of Militia||Wilmington||1776||1776||[[Philemon Hawkins Jr.|Hawkins, Philemon, Jr., Col]]
|-
|Bladen County Regiment||Salisbury||1775||1783||[[Thomas Robeson Jr|Robeson, Thomas, Jr., Col]]
|-
|Brunswick County Regiment||Wilmington||1775||1783||[[Robert Howe (Continental Army officer)|Howe, Robert, Col]]
|-
|Cumberland County Regiment||Wilmington||1775||1783||[[Thomas Rutherford (colonel)|Rutherford, Thomas, Col]]
|-
|Duplin County Regiment||Wilmington||1775||1783||[[James Kenan|Kenan, James, Col]]
|-
|New Hanover County Regiment||Wilmington||1775||1783||[[James Moore (Continental Army officer)|Moore, James, Col]]
|-
|Onslow County Regiment||Wilmington||1775||1783||[[William Cray|Cray, William, Col]]

|}




Revision as of 11:36, 19 March 2019

Wilmington District Brigade
Active1776-1783
AllegianceUnited States North Carolina
BranchNorth Carolina militia
TypeMilitia
Commanders
Notable
commanders
  1. Brigadier General John Ashe, Sr.
  2. B.G. John Alexander Lillington
  3. B.G. James Kenan (Pro Tempore)

The Wilmington District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war.[1]

Regiments

The following are the North Carolina militia regiments and subordination of the Wilmington District Brigade, along with the dates established and disestablished.[2][3][4][5][6][7]


Unit Subordinate Brigade Created Disbanded Original Commander, Rank
North Carolina Militia and State Troops Governor 1778 1783 Ashe, John Sr., M.G.
Wilmington District Brigade North Carolina Militia 1776 1783 Ashe, John Sr., B.G.
1st Battalion of Militia Wilmington 1776 1776 Brown, Thomas, Col
2nd Battalion of Militia Wilmington 1776 1776 Hawkins, Philemon, Jr., Col
Bladen County Regiment Salisbury 1775 1783 Robeson, Thomas, Jr., Col
Brunswick County Regiment Wilmington 1775 1783 Howe, Robert, Col
Cumberland County Regiment Wilmington 1775 1783 Rutherford, Thomas, Col
Duplin County Regiment Wilmington 1775 1783 Kenan, James, Col
New Hanover County Regiment Wilmington 1775 1783 Moore, James, Col
Onslow County Regiment Wilmington 1775 1783 Cray, William, Col


References

  1. ^ Lewis, J.D. "The American Revolution in North Carolina, Wilmington District Brigade of militia". Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Howard, Josh. "NCPedia, North Carolina in the US Revolution". Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  3. ^ *Crow, Jeffrey J. (1975). A Chronicle of North Carolina During the American Revolution, 1763–1789. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History.
  4. ^ Durham, J. Lloyd. "Outfitting an American Revolutionary Soldier, Equipment of a Militiaman". NCPedia. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Howard, Josh. "North Carolina in the US Revolution". NCPedia. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Lewis, J.D. "The American Revolution in North Carolina, Militia". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Towles, Louis P. (2006). "Colonial Militia". NCPedia. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  • Paul David Nelson. William Tryon and the Course of Empire. Chapel Hill, NC: Univ of North Carolina Press, 1990. pp. 42-43.

See also

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