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Wilmington District Brigade

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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. (Pro Tempore 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]


References

  1. ^ Lewis, J.D. "The American Revolution in North Carolina, Wilmington District Brigade of militia". Retrieved March 9, 2019.