5th North Carolina Regiment
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| 5th North Carolina Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1776-1783 |
| Allegiance | Continental Congress of the United States |
| Branch | Continental Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Southern/Northern Department, North Carolina Brigade |
| Engagements | Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. Edward Buncombe, Col. Thomas Clark |
The 5th North Carolina Regiment was assigned on March 26, 1776, to the Continental Army in the Southern Department. It was organized in the spring of 1776 at Wilmington, North Carolina, as eight companies of volunteers from the districts of New Bern, Edenton and Hillsborough of North Carolina. On 5 February 1777, the regiment was assigned to the main Continental Army and assigned to the North Carolina Brigade on 8 July 1777. The regiment was reduced to a cadre on 1 June 1778 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and was assigned to the Southern Department. The regiment was re-organized to nine companies during the fall of 1778 at Halifax and assigned on 11 January 1779 to Sumner's Brigade. On 3 June 1779, this brigade was redesignated as Armstrong's Brigade. The regiment was captured by the British Army on 12 May 1780 at Charlestown, South Carolina and was officially disbanded on 1 January 1781.
Officers
Known Field grade officers:[1]:
- Col. Edward Buncombe (April 15 – May 1778)
- Col. Thomas Clark (1779)
- Lt. Col. Henry Irwin
- Lt. Col. William Lee Davidson
- Lt. Col. Henry "Hal" Dixon[2]
- Maj. Levi Dawson
- Maj. Thomas Hogg
- Maj. Reading Blount[3]
Known engagements
- September 11, 1777, Battle of Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania
- October 4, 1777, Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania
- March 3, 1779, Battle of Brier Creek in Georgia
- June 20, 1779, Battle of Stono Ferry in South Carolina
- September 16, to October 18, 1779, Siege of Savannah in Georgia (one unit)
References
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "5th North Carolina Regiment". The Revolutionary War in North Carolina. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ Miller, Mark F. (1986). "Henry Hal Dixon". NCPedia. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ Worthy, Pauline (1979). "Reading Blount". Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- Wright, Richard K. (1983). "Lineage". The Continental Army. Army Lineage Series. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 60-4. Retrieved June 26, 2006.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|chapterurl=(help) - Bibliography of the Continental Army in North Carolina compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
- Davis, Charles L. (1896). A Brief History of the North Carolina Troops on the Continental Establishment in the War of the Revolution with a Register of Officers of the Same (PDF). Retrieved January 30, 2019.
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