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Edenton District Brigade
The Edenton 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. History Known commanders/commandants: # Brigadier General Edward Vail, Sr. (1776-1777) # Brigadier General William Skinner (1777-1779) # Brigadier General John Pugh Williams (Pro Tempore) (May 1779) # Brigadier General Isaac Gregory (1779-1783) # Brigadier General Thomas Benbury (Pro Tempore) (October 1780) Edward Vail, Sr. was commissioned as the first commander of the Edenton District Brigade on May 4, 1776. William Skinner was appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly on December 20, 1777, to replace, general Edward Vail who died on June 5, 1777. John Pugh was commissioned as a Brigadier General commanding the Edenton District Brigade on May 12, 1779; however, he resigned his position after three days to take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Buncombe
Edward Buncombe (1742–1778) was a plantation owner from the Province of North Carolina who served as a colonel in the North Carolina militia and Continental Army (the army of the Patriot side) in the American Revolutionary War. He is the namesake of Buncombe County in western North Carolina. In 1820, his surname (in its status as the name of that county) became the source of the derogatory American slang term, "bunkum" and its shortened form, " bunk" in consequence of the U.S. representative for the county, Felix Walker, invoking the county during a poorly received speech delivered on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Biography Buncombe was born in 1742 on the West Indies island of St. Christopher (today St. Kitts).WNC Heritage - A Collaborative Database. Col. Edward 8Buncombe. Web page. He grew up there and in England. He immigrated to North Carolina in 1768 and settled at a plantation he had inherited near the shore of Albemarle Sound on the Atlantic coast, in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Bonner
Thomas Neville Bonner (28 May 1923 – 2 September 2003) was professor emeritus at Wayne State University and a leading historian of medicine. Bonner was the twelfth President of the University of New Hampshire from 1971 to 1974. After 3 years at UNH he became the fifteenth president of Union College from 1974 to 1978. He then became the seventh president of Wayne State University from 1978 to 1982. Bonner was a U.S. Army World War II veteran as part of the Army Signal Intelligence Unit in Europe. He is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona. Selected publications * ''Iconoclast: Abraham Flexner Abraham Flexner (November 13, 1866 – September 21, 1959) was an American educator, best known for his role in the 20th century reform of medical and higher education in the United States and Canada. After founding and directing a college-prep ... and a Life in Learning'' * ''To the Ends of the Earth: Women's Search for Education in Medicine'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrrell County Regiment
Tyrrell or Tyrell may refer to: Places * Tyrrell, Ohio * Tyrrell County, North Carolina * Tyrrell Sea, prehistoric Hudson Bay People * Tyrrell (surname) * Tyrell Biggs (born 1960), American boxer * Tyrell Terry (born 2000), American basketball player Fictional characters * House Tyrell, in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' fantasy novel series by George R. R. Martin ** Margaery Tyrell ** Olenna Tyrell ** Mace Tyrell ** Loras Tyrell * Eldon Tyrell, founder and CEO of Tyrell Corporation in the ''Blade Runner'' universe * Dorian Tyrell, the antagonist of the 1994 film '' The Mask'' * Tyrell, a villain in the graphic novel '' Superman: Earth One'' * Tyrell Wellick, a character in the series ''Mr. Robot'' Other uses * Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology * Tyrrell Middle School, a secondary school in Wolcott, Connecticut * Tyrrell Racing, an auto racing team and Formula One constructor * Tyrrells (crisps), a manufacturer of potato crisps in the United Kingdom * Tyrell BrauKunstAtelie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Harvey (colonel)
Miles Harvey is an American journalist and author. He is best known for his 2000 book, ''The Island of Lost Maps'', which recounted the story of a Floridian named Gilbert Bland, who stole old and precious maps from libraries across America. Harvey graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1984 with a B.S. degree in journalism and earned an M.F.A. degree in English from the University of Michigan in 1991. He worked for United Press International, '' In These Times'' and ''Outside''. While at ''Outside'' he wrote a 1997 story on Gilbert Bland, which was the origin for ''The Island of Lost Maps''. Harvey states that he has had a lifelong fascination with maps, which he partially attributes to his father's similar interest. ''The Island of Lost Maps'' doesn't just tell the story of Bland's crimes, but also relates much cartographic lore and legend and includes material on Harvey's own life and family. He lives in Chicago and received a 2004 fellowship for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perquimans County Regiment
Perquimans County () , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the . Retrieved 2013-02-05. is a located in the U.S. state of . As of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lowery (colonel)
John Lowery may refer to: * John 5 (guitarist) (John William Lowery), American guitarist * John Lowery (bowls), Jersey lawn bowler * John Harvey Lowery, American physician and philanthropist * John T. Lowery John Thurston (Jack) Lowery (June 4, 1929 – July 6, 2000) was a Calgary-based politician and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1969 to 1971. He was forced to announce his resignation as leader in February 1970, after 10 months in office, s ..., Canadian politician and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party See also * John Lowry (other) {{hndis, Lowery, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Williams (colonel)
William Williams may refer to: Art and literature * William Williams (artist) (1727–1791), artist and author of American novel ''Penrose'' * William Joseph Williams (1759–1823), artist who painted three presidents * William Williams (antiquary) (Gwilym Ddu o Arfon, 1739–1817), Welsh historian and poet * William Williams (Carw Coch) (1808–1872, bardic name Carw Coch), Welsh literary figure * William Williams (Creuddynfab) (1814–1869), Welsh poet and literary critic * William Williams (Crwys) (1875–1968, bardic name Crwys), Welsh-language poet * William Carlos Williams (1883–1963), American poet * William T. Williams (born 1942), New York painter Military * William Williams (printer and publisher) (1787-1850) Printer, publisher and colonel during the War of 1812 * William Williams (soldier) (died 1814), soldier killed in defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 * William Orton Williams (1839–1863), Confederate officer executed as a spy * William Williams (Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin County Regiment
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Wynns
Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thirteenth child and twelfth and youngest son) in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was also the progenitor of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. Unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan according to biblical narrative. In the Samaritan Pentateuch, Benjamin's name appears as "Binyamēm" (Samaritan Hebrew: , "son of days"). In the Quran, Benjamin is referred to as a righteous young child, who remained with Jacob when the older brothers plotted against Joseph. Later rabbinic traditions name him as one of four ancient Israelites who died without sin, the other three being Chileab, Jesse and Amram. Name The name is first mentioned in letters from King Sîn-kāšid of Uruk (1801–1771 BC), who called himself “King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertford County Regiment
Hertford ( ) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. The parish had a population of 26,783 at the 2011 census. The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, near its confluences with the rivers Mimram, Beane, and Rib. The Lea is navigable from the Thames up to Hertford. Fortified settlements were established on each side of the ford at Hertford in 913AD. The county of Hertfordshire was established at a similar time, being named after and administered from Hertford. Hertford Castle was built shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066 and remained a royal residence until the early seventeenth century. Hertfordshire County Council and East Hertfordshire District Council both have their main offices in the town and are major local employers, as is McMullen's Brewery, which has been based in the town since 1827. The town is also popular with commuters, being only north of central London and conne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Baker (colonel)
Lawrence Baker may refer to: * Lawrence Baker (tennis), President of United States Tennis Association * Lawrence Baker (architect) * Lawrence Baker (fighter), see Raymond Daniels (martial artist) Raymond Lee Daniels (born April 29, 1980) is an American Kenpoist, Karateka, Tae Kwon Do practitioner, kickboxer and mixed martial artist known for his flashy and aggressive style of fighting.karatetournaments.com, Retrieved May 29, 2016. He ... * Lawrence Baker (burgess) from List of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses See also * Laurence Baker (other) * Larry Baker (other) * Laurie Baker (other) {{hndis, Baker, Lawrence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
