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New Bern District Brigade
The New Bern 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. Commanders * Brigadier General Richard Caswell (1775-1777) * Brigadier General William Bryan (1777-1779) * Brigadier General William Caswell (1779-1783) * Brigadier General John Simpson (Pro Tempore) (August 1780) * Brigadier General James Armstrong (Pro Tempore) (2/7/1781 to 2/10/1781) * Brigadier General John Bryan (1782) Lieutenant Colonel Richard Dobbs Spaight from the Craven County Regiment served as an aide to general William Caswell. Regiments The following regiments were included in the New Bern District Brigade, which was subordinate to the North Carolina Militia and State Troops, Major General Ashe, beginning in 1778. Each regiment contained companies of up to 50 men. Beaufort County Regiment The exis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. In the 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its largest city. The Charlotte metropolitan area, with a population of 2,595,027 in 2020, is the most-populous metropolitan area in North Carolina, the 21st-most populous in the United States, and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Raleigh-Durham-Cary combined statistical area is the second-largest metropolitan area in the state and 32nd-most populous in the United States, with a population of 2,043,867 in 2020, and is home to the largest research park in the United States, Research Triangle Park. The earliest evidence of human occupation i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Sheppard
Abraham Sheppard was a merchant-planter, sheriff, legislator, and officer during the American Revolutionary War from North Carolina. He lived in Dobbs County, North Carolina on a plantation called Contentnea. Civilian career Abraham's ancestors were from Surry County, Virginia, where he may have been born. The date of his birth is not known for sure but could be about 1730. Abraham Sheppard was a merchant-planter and owned a plantation, Contentnea, in Dobbs County, North Carolina. He had at least three sons (Benjamin, Abraham Jr., and John), and four daughters, one of whom (Pherebe or Phoebe Sheppard) married Colonel James Glasgow, a fellow colonel in the North Carolina militia. Abraham became a widower with three small daughters by his first wife and married the sister of James Glasgow, Martha Jones Glasgow. They had a large family. Abraham died in or after 1790. His civilian career included the following offices: * 1759, appointed as justice of the peace for Dobbs Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Moore's Creek Bridge
The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge was a minor conflict of the American Revolutionary War fought near Wilmington (present-day Pender County), North Carolina, on February 27, 1776. The victory of the North Carolina Provincial Congress' militia force over British governor Josiah Martin's and Tristan Worsley's reinforcements at Moore's Creek marked the decisive turning point of the Revolution in North Carolina. American independence would be declared less than five months later. Loyalist recruitment efforts in the interior of North Carolina began in earnest with news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and patriots in the province also began organizing Continental Army and militia. When word arrived in January 1776 of a planned British Army expedition to the area, Martin ordered his militia to muster in anticipation of their arrival. Revolutionary militia and Continental units mobilized to prevent the junction, blockading several routes until the poorly armed loyalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Brier Creek
The Battle of Brier Creek was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on March 3, 1779 near the confluence of Brier Creek with the Savannah River in eastern Georgia. A mixed Patriot force consisting principally of militia from North Carolina and Georgia along with some Continental regulars was defeated, suffering significant casualties. The rout damaged Patriot morale. Background Following the entry of France into the American Revolutionary War in 1778, the British focused their attention on the American South, which they had not paid great attention to in the early years of the war. The British began their "southern strategy" by sending expeditions from New York City and Saint Augustine, East Florida to capture Savannah, Georgia late in 1778. The New York expedition, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell, arrived first, and successfully captured the town on December 29, 1778. British occupation of Augusta When Brigadier General Augustine Prevos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaufort County, North Carolina
Beaufort County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,652. Its county seat is Washington. The county was founded in 1705 as Pamptecough Precinct. Originally included in Bath County, it was renamed Beaufort Precinct in 1712 and became Beaufort County in 1739. History Beaufort County was first called Pamptecough. The name was changed about 1712 to Beaufort, named for Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1684–1714), who became one of Carolina's Lords Proprietor around 1709. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (14%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in North Carolina by total area. It is split in half by the Pamlico River and the mouth of the Pamlico River. State and local protected areas/sites * Goose Creek Game Land (part) * Goose Creek State Park * Historic Bath * Van Swamp Game Lands (part) Major water bodies * Goose Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Exum
Benjamin Exum (1725–1789) was an officer in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution and a Senator in the North Carolina General Assembly from Dobbs County. Early life Benjamin Exum was the son of John and Elizabeth Kinchen Exum. He was born in either 1725 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia or 1745 in Southampton County, Virginia. Benjamin and his father moved to Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 1750 and later Dobbs County, North Carolina. The property that Benjamin owned was in Dobbs County until it became part of Wayne County, North Carolina in 1779. Career In 1776, he was on a committee to extract sulphur for ammunition in the war effort of the Patriots. He represented Dobbs County in the Provincial Congress at Halifax in November 1776. He was a member of the State Senate in 1777, 1778, and 1779. His son, Benjamin Exum Jr. was probably Clerk of the House of Commons in 1777. He was elected treasurer of New Bern District in 1779 and 1784. Revol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne County Regiment
The Wayne County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution. The North Carolina General Assembly created Wayne County and its regiment of militia out of part of Dobbs County and its regiment of militia on November 2, 1779. The officers were appointed and commissioned by the governor of North Carolina. The regiment was disbanded at the end of the war. Officers The Wayne County Regiment was part of the New Bern District Brigade of the North Carolina militia, commanded by Brigadier General Richard Caswell. The following listings show two known commanders of the Wayne County regiment:, various pension applications and rosters * Col. John Sheppard, Sr. (1779–1783) * Colonel Benjamin Exum (2nd Colonel) (1779–1783) John Sheppard was the son of Colonel Abraham Sheppard of the Dobbs County Regiment. He served as a captain, major and lieutenant colonel in the Dobbs County regiment from 1776 to 1779 until he was commissioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Simpson (North Carolina)
John, Johnny, or Jock Simpson may refer to: Politicians * John Simpson (Parliamentarian), politician of the post-English Civil War period, see Thomas Kelsey * John Simpson (Kentucky politician) (died 1813), American attorney and politician *John Simpson (MP for Wenlock) (1763–1850), English member of parliament for Wenlock * John Simpson (Lower Canada politician) (1788–1873), government official and politician in Quebec *John Simpson (Niagara politician) (1807–1878), Canadian businessman and politician * John Simpson (Ontario politician) (1812–1885), Ontario banker and member of the Senate of Canada *Sir John Hope Simpson (1868–1961), British Liberal politician and administrator in India * John A. Simpson (1854–1916), Canadian politician * John Thomas Simpson (1870–1965), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons * John Simpson (died 1803), British member of parliament for Mitchell * John Simpson (Kansas politician) (born 1934), former Kansas State Senator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitt County Regiment
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John Bryan (North Carolina)
John Bryan may refer to: *John Bryan (MP) (by 1487 – 1524 or later), MP for Plymouth * John Bryan (ejected minister) (died 1676), Puritan ejected by the Act of Uniformity 1662 * John Heritage Bryan (1798–1870), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * John Neely Bryan (1810–1877), Presbyterian farmer, lawyer, and founder of the city of Dallas, Texas *John Bryan (art director) (1911–1969), Academy Award-winning art director * John Bryan (journalist) (1934–2007), newspaper publisher * John Bryan (diplomat), high commissioner of the Cook Islands * John H. Bryan (1936–2018), CEO of the Sara Lee Corporation * John Bryan (cricketer) (1841–1909), English cricketer * John Bryan (footballer) (1877–1940), English footballer *John A. Bryan (1794–1864), American diplomat and politician from New York and Ohio * Jack Bryan (John Lindsay Bryan, 1896–1985), English cricketer *John Stewart Bryan (1871–1944), president of the College of William and Mary, 1934–1942 * John Brya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones County Regiment
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Needham Bryan
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