The 4th North Carolina Regiment was authorized on January 16, 1776 and established on April 15, 1776 at Wilmington, North Carolina for service with the

Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...

Southern Department under the command of

Thomas Polk Thomas Polk (c. 1732–January 25, 1794) was a planter, military officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1781, and a politician who served in the North Carolina House of Commons, North Carolina Provinci ...

. The regiment saw action at the

Battle of Brandywine The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American Continental Army of General George Washington and the British Army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777, as part of the Ame ...

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and the

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. The regiment was captured by the

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, on May 12, 1780. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1783.

Officers

Commanders: * Col. Thomas Polk (1776-1778) *Col. James Armstrong (1778-1781) *Lt. Col. Henry "Hal" Dixon (1781-1782) *Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle (1782-1783) Known Lt. Colonels *James Thackston *Henry "Hal" Dixon *Archibald Lytle *John Armstrong Known Majors: *

William Lee Davidson William Lee Davidson (1746–1781) was an officer in the North Carolina militia and Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Rowan County, North Carolina in 1750. He was kil ...

*John Armstrong *Thomas Harris *Charles McLean *Thomas Donoho *George Dougherty *Pinketham Eaton Known regimental adjutants: *William Covington *Thomas Pasteur *William Slade *William Williams

Engagements

Known engagements during the American Revolution include:, various pension applications and rosters

References

Bibliography of the Continental Army in North Carolina
compiled by the

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* Lewis, J.D.; ''The Revolutionary War in North Carolina''
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* Davis, Charles L.; ''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'', published in 1896
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