The Guilford County Regiment was authorized on September 9, 1775 by the

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. It was subordinate to the

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of militia. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British and Cherokee during the

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in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia between 1776 and 1781. It was active until the end of the war.

Officers

It was first commanded by Colonel Ransom Sutherland, who was appointed by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. On April 22, 1776, Sutherland resigned, and Lt. Colonel James Martin was appointed Colonel. Colonel Martin led the Guilford Militia at the

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 ...

, at the

Battle of Guilford Courthouse The Battle of Guilford Court House was on March 15, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War, at a site that is now in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford County, North Carolina. A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General ...

and in the

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of 1776. The regiment served throughout the war. Commandants and 2nd colonels: * Colonel Ransom Sutherland (commandant, 1775-1776) * Colonel James Martin (commandant, 1776-1782), (Lieutenant Colonel, 1775-1776) * Colonel Risdel Moore (2nd colonel, 1779-1780) * Colonel John Paisly/Peasley (2nd colonel, 1780-?) * Colonel Samuel Isaacs (2nd colonel, 1781-1783) Selected Captains (see Lewis for a complete list): * Captain Arthur Forbes' Company: 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 100 Rank & File * Captain James Frost's Company: Lt. Jonas Frost, Ensign Simeon Frost, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 43 Rank & File * Captain Samuel Sharp's Company: Lt. Joshua Young, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 80 Rank & File * Captain John Donald's Company: Lt. James Ross, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 55 Rank & File * Captain Asa Bashiers' Company: Lt. Samuel Rail, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 54 Rank & File * Captain William Bethel's Company: 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 60 Rank & File * Captain Robert Bell's Company: Lt. Rees Porter, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 82 Rank & File * Captain Henry Whitesel's Company: Lt. Lodowick Clap, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 60 Rank & File * Captain John Nelson's Company: Lt. Josiah Gates, Ensign George Oliver, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 50 Rank & File * Captain George Hamilton's Company: Lt. John Duff, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 102 Rank & File * Captain William Wood's Company: Lt. George Pierce, Ensign James McKamie, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 46 Rank & File * Captain Risdon Moore's Company: Lt. John Shelley, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 81 Rank & File * Captain John Davis' Company: Lt. Thomas Cook, Ensign Benjamin Cook, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 64 Rank & File * Captain Josiah Man's Company: 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 54 Rank & File * Captain James Holderness' Company: Lt. William Lewis, Ensign Turbefield Barns, 2 Subalterns, 2 Corporals, 147 Rank & File

Battles

Elements of the Guilford County Militia participated in the following battles: * Moore's Creek Bridge * Cherokee Expedition of 1776 * Briar Creek * Stono Ferry * Siege of Charleston (1780) * Camden * Kings Mountain *

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Guilford Court House Guilford Court House, North Carolina, was the county seat of Guilford County before being replaced by Greensboro in 1808. It no longer exists as an identifiable community, having been absorbed by Greensboro. In 1781, it was the site of the Battle ...

* Siege of Ninety-Six (1781) * Eutaw Springs See

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for a more complete list of engagements and comparison with other regiments in the

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* * {{NCRevWarUnits North Carolina militia Guilford County, North Carolina 1775 establishments in North Carolina

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