James Armstrong (died 1794) was a well-to-do planter from
Pitt County, North Carolina
Pitt County is a county located in the inner banks (northeastern part) of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170,243, making it the fourteenth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is ...
and served as an officer in the
Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary War service
Armstrong's service record included the following
8th North Carolina Regiment
The 8th North Carolina Regiment was authorized on November 26, 1776, and assigned to the Southern Department of the Continental Army. The 8th North Carolina Regiment played a crucial role in the Defense of Philadelphia during the Philadelphia camp ...
, Captain in the New Bern District Minutemen, then Pitt County Regiment
Pitt most commonly refers to:
*The University of Pittsburgh, commonly known as Pitt, a university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
** Pitt Panthers, the athletic teams of the University of Pittsburgh
* Pitt (surname), a surname ...
of the North Carolina militia
* November 26, 1776, Commissioned a Colonel
* June 1, 1778, commander of 4th North Carolina Regiment
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 Southern Department under the command of Thomas Polk. The regiment saw actio ...
* June 20, 1779, wounded at the Battle of Stono Ferry
The Battle of Stono Ferry was an American Revolutionary War battle, fought on June 20, 1779, near Charleston, South Carolina. The rear guard from a British expedition retreating from an aborted attempt to take Charleston held off an assault by p ...
in South Carolina
* January 1781, retired on half pay
* 1781, appointed Brig. Gen. (Pro Tempore) for very short while when the NC General Assembly thought (incorrectly) that BG William Caswell had resigned.
Post war years
Armstrong was active in politics after the war[
* 1782, Commissioner of Confiscated Property for the District of New Bern
* 1784, elected by the ]North Carolina General Assembly of October 1784
The North Carolina General Assembly of October 1784 met in New Bern from October 25, 1784 to November 26, 1784. The assembly consisted of the 116 members of the North Carolina House of Commons and 55 senators of North Carolina Senate elected by t ...
to serve as a member of the North Carolina Council of State
The North Carolina Council of State is the collective body of ten elective executive offices in the state government of North Carolina, all of which are established by the state constitution. The Council of State includes the Governor, Lieut ...
* 1788 to 1790, served in the North Carolina House of Commons
The North Carolina House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the North Carolina General Assembly. The House is a 120-member body led by a Speaker of the House, who holds powers similar to those of the President pro-tem in the North Ca ...
* November 1789, represented Pitt County at the Fayetteville North Carolina Constitutional convention
* 1794, died in Pitt County, family left the area
References
Bibliography
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* William L. Saunders and Walter Clark, eds., Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, 26 vols. (1886–1907)
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Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina militiamen in the American Revolution
Continental Army officers from North Carolina
1794 deaths