The Lincoln County Regiment was a local militia in

Lincoln County, North Carolina Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 86,810. Its county seat is Lincolnton. Lincoln County is included in the Charlotte-Concord- Gastonia, NC- SC Metropolitan Statist ...

during the

American Revolutionary Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rejected British rule during the American Revolution, and United States Declaration of Independence, declared the ...

. It was created by the

North Carolina General Assembly of 1778 The North Carolina General Assembly of 1778 met in three sessions in three locations in the years 1778 and 1779. The first session was held in New Bern from April 14 to May 2, 1778; the second session in Hillsborough, from August 8 to August 19 ...

on February 8, 1779 at the same time that Lincoln County was created from part of Tryon County. The Tryon County Regiment from which the Lincoln County Regiment was created was abolished upon creation of the Lincoln County Regiment. The Lincoln County Regiment was initially subordinate to the

Salisbury District Brigade The Salisbury District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disba ...

. It was re-subordinated to the newly created

Morgan District Brigade The Morgan District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War. This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 17, 1782, and disbanded at the end of the wa ...

in may of 1782, where it was active till the end of the war.

Officers

The following were the officers in the Lincoln County Regiment: Commanders: * Col. William Graham (1779-1781) * Col. Charles McLean (1779-1783) * Col. Joseph Dickson (1781-183) Known Lt Colonels: * Lt. Col. William Erwin * Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright * Lt. Col. John Barber *Lt. Col. William Davenport * Lt. Col. Daniel McKisick * Lt. Col. Robert Smith Known Majors: * Maj. Joseph Dickson * Maj. Francis McCorkle * Maj. John Barber * Maj. John Carruth * Maj. William Chronicle * Maj. Joseph Graham * Maj. Jonathan Gullick * Maj. James Johnson * Maj. Daniel McKisick * Maj. Tutt Known Commissaries: * Joseph Henry, Commisasry and Wagon Master * Thomas McGee, Assistant Commissary * Adolph Reep, Commissary Known Captains *Robert Alexander *William Armstrong *James Baird *John Baldridge *John Barber *James Blackwell *Hugh Blair *Samuel Caldwell *William Caldwell *John Carruth *William Chronicle *John Clark *Joseph Collins *John Cook *John Culbertson *John Philip Dellinger *James Duff *Samuel Espey *Abraham Forney *Peter Forney *Nicholas Friday *William Frisal *John Garrett *William Graham *John Hardin Hambright *John Hazzleburger *Malcolm Henry * James Holland *William Hutchison *James Johnson *William Johnston *Thomas Lofton *Frank Long *James Lytle *Josiah Martin *Samuel Martin *Charles Mattocks *John Mattocks *Francis McCorkle *Joseph McDonnell *Thomas McGee *Daniel McKisick *John Mills *Jacob Mooney *John Moore *William Moore *James Morrison *John Murray *Joseph Neal *Benjamin Newton *Ephraim Perkins *Adam Reep *Taylor W. Richardson *John Robinson *William Sherrill *Martin Shuford from Family Genealogy Records *Peter Sides *George Smith *William Stewart *William Tabor *Lee Taylor *John Walker *John Weir *Isaac White *Thomas White *Henry Whitener *John Work

History

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

References

* , Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection * * {{NCRevWarUnits North Carolina militia Lincoln County, North Carolina

Officers

History

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