The Montgomery County Regiment was authorized on February 8, 1778 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 ...
. It was created at the same time that
Montgomery County, North Carolina
Montgomery County is a rural county located in the southern Piedmont of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,751. Its county seat is Troy.
History
The county was formed in January 1779, by an act of th ...
was created out of the northern half of
Anson County, North Carolina
Anson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,055. Its county seat is Wadesboro.
History
The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Ba ...
. It was 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 ...
of militia. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British and Cherokee during the
American Revolution
The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revoluti ...
in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia between 1776 and 1781. It was active until the end of the war.
Officers
Colonels and commandant:
* Colonel John Little (2nd colonel 17791783)
* Colonel William Lofton (commandant 17791783)
Known lieutenant colonels:
* Lt. Col. Drury Ledbetter
* Lt. Col. William Pickett
* Lt. Col. Thomas Childs
* Lt. Col. George Davidson
Known majors:
* Maj. James Crump
* Maj. George Davidson
* Maj. John Cox
* Maj. Etheldred Harris
* Maj. Thomas Harris
* Maj. West Harris
* Maj. Charles Jones
* Maj. Buckner Kimbrell
Known adjutants:
* David Amerson
* William Johnson
The regiment had 22 known companies led by a captain with subordinate lieutenants, ensigns, sergeants, corporals, privates, drummers, and fifers.
Engagements
The regiment was engaged in 13 known battles, skirmishes and sieges in which components of the Montgomery County Regiment participated between 1779 and 1781. These 13 engagements were located in North Carolina (6), South Carolina (6), and Georgia (1).
See also
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List of American Revolutionary War battles
This is a list of military actions in the American Revolutionary War. Actions marked with an asterisk involved no casualties.
Major campaigns, theaters, and expeditions of the war
* Boston campaign (1775–1776)
* Invasion of Quebec (1775†...
*
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 ...
*
Southern Campaigns: Pension Transactions for a description of the transcription effort by Will Graves
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Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the central theater of military operations in the second half of the American Revolutionary War, 1778–1781. It encompassed engagements primarily in Virginia, Georgia and South Carolina. ...
References
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Montgomery County, North Carolina