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New Bern District Brigade
The New Bern District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war. Commanders * Brigadier General Richard Caswell (1775–1777) * Brigadier General William Bryan (1777–1779) * Brigadier General William Caswell (1779–1783) * Brigadier General John Simpson (Pro Tempore) (August 1780) * Brigadier General James Armstrong (Pro Tempore) (2/7/1781 to 2/10/1781) * Brigadier General John Bryan (1782) Lieutenant Colonel Richard Dobbs Spaight from the Craven County Regiment served as an aide to general William Caswell. Regiments The following regiments were included in the New Bern District Brigade, which was subordinate to the North Carolina Militia and State Troops, Major General Ashe, beginning in 1778. Each regiment contained companies of up to 50 men. Beaufort County Regiment Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th-largest and List of U.S. states and territories by population, 9th-most populous of the List of states and territories of the United States, United States. Along with South Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast of the United States, East Coast. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh is the state's List of capitals in the United States, capital and Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte is its List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abraham Sheppard
Abraham Sheppard was a merchant-planter, sheriff, legislator, and officer during the American Revolutionary War from North Carolina. He lived in Dobbs County, North Carolina on a plantation called Contentnea. Civilian career Abraham's ancestors were from Surry County, Virginia, where he may have been born. The date of his birth is not known for sure but could be about 1730. Abraham Sheppard was a merchant-planter and owned a plantation, Contentnea, in Dobbs County, North Carolina. He had at least three sons (Benjamin, Abraham Jr., and John), and four daughters, one of whom (Pherebe or Phoebe Sheppard) married Colonel James Glasgow, a fellow colonel in the North Carolina militia. Abraham became a widower with three small daughters by his first wife and married the sister of James Glasgow, Martha Jones Glasgow. They had a large family. Abraham died in or after 1790. His civilian career included the following offices: * 1759, appointed as justice of the peace for Dobbs Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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, North Carolina, Wilmington (present-day Pender County, North Carolina, Pender County), North Carolina, on February 27, 1776. The victory of the North Carolina Provincial Congress' militia force over Kingdom of Great Britain, British governor Josiah Martin's and Tristan Worsley's reinforcements at Moore's was a turning point in the war; United States Declaration of Independence, American independence was declared less than five months later. Loyalist (American Revolution), Loyalist recruitment efforts in the interior of North Carolina began in earnest with news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and Patriot (American Revolution), patriots in the province also began organizing for the Continental Army and militia. When word arrived in January 1776 of a planned British Army during the American War of Independence, British Army expedition to the area, Martin ordere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Battle Of Brier Creek
The Battle of Brier Creek was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on March 3, 1779, near the confluence of Brier Creek (Savannah River), Brier Creek with the Savannah River in eastern Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. An American Patriot (American Revolution), Patriot force consisting principally of militia from North Carolina and Georgia along with some Continental Army troops were defeated by British forces, suffering significant casualties. The rout damaged Patriot morale. Background Following the entry of France into the American Revolutionary War in 1778, the British focused their attention on the American South, which they had not paid great attention to in the early years of the war. The British began their Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War, "southern strategy" by sending expeditions from New York City and Saint Augustine, Florida, Saint Augustine, East Florida to capture Savannah, Georgia late in 1778. The New York expedition, under the command of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Beaufort County, North Carolina
Beaufort County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 44,652. Its county seat is Washington, North Carolina, Washington. The county was founded in 1705 as Pamptecough Precinct. Originally included in Bath County, North Carolina, Bath County, it was renamed Beaufort Precinct in 1712 and became Beaufort County in 1739. Beaufort County comprises the Washington, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville, North Carolina, Greenville-Washington, NC Greenville-Kinston-Washington CSA, Combined Statistical Area. History Beaufort County was first called Pamptecough. The name was changed about 1712 to Beaufort, named for Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1684–1714), who became one of Carolina's Lords Proprietor around 1709. Beaufort County was the site of a proposed United States Navy, Navy Proposed Outlying Landing Field, outlying lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Benjamin Exum
Benjamin Exum (1725–1789) was an officer in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution and a Senator in the North Carolina General Assembly from Dobbs County. Early life Benjamin Exum was the son of John and Elizabeth Kinchen Exum. He was born in either 1725 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia or 1745 in Southampton County, Virginia. Benjamin and his father moved to Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 1750 and later Dobbs County, North Carolina. The property that Benjamin owned was in Dobbs County until it became part of Wayne County, North Carolina in 1779. Career In 1776, he was on a committee to extract sulphur for ammunition in the war effort of the Patriots. He represented Dobbs County in the Provincial Congress at Halifax in November 1776. He was a member of the State Senate in 1777, 1778, and 1779. His son, Benjamin Exum Jr. was probably Clerk of the House of Commons in 1777. He was elected treasurer of New Bern District in 1779 and 1784. Revolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wayne County Regiment
The Wayne County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution. The North Carolina General Assembly created Wayne County, North Carolina, Wayne County and its regiment of militia out of part of Dobbs County, North Carolina, Dobbs County and its regiment of militia on November 2, 1779. The officers were appointed and commissioned by the governor of North Carolina. The regiment was disbanded at the end of the war. Officers The Wayne County Regiment was part of the New Bern District Brigade of the North Carolina militia, commanded by Richard Caswell, Brigadier General Richard Caswell. The following listings show two known commanders of the Wayne County regiment:, various pension applications and rosters * John Sheppard (North Carolina), Col. John Sheppard Sr. (1779–1783) * Benjamin Exum, Colonel Benjamin Exum (2nd Colonel) (1779–1783) John Sheppard was the son of Abraham Sheppard, Colonel Abraham Sheppard of the Dobbs County Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Simpson (North Carolina)
John, Johnny, or Jock Simpson may refer to: Politicians *John Simpson (Parliamentarian), politician of the post-English Civil War period, see Thomas Kelsey *John Simpson (Kentucky politician) (died 1813), American attorney and politician * John Simpson (MP for Wenlock) (1763–1850), English member of parliament for Wenlock * John Simpson (Lower Canada politician) (1788–1873), government official and politician in Quebec * John Simpson (Niagara politician) (1807–1878), Canadian businessman and politician *John Simpson (Ontario politician) (1812–1885), Ontario banker and member of the Senate of Canada *Sir John Hope Simpson (1868–1961), British Liberal politician and administrator in India *John A. Simpson (1854–1916), Canadian politician * John Thomas Simpson (1870–1965), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons * John Simpson (died 1803), British member of parliament for Mitchell * John Simpson (Kansas politician) (born 1934), former Kansas state senator Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 English origin, particularly associated with two British Prime Ministers: **William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder) (1708–1778), Prime Minister of Great Britain (1766–1768) **William Pitt the Younger (1759–1806), son of the above and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1783–1801) and of the United Kingdom (1801 and 1804–1806) Education *Pittsburg State University ("Pitt State"), located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States Geography *Pitt County, North Carolina, a county in the United States * Pitt, Hampshire, a hamlet in Hursley parish, Hampshire, England *Pitt Island, an island in the Chatham Archipelago, New Zealand * Pitt River (Canada), a river in British Columbia, Canada *Pitt River (New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
John Bryan (North Carolina)
John Bryan is the name of the following people: * John Bryan (MP for City of London) (died 1418) * John Bryan (MP for Plymouth) (by 1487–1524 or later), MP for Plymouth * John Bryan (ejected minister) (died 1676), Puritan ejected by the Act of Uniformity 1662 * John Heritage Bryan (1798–1870), U.S. Representative from North Carolina * John Neely Bryan (1810–1877), Presbyterian farmer, lawyer, and founder of the city of Dallas, Texas * John Bryan (art director) (1911–1969), Academy Award-winning art director * John Bryan (journalist) (1934–2007), newspaper publisher * John Bryan (diplomat), high commissioner of the Cook Islands * John H. Bryan (1936–2018), CEO of the Sara Lee Corporation * John Bryan (cricketer) (1841–1909), English cricketer * John Bryan (footballer) (1877–1940), English footballer * John A. Bryan (1794–1864), American diplomat and politician from New York and Ohio * Jack Bryan (1896–1985), English cricketer * John Stewart Bryan (1871–1944), p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jones County Regiment
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Needham Bryan , a dessert from the U.S. state of Maine
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Needham may refer to: Places United States * Needham, Alabama * Needham, Indiana * Needham, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston ** Needham Line, a commuter rail line in Greater Boston * Needham (Farmville, Virginia), a historic house United Kingdom * Needham, Norfolk, England * Needham Market, a town in Suffolk, England ** Needham Market F.C., an association football club Canada * Halifax Needham, a Canadian electoral district Other uses * Needham (surname) * Needham & Company * Needham Research Institute * Needham-Schroeder protocol, a computer network authentication protocol designed for use on insecure network * Needham (food) A needham is a confectionery dessert bar made from sugar, chocolate, coconut, and potato. It is chiefly associated with the U.S. state of Maine. The needham became a common dessert in Maine in the late 19th century, and is believed by scholars t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
