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Col. John Sheppard. 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 and its regiment of militia out of part of Dobbs County and its regiment of militia on November 2, 1779.
Oct 14, 2022 · Out of Our Past: Wayne County regiment fought in 17 Civil War engagements. Steve Martin. 0:04. 0:42. The third week of September 1861, a Wayne County regiment organized at Richmond for...
Colonel John Sheppard (circa 1750–circa 1790) was a Revolutionary War soldier and commander of the Wayne County Regiment of the North Carolina militia. His father, Abraham Sheppard was a planter, politician, and commander of the Dobbs County Regiment and 10th North Carolina Regiment.
Benjamin was given the command of the 2nd North Carolina Regiment and led them at the Battle of Camden on August 16, 1780. After the defeat at Camden, he returned to Wayne County and led the Wayne County Regiment until the end of the war. Death and family. He died before 1790.
Feb 3, 2023 · Contents. 1 Wayne County, Ohio Regiments. 2 Wayne County Service Pensions, Civil War. 3 Wayne County, Ohio Men on Board the Sultana. 3.1 Survivors Native to Wayne County, Ohio. 3.2 Perished Native to Wayne County, Ohio. 3.3 Sultana Related Documents. 4 Newspaper Clippings. 5 Photographs. 6 Digitized Books. 7 References.
Mustered into service in Auburn, NY on August 20, 1862, the 111th NY Infantry Regiment was comprised of residents from Wayne and Cayuga counties. The men received orders to defend Harpers Ferry, for which their defense of that facility fell short, surrendering at Harper's Ferry and confined at Camp Douglas. Eventually released, the 111th was ...
Dec 5, 2022 · The 138th regiment was organized at Auburn, Cayuga County, and mustered in September 8, 1862. Designation of Regiment changed to 9th New York Heavy Artillery December 9, 1862. [1] . This unit was also known as the Second Auburn Regiment; Second Cayuga Regiment; and Wayne County Regiment. The unit was mustered in under Col. Joseph Welling.
