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Edward Vail, Sr. was commissioned as the first commander of the Edenton District Brigade on May 4, 1776. William Skinner was appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly on December 20, 1777, to replace, general Edward Vail who died on June 5, 1777.
Edward Vail, Sr. was commissioned as the first commander of the Edenton District Brigade on May 4, 1776. William Skinner was appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly on December 20, 1777, to replace, general Edward Vail who died on June 5, 1777.
During engagements, one or more companies of regiments may have been involved in actions and commanded by the regimental or brigade commander. In 1778, Major General John Ashe was selected to command all North Carolina militia and State Troops. Brigade commanders reported to him.
The brigade was commanded by Colone John Alexander Lillington. It was disbanded on April 10, 1776 in favor of Wilmington District Brigade of militia. Colonel Lillington went on in 1776 to command the 6th North Carolina Regiment and the Wilmington District Brigade from 1779 to 1783.
Administratively, these two new regiments were under the command of the Edenton District Brigade of Militia. These units were hastily assembled and some marched in time to join up with Major General Horatio Gates in the defeat at the battle of Camden, SC on August 16, 1780.
On 5/15/1779, Isaac Gregory was commissioned as a Brigadier General over the Edenton District Brigade of Militia, replacing Brig. Gen. William Skinner who resigned on 5/10/1779 upon his return from the Purrysburg, SC expedition.
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First a Captain in the Edenton District Minutemen, then a Captain in the NC Continental Line. 1778, a Colonel in the Bertie County Regiment of Militia. 5/12/1779, a Brigadier General. Resigned three days later on 5/15/1779.
