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The 2nd Salisbury District Minuteman Battalion was created by splitting the Salisbury District Minuteman Battlation on December 21, 1775. The battalion was commanded by Colonel Thomas Polk . It was disbanded on April 10, 1776 in favor of Salisbury District Brigade of militia.
On 9/9/1775, Joseph Harden (aka Joseph Hardin) was commissioned as a Major under Col. Thomas Wade in the newly-created Salisbury District Minutemen. On 12/21/1775, this regiment was renamed to the 1st Battalion of Salisbury District Minutemen and was now commanded by Col. Griffith Rutherford.
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He led a small contingent of the 1st Battalion of Salisbury District Minutemen at the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on 2/27/1776 - most companies were too late for this key engagement and they turned around to go back home when they learned of the Patriot victory.
The Salisbury District Minuteman Battalion was created by the Continental Congress on September 9, 1775 for six months duration. It was commanded by Colonel Griffith Rutherford and Colonel Thomas Wade .
1775, a Captain of Light Horse in the 2nd Salisbury District Minutemen. April 1776, a Captain in the Guilford County Regiment of Militia. 11/27/1776, a Lt. Colonel in the NC 7th Regiment under Col. James Hogun. Transferred to 1st NC Regiment on 6/1/1778 thru Jan 1779.
These districts were used to organize the North Carolina Minutemen Battalions for a six month trial as state troops, beginning on September 1, 1775. By April 10, 1776, the Provincial Congress decided in favor of District Brigades of militia with county militia regiments. Each brigade was led by a brigadier general.
On December 21, 1775, the North Carolina Provincial Congress split the Salisbury District into two separate regiments of minutemen —the 1st Battalion of Salisbury District Minutemen and the 2nd Battalion of Salisbury District Minutemen. Colonel Rutherford was assigned as commandant of the 1st Battalion, along with Colonel Thomas Wade.
