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Contents. hide. (Top) Regiments. Davidson County Regiment. Greene County Regiment. Engagements. References. Morgan District Brigade. The Morgan District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War.
Burke County Regiment: Salisbury District Brigade, Morgan District Brigade: 1777 1782 Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) William Armstrong: Guilford County Regiment: Salisbury District Brigade 1775 1783 Col Ransom Sutherland: Lincoln County Regiment: Salisbury District Brigade, Morgan District Brigade: 1779 1783 Col William Graham
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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 disbanded at the end of the war.
OrderDatesEngagementState111/19/1775 to 11/21/1775SC212/22/1775SC312/23/1775 to 12/30/1775SC42/27/1776NC- 1776–1783
- North Carolina
- about 2,000 men
- North Carolina militia
Morgan District Brigade of Militia: Date Established: Brigadier General: Known Brigade Major(s): May 17, 1782: Charles McDowell-Date Disbanded: Known Aide-de-Camp: Known Adjutant(s): End of War--Regiments Assigned to this Brigade: Burke County Regiment: Davidson County Regiment: Greene County Regiment: Lincoln County Regiment
On May 17, 1782, the NC General Assembly decided to split the Salisbury District Brigade of Militia into two separate and distinct brigades, and they created the Morgan District Brigade of Militia. There were now 50 counties, 51 regiments of Militia, and seven (7) brigades of Militia within the State.
Both Sullivan County and Washington County were part of the Salisbury District Brigade of Militia until May of 1782 when the Morgan District Brigade of Militia was created. In 1783, NC created Greene County out of part of Washington County. The Washington County Regiment was active until the end of the war.
History. The Brigade was formed in 1782 out of the Salisbury District Brigade to improve coordination of militia regiments spread over several counties. Commanders. Brigadier General Charles McDowell (1782) Regiments. Davidson County Regiment. Greene County Regiment. Lincoln County Regiment. Burke County Regiment. Rutherford County Regiment.
