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  1. The 2nd North Carolina Regiment was an American infantry unit that was raised for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 1776 the regiment helped defend Charleston, South Carolina. Ordered to join George Washington 's main army in February 1777, the regiment subsequently fought at Brandywine and Germantown during the ...

  2. The 2nd North Carolina Regiment was an American infantry unit that was raised for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. In 1776 the regiment helped defend Charleston, South Carolina. Ordered to join George Washington's main army in February 1777, the regiment subsequently fought at Brandywine and Germantown during the Philadelphia Campaign. After most other North Carolina ...

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  4. The 2nd NC Regiment served in Virginia at the siege of Norfolk and also had detachments in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. They were assigned to guard the coast from British invasion and to help round up the local Loyalists. Detachments of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th NC Regiments were at the defense of Charlestown, SC in June 1776 ...

  5. The 2nd was furloughed in April 1783 and officially dissolved in November 1783. History. The 2nd North Carolina Regiment was authorized on 1 September 1775 for service with the Continental Army. Ten companies were organized at Edenton, New Bern, and Salisbury, North Carolina during the autumn of 1775. Robert Howe was appointed colonel.

  6. Brief History of Regiment*. The commissions of the field officers of the 2nd NC Regiment were dated May 8, 1861, and those of the original company officers May 16, 1861. But, the regiment was not officially organized until June 19, 1861. Dr. W.H. Courts was soon succeeded by Dr. James B. Hughes, and Dr. Stewart Devane by Dr. L. A. Stith.

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