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The Edenton District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war.
- 1776-1783
- North Carolina
- Brigade
- North Carolina militia
The units included military district brigades established in 1776, county regiments, four battalions, and one independent corps of light horse. Four regiments were located in counties that became part of the Southwest Territory in 1790 and later Tennessee in 1796.
The Edenton District Brigade was a brigade of the North Carolina militia which served as a centralised command over the regiments close to the city of Wilmington. Edward Vail, Sr. was commissioned as the first commander of the Edenton District Brigade on May 4, 1776.
The Edenton District Minuteman Battalion was created by the Continental Congress on September 9, 1775 for six months duration. It was disbanded on April 10, 1776 in favor of Edenton District Brigade of militia instead.
- 1775–1783
- North Carolina
- State Troops
- Major General John Ashe, Sr.
Brig. Gen. Isaac Gregory led the Edenton District Brigade of Militia at the battles of Little Lynches Creek, SC (8/11/1780) and Camden, SC (8/16/1780), where he was severely wounded after his horse fell and he was bayonetted twice. The British captured him, but their doctors said he would not live, so he was paroled and permitted to go home.
Edenton District Brigade of Militia. * Martin County was transferred to the Halifax District Brigade of Militia in December of 1777.
The Edenton District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disbanded at the end of the war.
