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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 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. The Battalion was commanded by Col. Edward Vail, Sr., who was the first
- 1775–1783
- North Carolina
- State Troops
- Major General John Ashe, Sr.
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William Skinner (December 25, 1728 – January 26, 1798) was a Province of North Carolina official, planter and brigadier general in Edenton District Brigade of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution.
- 1775-1779
- Brigadier General
- Battle of Great Bridge
- North Carolina militia
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 . History. Edward Vail, Sr. was commissioned as the first commander of the Edenton District Brigade on May 4, 1776.
Col. John Ashe, Sr. created his own small regiment of hand-picked men - the short lived Volunteer Independent Rangers in Feb 1776. Wilkes County Regiment added, December 9, 1777, profiles, details. Northern Orange Regiment created on April 22, 1776, profiles. Six (6) New Brigades of Militia Created on May 4, 1776:
Edenton District Brigade of Militia: Date Established: Brigadier Generals: Known Brigade Majors: May 4, 1776: Edward Vail, Sr. William Skinner John Pugh Williams Isaac Gregory Thomas Benbury (Pro Tempore)-Date Disbanded: Known Aide-de-Camp: Known Adjutants: End of War--Regiments Assigned to this Brigade: 1st Regiment of NC Militia --
Brigadier General (Pro Tempore) of the Edenton District Brigade of Militia. (October 1780) On September 9, 1775, the NC Provincial Congress appointed Thomas Benbury as a Major under Col. Thomas Bonner in the Chowan County Regiment of Militia.
