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Wilkes County Regiment; Active: 1777-1783: Allegiance: North Carolina: Branch: North Carolina militia: Type: Militia: Part of: Salisbury District Brigade: Commanders; Notable commanders: Col. Benjamin Cleveland Col. Elijah Isaacs Col. Benjamin Herndon
- 1777-1783
- North Carolina militia
Benjamin Cleveland (May 28, 1738 – October 1806) was an American pioneer and officer in the North Carolina militia. He is best remembered for his service as a colonel in the Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the War of Independence, and in particular for his role in the American victory at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
Benjamin Herndon (1749–1819) was a colonel in the Wilkes County Regiment, a Patriot unit of the North Carolina militia in the American Revolution. After the war, he was elected to represent Wilkes County, North Carolina in the state legislature: twice as a senator and twice as a member of the house.
- Colonel
- December 10, 1740, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia
- 1775–1783
- North Carolina militia
Quick Facts Active, Allegiance ... The Wilkes County Regiment was authorized on December 9, 1777 by the Province of North Carolina Congress at the same time that Wilkes County, North Carolina was created from Surry County, North Carolina and Washington District, North Carolina.
John Webb. David Witherspoon. Brief History of the Regiment: On December 9, 1777, the NC General Assembly created Wilkes County and its regiment of Militia. All officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor. The Wilkes County Regiment was active until the end of the war.
Wilkes County, North Carolina was formed in December of 1777, chiefly through the instrumentality of Benjamin Cleveland, and he was made Colonel of the Militia forces of the new county soon thereafter. In 1778, Benjamin Cleveland represented Wilkes County in the North Carolina House of Commons, and was State Senator therefrom in 1779.
Major in the Wilkes County Regiment of Militia - 1781. Colonel in the Wilkes County Regiment of Militia - 1781-1783. In 1775, Benjamin Herndon was commissioned as a Lieutenant under Capt. John Hamlin and Col. Martin Armstrong in the Surry County Regiment of Militia.
