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The North Carolina Line refers to North Carolina units within the Continental Army. The term "North Carolina Line" referred to the quota of infantry regiments assigned to North Carolina at various times by the Continental Congress. These, together with similar contingents from the other twelve states, formed the Continental Line. The concept was particularly important in relation to the promotion of commissioned officers. Officers of the Continental Army below the rank of brigadier general were ordinarily ineligible for promotion except in the line of their own state.
The North Carolina Contintental units included the following (original commander and date established are indicated): [3]
The North Carolina Regiments were for a time organized into a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions (sometimes referred to as Brigades) early in the war and then consolidated as a North Carolina Battalion before October 1777.
The Corps of North Carolina Light Dragoons consisted of four companies: 1st Company (Captain Samuel Ashe, Jr.), 2nd Company (Captain Martin Phifer), 3rd Company (Captain Cosmo Medici); 1777; 4th Company (Captain John Brown), 1778. [10]
On May 9, 1776, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the creation of one company of artillery, the 1st North Carolina Company of artillery, headed by Captain John Vance. Captain Vance resigned in November 1777 and he was replaced by Captain John Kingsbury on November 16, 1777. A second company, the 2nd North Carolina Company of Artillery was authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly on January 7, 1777 and was headed by Captain Thomas Clark. The 2nd company was disbanded in June 1779. While both companies were originally part of the North Carolina State troops, both companies were place under the Continental Line on July 10, 1777. [11]
On May 7, 1776, the Deputy Quarter Master General's Department was created for the Southern Department and Colonel Nicholas Long, former commander of the Halifax District Minutemen, was selected to head the department. Camp Quankey, near the town of Halifax, North Carolina was established as a depot and it remained until the end of the war with Colonel Long as commander. [12] [13]
The regiments of the North Carolina Line are known to have been involved in 36 engagements from December 1775 to August 1782. [3]
Order | Date | Known Battles / Skirmishes | State/Province | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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1 | December 22, 1775 | Battle of Great Cane Brake | SC | x | x | ||||||||
2 | December 23–30, 1775 | Snow Campaign | SC | x | x | x | |||||||
3 | January 1, 1776 | Burning of Norfolk | VA | x | |||||||||
4 | February 27, 1776 | Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge | NC | x | x | ||||||||
5 | March 8–12, 1776 | Fort Johnston #4 | NC | x | |||||||||
6 | April 6, 1776 | Brunswick Town #1 | NC | x | x | ||||||||
7 | May 1–3, 1776 | Fort Johnston #5 | NC | x | |||||||||
8 | May 11, 1776 | Orton Mill & Kendal Plantation | NC | x | |||||||||
9 | June 28, 1776 | Breach Inlet Naval Battle | SC | x | |||||||||
10 | June 28, 1776 | Fort Moultrie #1 | SC | x | x | x | x | ||||||
11 | September 1, 1776 | Florida Expedition | FL | x | x | x | |||||||
12 | September 6, 1776 | Fort George/ Bald Head Island | NC | x | |||||||||
13 | September 11, 1777 | Battle of Brandywine | PA | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
14 | October 4, 1777 | Battle of Germantown | PA | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
15 | June 28, 1778 | Battle of Monmouth | NJ | x | x | x | |||||||
16 | March 3, 1779 | Battle of Brier Creek | GA | x | x | x | |||||||
17 | May 16, 1779 | Near West Point (NY) | NY | x | x | ||||||||
18 | May 31, 1779 | Fort Lafayette | NY | x | |||||||||
19 | June 20, 1779 | Battle of Stono Ferry | SC | x | x | ||||||||
20 | July 15, 1779 | Battle of Stony Point | NY | x | x | ||||||||
21 | September 16, 1779 – October 18, 1779 | Siege of Savannah | GA | x | x | ||||||||
22 | December 9, 1779 | Battle of Great Bridge | VA | x | |||||||||
23 | March 28 to May 12, 1780 | Siege of Charleston 1780 | SC | x | x | x | |||||||
24 | April 14, 1780 | Battle of Monck's Corner #1 | SC | x | |||||||||
25 | May 6, 1780 | Battle of Lenud's Ferry | SC | x | |||||||||
26 | May 7, 1780 | Fort Moultrie #2 | SC | x | x | ||||||||
27 | August 11, 1780 | Little Lynches Creek (1 unit) | SC | x | |||||||||
28 | August 16, 1780 | Battle of Camden | SC | x | |||||||||
29 | March 15, 1781 | Battle of Guilford Court House | NC | x | x | x | |||||||
30 | April 25, 1781 | Battle of Hobkirk's Hill | SC | x | x | ||||||||
31 | May 12, 1781 | Siege of Fort Motte | SC | x | |||||||||
32 | May 21 to June 19, 1781 | Siege of Ninety-Six 1781 | SC | x | |||||||||
33 | May 24 to June 1, 1781 | Siege of Augusta | GA | x | |||||||||
34 | September 8, 1781 | Battle of Eutaw Springs | SC | x | x | x | x | ||||||
35 | September 12, 1781 | Battle of Lindley's Mill (Hillsborough) | NC | x | |||||||||
36 | August 25, 1782 | Battle of the Combahee River | SC | x |
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The North Carolina Line refers to North Carolina units within the Continental Army. The term "North Carolina Line" referred to the quota of infantry regiments assigned to North Carolina at various times by the Continental Congress. These, together with similar contingents from the other twelve states, formed the Continental Line. The concept was particularly important in relation to the promotion of commissioned officers. Officers of the Continental Army below the rank of brigadier general were ordinarily ineligible for promotion except in the line of their own state.
The North Carolina Contintental units included the following (original commander and date established are indicated): [3]
The North Carolina Regiments were for a time organized into a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions (sometimes referred to as Brigades) early in the war and then consolidated as a North Carolina Battalion before October 1777.
The Corps of North Carolina Light Dragoons consisted of four companies: 1st Company (Captain Samuel Ashe, Jr.), 2nd Company (Captain Martin Phifer), 3rd Company (Captain Cosmo Medici); 1777; 4th Company (Captain John Brown), 1778. [10]
On May 9, 1776, the North Carolina General Assembly authorized the creation of one company of artillery, the 1st North Carolina Company of artillery, headed by Captain John Vance. Captain Vance resigned in November 1777 and he was replaced by Captain John Kingsbury on November 16, 1777. A second company, the 2nd North Carolina Company of Artillery was authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly on January 7, 1777 and was headed by Captain Thomas Clark. The 2nd company was disbanded in June 1779. While both companies were originally part of the North Carolina State troops, both companies were place under the Continental Line on July 10, 1777. [11]
On May 7, 1776, the Deputy Quarter Master General's Department was created for the Southern Department and Colonel Nicholas Long, former commander of the Halifax District Minutemen, was selected to head the department. Camp Quankey, near the town of Halifax, North Carolina was established as a depot and it remained until the end of the war with Colonel Long as commander. [12] [13]
The regiments of the North Carolina Line are known to have been involved in 36 engagements from December 1775 to August 1782. [3]
Order | Date | Known Battles / Skirmishes | State/Province | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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1 | December 22, 1775 | Battle of Great Cane Brake | SC | x | x | ||||||||
2 | December 23–30, 1775 | Snow Campaign | SC | x | x | x | |||||||
3 | January 1, 1776 | Burning of Norfolk | VA | x | |||||||||
4 | February 27, 1776 | Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge | NC | x | x | ||||||||
5 | March 8–12, 1776 | Fort Johnston #4 | NC | x | |||||||||
6 | April 6, 1776 | Brunswick Town #1 | NC | x | x | ||||||||
7 | May 1–3, 1776 | Fort Johnston #5 | NC | x | |||||||||
8 | May 11, 1776 | Orton Mill & Kendal Plantation | NC | x | |||||||||
9 | June 28, 1776 | Breach Inlet Naval Battle | SC | x | |||||||||
10 | June 28, 1776 | Fort Moultrie #1 | SC | x | x | x | x | ||||||
11 | September 1, 1776 | Florida Expedition | FL | x | x | x | |||||||
12 | September 6, 1776 | Fort George/ Bald Head Island | NC | x | |||||||||
13 | September 11, 1777 | Battle of Brandywine | PA | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
14 | October 4, 1777 | Battle of Germantown | PA | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
15 | June 28, 1778 | Battle of Monmouth | NJ | x | x | x | |||||||
16 | March 3, 1779 | Battle of Brier Creek | GA | x | x | x | |||||||
17 | May 16, 1779 | Near West Point (NY) | NY | x | x | ||||||||
18 | May 31, 1779 | Fort Lafayette | NY | x | |||||||||
19 | June 20, 1779 | Battle of Stono Ferry | SC | x | x | ||||||||
20 | July 15, 1779 | Battle of Stony Point | NY | x | x | ||||||||
21 | September 16, 1779 – October 18, 1779 | Siege of Savannah | GA | x | x | ||||||||
22 | December 9, 1779 | Battle of Great Bridge | VA | x | |||||||||
23 | March 28 to May 12, 1780 | Siege of Charleston 1780 | SC | x | x | x | |||||||
24 | April 14, 1780 | Battle of Monck's Corner #1 | SC | x | |||||||||
25 | May 6, 1780 | Battle of Lenud's Ferry | SC | x | |||||||||
26 | May 7, 1780 | Fort Moultrie #2 | SC | x | x | ||||||||
27 | August 11, 1780 | Little Lynches Creek (1 unit) | SC | x | |||||||||
28 | August 16, 1780 | Battle of Camden | SC | x | |||||||||
29 | March 15, 1781 | Battle of Guilford Court House | NC | x | x | x | |||||||
30 | April 25, 1781 | Battle of Hobkirk's Hill | SC | x | x | ||||||||
31 | May 12, 1781 | Siege of Fort Motte | SC | x | |||||||||
32 | May 21 to June 19, 1781 | Siege of Ninety-Six 1781 | SC | x | |||||||||
33 | May 24 to June 1, 1781 | Siege of Augusta | GA | x | |||||||||
34 | September 8, 1781 | Battle of Eutaw Springs | SC | x | x | x | x | ||||||
35 | September 12, 1781 | Battle of Lindley's Mill (Hillsborough) | NC | x | |||||||||
36 | August 25, 1782 | Battle of the Combahee River | SC | x |