The American Revolution in North Carolina - Carteret County Regiment of Militia




The American Revolution in North Carolina

Carteret County Regiment of Militia
Date Established:	Commander(s):	Original Officers:
September 9, 1775	Col. William Thompson Col. Thomas Chadwick Col. Malachi Bell Col. Enoch Ward	Col. William Thompson Lt. Col. Solomon Shepherd 1st Maj. Thomas Chadwick 2nd Maj. Malachi Bell
Known Lt. Colonels:	Known Majors:	Known Adjutants:
Lt. Col. Solomon Shepherd Lt. Col. John Easton Lt. Col. James Cole Mountflorence	1st Maj. Thomas Chadwick 2nd Maj. Malachi Bell Maj. Isaiah Chadwick Maj. William Dennis Maj. Eli West Maj. Bryce Williams	None Known
Miscellaneous Players:
John Cooper - Commissary	John Easton - Paymaster	Solomon Sheppard - Commissary
Known Captains:
Abner Bell	Thomas Caswell	William Dennis, Jr.
John Easton	Daniel Foot	John Fulford
Adam Gaskill	Didderick Gibble	Weston Hadnot
David Hall	Zachariah Harker	Libious Hunter
John Lovitt	Thomas Nixon	Robert Read
James Sims	John Tillman	Enoch Ward
-	Eli West	-
Known Lieutenants - Captain Unknown:
Joseph Bell, Jr.	Nathan Bell	Gayar Chadwick
John Collins	James Dickson	Daniel Foot
Edward Fuller	-	George Howard
Known Ensigns - Captain Unknown:
Newell Bell	Nathan Fuller	Charles Guthrie
Samuel Guthrie	John Mundine	George Rumbly
Solomon Shepherd, Jr.	George Styron	Andrew West
Brief History of the Regiment:
On September 9, 1775, the Provincial Congress authorized thirty-five (35) existing county Militias to be organized. All officers were appointed and commissioned by the Provincial Congress. The Carteret County Regiment was active until the end of the war. Units of this regiment were known to have participated in the following known battles/skirmishes:
Date(s):	Known Battles / Skirmishes:
6/20/1779	Stono Ferry (SC)
4/4-4/17/1782	Beaufort