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1st Mecklenburg County Regiment of Militia (11/7/1779 to 3Q 1780) |
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Col. Adam Alexander Col. George Alexander Col. William Lee Davidson Col. Robert Irwin Col. Caleb Phifer |
Lt. Col. Adam Alexander 1st Maj. John Phifer 2nd Maj. John Davidson |
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Lt. Col. John William Hagan Lt. Col. John Irwin Lt. Col. Robert Irwin Lt. Col. Caleb Phifer Lt. Col. John Phifer Lt. Col. William Polk Lt. Col. Peter Rogers |
2nd Maj. John Davidson Maj. George Alexander Maj. John Brownfield Maj. Joseph Graham Maj. Arthur Harris Maj. James Harris Maj. Ben Heannis Maj. John Phifer Maj. William Polk Maj. James Rutherford Maj. James White Maj. William White Maj. Robert Wilson Maj. John Wyatt |
John L. Davies Joseph Graham William Queery James White |
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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. On November 7, 1779, the NC General Assembly approved splitting Mecklenburg County into two separate Regiments of Militia, and they appointed Col. Caleb Phifer as the commanding officer of the newly-created 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment. This regiment remained in operation until around 3Q of 1780. The exact date of its abandonment is not currently known, but it was around the time of Gates's Defeat at the battle of Camden, SC in August of 1780, or soon thereafter. In September of 1780, Lt. Col. William Polk was authorized to create his own unit, known as Polk's Regiment of Light Dragoons, but it was subordinated to the Mecklenburg County Regiment of Militia until April 1, 1781, when it was sanctioned as South Carolina State Troops under Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter. The Mecklenburg 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: |
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