The American Revolution in North Carolina




The American Revolution in North Carolina

8th North Carolina Regiment
Date Established:	Commanders:	Original Officers:
November 26, 1776	Col. James Armstrong -	Lt. Col. James Ingram Maj. Selby Harney
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Lt. Col. James Ingram Lt. Col. Samuel Lockhart Lt. Col. Levi Dawson	Maj. Selby Harney - -	- - -
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Brief History of Regiment:
The 8th North Carolina Regiment was authorized November 26, 1776 and assigned to the Southern Department. The 8th North Carolina Regiment was organized during the Spring and Summer of 1777 at Halifax, NC. It included eight companies from New Bern and Wilmington Districts. By the time its ranks were filled and it was ready to march, the regiment was reassigned to the Northern Department. On July 8, 1777, it was assigned to the NC Brigade, an element of the Northern Department - it arrived in September of 1777. On May 29, 1778, Continental Congress ordered the reorganization of all NC regiments due to low numbers in their ranks. The 8th NC Regiment was disbanded effective June 1, 1778.
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