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(Was the 2nd Rowan County Regiment) |
Col. William Sharpe Col. Robert Holmes Col. Joseph McDowell |
Col. William Sharpe Lt. Col. William Porter Lt. Col. William Wofford 1st Maj. Hugh Brevard 1st Maj. William Whitson 2nd Maj. Joseph McDowell 2nd Maj. George Wilfong |
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Lt. Col. William Wofford Lt. Col. Hugh Brevard Lt. Col. Robert Holmes Lt. Col. Alexander Irvin Lt. Col. Joseph McDowell |
1st Maj. William Whitson 2nd Maj. Joseph McDowell (1) 2nd Maj. George Wilfong Maj. Robert Holmes Maj. James Mackey Maj. Francis McCastle Maj. Joseph McDowell (2) Maj. Moffett Maj. William Moon Maj. George Taylor Maj. Joseph White Maj. Thomas White Maj. David Wilson |
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The Burke County Regiment was created on May 9, 1777, and it was essentially a renaming of the 2nd Rowan County Regiment, which had been created in late 1775. The Burke 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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