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




The American Revolution in North Carolina

Bute County Regiment of Militia
Date Established:	Colonels:	Original Officers:
September 9, 1775	Col. William Person Col. Philemon Hawkins, Jr. Col. Thomas Eaton	Col. William Person Lt. Col. Philemon Hawkins, Jr. 1st Maj. William Alston 2nd Maj. Thomas Sherrod
Date Disbanded:
January 30, 1779
Known Lt. Colonels:	Known Majors:	Known Adjutants:
Lt. Col. Philemon Hawkins, Jr.	1st Maj. William Alston 2nd Maj. Thomas Sherrod Maj. William Brickell Maj. Green Hill Maj. Isaac Horn	Joseph Taylor
Known Captains:
Charles Allen, Sr.	William Allen	Thomas Alston
James Carver	John Cokely	John Colclough
James Denton	James Garrison	Robert Goodloe
William Green	Britton Harris	Jordan Harris
Philemon Hawkins, Jr.	Alsey High	William Hill
John Hopkins	Henry Hunt	? Jeter
? Lynch	Harrison Macon	John McCann
Benjamin Seawell	Robert Temple	Nathan Turner
Known Privates / Fifers / Drummers, etc. - Captain Unknown:
-	Arthur Green	-
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. In February of 1776, two companies from Bute County marched towards the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, but they arrived too late to participate in the battle. On January 30, 1779, Franklin County and Warren County were created out of Bute County, and therefore, the Bute County Regiment of Militia ceased to exist, although many men were already on their way to South Carolina in the Purrysburg Expedition as their regiments changed names.
Date(s):	Known Battles / Skirmishes:
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