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




The American Revolution in North Carolina

Onslow County Regiment of Militia
Date Established:	Colonels:	Original Officers:
September 9, 1775	Col. William Cray Col. Uriah Armstrong Col. Henry Rhodes Col. John Spicer Col. George Mitchell	Col. William Cray Lt. Col. Henry Rhodes 1st Maj. Thomas Johnston 2nd Maj. James Howard
Known Lt. Colonels:	Known Majors:	Known Adjutants:
Lt. Col. Henry Rhodes Lt. Col. Joseph Scott Cray Lt. Col. Reuben Grant Lt. Col. Thomas Johnston	1st Maj. Thomas Johnston 2nd Maj. James Howard Maj. Ephraim Battle 1st Maj. John Boston Maj. Benajah Doty 2nd Maj. George Mitchell Maj. Snead	None Known
Miscellaneous Players:
-	Robert Nixon - Chaplain	-
Known Captains:
Mathey Alberton	Matthew Allbritton	John Barton
Enoch Battle	Ephraim Battle	Daniel Bender
John Boston	Matthew Boston	Richard Brack
John Cooper	Joseph Scott Cray	William Cray
Miles Fox	Moses Fox	William Fox
James Foy	Basil Grant	Reuben Grant
Stu Grant	James Gray	Charles Herrin
Isaac Hill	? Jamieson	Hull Jones
Kelly Jones	John King	Amos Love
John Mason	John McClaney	George Mitchell
? Murrill	Daniel Newton	? O'Neil
? Snead	John Spicer	John Spicer, Jr.
Edward Starkey	Zepheriah Ward	Benjamin Williams
Known Privates / Fifers / Drummers, etc. - Captain Unknown:
Thomas Costen	James Foy	Barnabas Henderson
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 Onslow 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:
2/27/1776	Moore's Creek Bridge
3/3/1779	Briar Creek (GA)
6/20/1779	Stono Ferry (SC)
3/28-5/12/1780	Siege of Charleston 1780 (SC)
8/16/1780	Camden (SC)
10/7/1780	Kings Mountain (SC)
1/30/1781	Heron's Bridge
8/19/1781	New Bern #2