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




The American Revolution in North Carolina

Wayne County Regiment of Militia
Date Established:	Colonels:	Original Officers:
November 2, 1779	Col. Benjamin Exum Col. John Sheppard	Col. Benjamin Exum Col. John Sheppard Lt. Col. John Lowry Lt. Col. William McKinnie Maj. Burwell Mouring Maj. Robert White
Known Lt. Colonels:	Known Majors:	Known Adjutants:
Lt. Col. John Lowry Lt. Col. William McKinnie Lt. Col. Robert White	Maj. Burwell Mouring Maj. Robert White	None Known
Miscellaneous Players:
-	Jonathan Broadstreet - QM	-
Known Captains:
Benjamin Alford	Joseph Boon	Lazarus Crawford
? Gaillard	John Grantham	Thomas Grantham
Benjamin Harrison	Frederick Herring	David Jernigan, Jr.
Jesse Jernigan	John Kennedy	Daniel Loftley
Stephen Sasser	Joseph Sessions	Thomas Shute
William Thompson	-	Willoughby Williams
Known Privates / Fifers / Drummers, etc. - Captain Unknown:
Joshua Bass	Nehemiah Bennett	John Langston
Brief History of the Regiment:
On November 2, 1779, the NC General Assembly created Wayne County and its regiment of Militia out of part of Dobbs County and its regiment of Militia. All officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor. The Wayne 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:
3/28-5/12/1780	Siege of Charleston 1780 (SC)
8/11/1780	Little Lynches Creek (SC)
8/16/1780	Camden (SC)
1/17/1781	Cowpens (SC)
3/15/1781	Guilford Court House
8/17/1781	Webber's Bridge