On 9/9/1775, Adlai Osborne was commissioned a Lt. Colonel under Col. Thomas Wade in the Salisbury District Minutemen. He lived in Rowan County at the time.

On 10/22/1775, Adlai Osborne was commissioned as Colonel/Commandant over the newly-created 2nd Rowan County Regiment of Militia. He resigned from active duty prior to April of 1776, when Christopher Beekman took over the regiment.

Click Here for some brief info on Adlai Osborne and his gravesite. Link is current as of April 1, 2013.

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