The Surry County Regiment was established on August 26, 1775 by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British and Cherokee during the American Revolution in North Carolina, South Carolina Tennessee, and Georgia between 1776 and 1782. It was active until the end of the war.
The Surry County Regiment was one of the 35 existing North Carolina county militias that were authorized to be organized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on September 9, 1775. The officers were appointed by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The regiment had only one commander, Colonel Martin Armstrong. The Surry County Regiment became part of the Salisbury District Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford when it was established on May 4, 1776. The regiment was active until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.[1][2]
Officers
The known officers of the Surry County Regiment included:[1]
^ abLewis, J.D. "Surry County Regiment". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
^Anderson, Jean Bradley (1979). "Martin Armstrong". NCPedia. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^Shrader, Richard A. (1996). "John Williams, son of Joseph Williams". NCPedia. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
Bibliography
Arthur, John Preston, Western North Carolina; a history (1730-1913), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution of North Carolina. Edward Buncombe Chapter, Asheville, North Carolina, Publication date 1914, Link, accessed Jan 29, 2019
Hollingsworth, J. G. (1935). History of Surry County, North Carolina.
Hunter, C.L.; Sketches of western North Carolina, historical and biographical : illustrating principally the Revolutionary period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln, and adjoining counties, accompanied with miscellaneous information, much of it never before published, Raleigh : Raleigh News Steam Job Print, 1877; pages 166-183
North Carolina in the American Revolution(PDF). An Exhibition of the Society of Cincinnati. 2006.
August 23, 2023
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