Orange County Regiment

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Orange County Regiment
Active1775-1783
Allegiance Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
Branch North Carolina militia
Typeinfantry Militia
Part ofBrigade
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col John Hogan
Col John Butler
Col Alexander Mebane
Col Hugh Tinnen
Col William O'Neil

The Orange County Regiment was authorized on September 9, 1775 by the Province of North Carolina Congress. On April 22, 1776, the unit was split into the Northern Orange County Regiment and the Southern Orange County Regiment, which retained most of the original men. Both regiments were subordinated to the Hillsborough District Brigade of militia on May 4, 1776. When the North Orange County Regiment was renamed the Caswell County Regiment on May 9, 1777, the Southern Orange County Regiment name reverted to the Orange County Regiment. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British during the American Revolution in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia between 1776 and 1782. It was active until the end of the war. [1]

Contents

Officers

Notable officers: [1]

Known engagements

See Engagements for known engagements during the American Revolution.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Lewis, J.D. "The American Revolution in North Carolina, Orange County Regiment" . Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. Butler, Lindley S. (1979). "John Butler" . Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. Baker, Thomas E. (1991). "Alexander Mebane" . Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  4. Graves, William; Revolutionary War Pension files. "Revolutionary War Pension Application S2953 for George Barker" (PDF). Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  5. O'Neal, Steve. "NC and VA O'Neal Families on Rootsweb with sources" . Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  6. Roosevelt, Theodore (1896). The Winning of the West., section referencing the unrest in North Carolina shortly before the Revolutionay War