Surry County Regiment

Surry County Regiment
Active	1775-1783
Allegiance	North Carolina
Branch	North Carolina militia
Type	Militia
Part of	Brigade
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. Martin Armstrong Col. Joseph Williams

Not to be confused with Surrey Militia of England.

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.

History

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]

Commanders

• Colonel Martin Armstrong (commandant, 1775-1783)
• Colonel Joseph Williams (2nd colonel, 1776-1783) (Lieutenant Colonel, 1775–1776) ^[3]

Lieutenant Colonels:

• Lt. Col. Joseph Williams
• Lt. Col. Robert Lanier
• Lt. Col. David Looney
• Lt. Col. John "Jack" Martin
• Lt. Col. Joseph Phillips

Majors:

• 1st Maj. William Hall
• 2nd Maj. Joseph Winston
• Maj. Micajah Lewis
• Maj. Richardson Owens
• Maj. John Shepherd
• Maj. Henry Smith
• Maj. Joseph Vincent
• Maj. Jesse Walton
• Maj. Gibson Wooldridge

Adjutants:

• James Armstrong
• Patrick McGibboney
• William Queery

The regiment had 121 known companies headed by captains with subordinate lieutenants, ensigns, sergeants, corporals, and privates.

Known engagements

See Salisbury District Brigade engagements matrix for known battles and skirmishes involving companies of the Surry County Regiment.

See also

• List of American Revolutionary War battles
• Salisbury District Brigade
• Southern Campaigns: Pension Transactions for a description of the transcription effort by Will Graves
• Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War

References

1. Lewis, J.D. "Surry County Regiment" . Retrieved March 3, 2019.
2. Anderson, Jean Bradley (1979). "Martin Armstrong". NCPedia. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
3. 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.