Dobbs County Regiment

Dobbs County Regiment
Active	1775-1783
Allegiance	North Carolina
Branch	North Carolina militia
Type	Militia
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. Abraham Sheppard, Sr. Col. Benjamin Exum Col. James Glasgow Col. William Caswell Col. James Darnell Col. Richard Caswell, Jr.

The Dobbs County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution. The regiment was one of thirty-five existing county militias that were authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress to be organized on September 9, 1775. All officers were appointed with commissions from the Provincial Congress. On May 4, 1776, the regiment was placed under the command of the New Bern District Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Richard Caswell. The regiment was active until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 and was engaged in twelve known battles and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.^[1]