Hillsborough District Brigade | |
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Active | 1776-1783 |
Allegiance | North Carolina |
Branch | North Carolina militia |
Type | Militia |
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The Hillsborough District Brigade of militia was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia established on May 4, 1776. Brigadier General Thomas Person was the first commander. Companies from the eight regiments of the brigade were engaged in 55 known battles and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia during the American Revolutionary War. It was active until the end of the war.[1]