Mecklenburg County Regiment

Mecklenburg County Regiment
Active1775-1783
AllegianceNorth Carolina North Carolina
BranchNorth Carolina militia
TypeMilitia
RoleInfantry
Part ofBrigade
Engagementssee Salisbury District Brigade
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Col. Thomas Polk
Col. Adam Alexander
Col. George Alexander
Col. William Lee Davidson
Col. Robert Irwin
Col. Caleb Phifer

The Mecklenburg County Regiment was authorized on May 31, 1775 by the Province of North Carolina Congress. From November 7, 1779 until the 3rd Quarter of 1780, it was called the 1st Mecklenburg County Regiment when a 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment existed. The 1st Mecklenburg County regiment was engaged in 39 known battles and skirmishes against the British during the American Revolution in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia between 1776 and 1781. It was active until the end of the war.[1]

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