Ambrose Ramsey

Ambrose Ramsey
BornUnknown
Ireland
DiedJune 29, 1805
Chatham County, North Carolina, U.S.
Place of burial
Unknown
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchNorth Carolina Militia
Years of service1775–1783, 1784-1789
RankColonel, Brigadier General (Pro Tempore)
UnitChatham County Regiment, Salisbury District Brigade, Hillsborough District Brigade
Commands1775-1783: Chatham County Regiment; March 15, 1781: Salisbury District Brigade; Hillsborough District Brigade: 1784-1789
Battles / wars

Ambrose Ramsey (died June 29, 1805) was native of Ireland, a member of the North Carolina senate eleven times, a large land holder and pioneer in Chatham County, North Carolina, Colonel and commander of the Chatham County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. He served as acting commander of the Salisbury District Brigade in 1781. He was captured by the British Loyalists at the Chatham Courthouse on July 17, 1781, and released on parole later in 1781. After the war, he was selected as brigadier general in charge of the Hillsborough District Brigade.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ Lewis, J.D. "The American Revolution in North Carolina, Colonel Ambrose Ramsey". Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. ^ The Minerva, weekly newspaper (Raleigh, North Carolina), Monday, July 22, 1805, p. 3
  3. ^ North Carolina Historical Review, Vol. 18, No. 1–4, p. 6.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chatham was invoked but never defined (see the help page).