The Anson County Regiment was authorized on September 9, 1775 by the
Third North Carolina Provincial Congress. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British and Cherokee during the
American Revolution
The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...
in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia between 1776 and 1781. It was active until the end of the war.
Known officers
The commanders/Colonels were:
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Colonel Samuel Spencer (September 9, 1775 to February 1776)
* Colonel Unknown Hicks
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Colonel Charles Medlocke (1776 to 1779, 2nd Colonel), (1775 to 1776, Lieutenant Colonel)
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Colonel Thomas Wade (March 2, 1776 to 1783)
When the British invaded North Carolina in September 1780 and February 1781, Colonel Thomas Wade went to Virginia to avoid capture. After Lord Cornwallis left North Carolina in May 1781, he returned to Anson County. There was a constant threat from Loyalist
Colonel David Fanning in the county and very active until 1782.
Known engagements
Known engagements of the Anson County Regiment include:
* February 27, 1776,
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge was a minor conflict of the American Revolutionary War fought near Wilmington, North Carolina, Wilmington (present-day Pender County, North Carolina, Pender County), North Carolina, on February 27, 1776. The v ...
* August 1 to November 1, 1776,
Cherokee Expedition 1776
* March 3, 1779,
Briar Creek, Georgia
* April 14, 1780,
Battle of Monck's Corner
The Battle of Monck's Corner was fought on April 14, 1780, outside of Charleston, South Carolina, which was under siege by British forces under the command of General Sir Henry Clinton in the American Revolutionary War. The British Legion, un ...
#1, South Carolina
* March 28 to May 12, 1780,
Siege of Charleston
The siege of Charleston was a major engagement and major British victory in the American Revolutionary War, fought in the environs of Charles Town (today Charleston), the capital of South Carolina, between March 29 and May 12, 1780. The British ...
1780. South Carolina
* July 21, 1780,
Battle of Colson's Mill
* August 16, 1780,
Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780), also known as the Battle of Camden Court House, was a major victory for the Kingdom of Great Britain, British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. On August 16, 1780, British forces ...
, South Carolina
* September 9, 1780, Anson County
* September 26, 1780,
Battle of Charlotte
The Battle of Charlotte was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 26, 1780. The battle took place at the Mecklenburg County Court House; which is now the site of the Bank of America tower at Trade ...
* March 15, 1780,
Battle of Guilford Court House
The Battle of Guilford Court House was fought on 15 March 1781 during the American Revolutionary War, near Greensboro, North Carolina. A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis defeated Major General Na ...
* March 31, 1781, Cole's Bridge #2
* August 3, 1781, Piney Bottom Creek
* August 4, 1781, Beatti's Bridge
* August 9, 1781, Richmond & Cumberland Counties
* August 28, 1781, Fanning's Mill
* September 1, 1781, Little Raft Swamp
* September 8, 1781,
Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs on September 8, 1781, was the last major engagement of the Revolutionary War to be fought in the Carolinas. Both sides claimed a victory.
Background
In early 1781, Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the ...
, South Carolina
* September 13, 1781,
Battle of Lindley's Mill
The Battle of Lindley's Mill (also known as the Battle of Cane Creek) took place in Orange County, North Carolina (now in Alamance County, North Carolina, Alamance County), on September 13, 1781, during the American Revolutionary War. The battle ...
* October 15, 1781, Raft Swamp
* November 15, 1781, Brick House
See also
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List of American Revolutionary War battles
This is a list of military actions in the American Revolutionary War. Actions marked with an asterisk involved no casualties.
Major campaigns, theaters, and expeditions of the war
* Boston campaign (1775–1776)
* Invasion of Quebec (1775� ...
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Salisbury District Brigade
The Salisbury District Brigade was an administrative division of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). This unit was established by the Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress on May 4, 1776, and disban ...
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Southern Campaigns: Pension Transactions for a description of the transcription effort by Will Graves
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Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
The southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the central theater of military operations in the second half of the American Revolutionary War, 1778–1781. It encompassed engagements primarily in Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, ...
References
Bibliography
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* 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
* 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
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