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Salisbury District Brigade

{{short description|Historical administrative division of the North Carolina, USA militia}}

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|branch=North Carolina militia

|dates=1776–1783

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|notable_commanders=Brigadier General

  1. Griffith Rutherford
  2. Matthew Locke
  3. Henry William Harrington
  4. William Lee Davidson
  5. Andrew Pickens
  6. Ambrose Ramsey

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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 disbanded at the end of the war.{{cite web | author=Lewis, J.D.| title=The American Revolution in North Carolina, Salisbury District brigade| url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_salisbury_district_brigade_of_militia.html| access-date=January 27, 2019}}

History

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In August 1775, the Third Provincial Congress of North Carolina delegates appointed Cornelius Harnett the head of the Council of Safety which oversaw resistance to British rule. They also divided the colony into six military districts for the purpose of organizing militia and arranging representation in the executive body. The Salisbury District was one of these districts, which eventually led to the creation of the Salisbury District Brigade. At the county level, there were Committees of Safety, including the Rowan, Anson, Mecklenburg, Surry, and Tryon county committees of safety. Many members of the Rowan committee of safety became the officers of the regiments of the Salisbury District Brigade.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/history/usrevolution/overview|title=NCPedia, North Carolina in the US Revolution|access-date=March 5, 2019|author=Howard, Josh}}{{cite web|title=NCPEDIA, Council of Safety|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/council-safety|author=Towles, Louis P. |year=2006|access-date=March 5, 2019}}

Griffith Rutherford was from Rowan County, North Carolina. He was commissioned as a Colonel and commandant of the Rowan County Regiment on September 9, 1775. On December 21, 1775, the North Carolina Provincial Congress split the Salisbury District into two separate regiments of minutemen—the 1st Battalion of Salisbury District Minutemen and the 2nd Battalion of Salisbury District Minutemen. Colonel Rutherford was assigned as commandant of the 1st Battalion, along with Colonel Thomas Wade. The 1st Battalion participated in one engagement, the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776. Colonel Thomas Polk was commandant of the 2nd Battalion. The 2nd Battalion participated in the Battle of Great Cane Brake on December 22, 1775, the Snow Campaign on December 23, 1775 to December 30, 1775, and the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on February 27, 1776.

The minutemen battalions were considered "state troops" vice local militia. On April 10, 1776, the two battalions of minutemen regiments were disbanded in favor of local militia brigades and subordinate regiments. There were eventually six militia brigades by the end of the war. On April 22, 1776, Rutherford was commissioned as a brigadier general and assigned as the commandant of the Salisbury District Brigade that was established officially on May 4, 1776. Colonel Matthew Locke took over as commandant of the Rowan County Regiment.

Commandants

Commandants of the Salisbury District Brigade and their dates of service were as follows:Various databases have been searched to confirm the officers, including Find a Grave, FamilySearch.com, US Federal Census Records from 1840, DAR Records, and Pension Applications

  • Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford was commandant from 1776 to 1783. At the Battle of Camden on August 16, 1780, he was taken POW and remained in British custody and imprisoned in Saint Augustine, Florida until he was released in a prisoner exchange in July 1781 and returned to service in September 1781. During his absence from duty, generals pro tempore filled in as commandants in the rank of general pro tempore.
  • Brigadier General Matthew Locke was general pro tempore for a few months in 1779 while General Rutherford was in South Carolina for the Purrysburg expedition in early 1779.
  • Brigadier General Henry William Harrington was general pro tempore from July to December 1780. The North Carolina Council of State appointed Henry William Harrington as brigadier general (pro tempore) to lead the Salisbury District Brigade while general Rutherford was sent to South Carolina to join up with components of the Southern Department. Brigadier General (pro temp) Henry William Harrington resigned his commission in November 1780.
  • Brigadier General William Lee Davidson was general pro tempore from September 1780 to February 1781. He was commissioned as brigadier general pro tempore of Militia after Griffith Rutherford was captured at the battle of Camden, South Carolina on August 16, 1780. General Davidson was killed at the Battle of Cowan's Ford in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on February 1, 1781 while opposing the re-entry of Cornwallis into North Carolina.
  • Brigadier General Andrew Pickens was general pro tempore from February to March 1781. The colonels of the Salisbury District "elected" Andrew Pickens to replace Davidson. Pickens was a newly appointed general in the South Carolina militia and did not have an active assignment. However, general Pickens returned to the South Carolina militia in March and Colonel Ambrose Ramsey replaced him for the Battle of Guilford Courthouse.see also Andrew Pickens, William Lee Davidson biographies for additional sourcing
  • Brigadier General Ambrose Ramsey was general pro tempore on March 15, 1781 for the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, after which he returned to his assignment as colonel/commandant of the Chatham County Regiment.

Regiments

The following regiments were subordinate to the Salisbury District Brigade. The date regiments were established and disbanded are shown. Those regiments marked with a "+" were transferred to the newly-created Morgan District Brigade of Militia in May 1782. The Washington County Regiment was called initially the Washington District Regiment until Washington County was created from Washington District. The 2nd Rowan County Regiment's name was changed to the "Burke County Regiment" in 1777 and then back to "2nd Rowan County Regiment" in 1782.

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The regiments were made up of male citizens over sixteen years of age. Regiments of militia were called up for service by the governor or the commanding general to serve for a campaign or for a period of time as needed. The soldiers were told what equipment they had to bring with them.{{cite web|author=Durham, J. Lloyd|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/history/usrevolution/soldiers|title=Outfitting an American Revolutionary Soldier|date=1992|access-date=March 5, 2019|publisher=NCPedia, Tar Heel Junior Historian}}

The brigade was reported to have a size of 1,400 men in 1781 but never more than 2,000 men the remainder of the war.{{Cite book |last=MacDonald |first=James M |title=Politics of the Personal in the Old North State: Griffith Rutherford in Revolutionary North Carolina |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-542-56459-8 |url=http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-03022006-111555/unrestricted/Mac_Donald_dis.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723051411/http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-03022006-111555/unrestricted/Mac_Donald_dis.pdf |archive-date=2010-07-23 }}

Engagements

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Regiments of the Salisbury District Brigade were involved in 98 known engagements (battles, sieges, and skirmishes), including six in Georgia, 32 in South Carolina, eight in Tennessee, and 52 in North Carolina. One or more companies of these regiments were involved in each engagement.

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OrderDatesEngagementState{{vert header|stp=1|Anson}}{{vert header|stp=1|Burke}}{{vert header|stp=1|Guilford}}{{vert header|stp=1|Lincoln}}{{vert header|stp=1|Mecklenburg}}{{vert header|stp=1|2nd Mecklenburg}}{{vert header|stp=1|Montgomery}}{{vert header|stp=1|Richmond}}{{vert header|stp=1|Rowan}}{{vert header|stp=1|2nd Rowan}}{{vert header|stp=1|Rutherford}}{{vert header|stp=1|Sullivan}}{{vert header|stp=1|Surry}}{{vert header|stp=1|Tryon}}{{vert header|stp=1|Washington District}}{{vert header|stp=1|Washington County}}{{vert header|stp=1|Wilkes}}
111/19/1775 to 11/21/1775Siege of Ninety-Six 1775SCx
212/22/1775Battle of Great Cane BrakeSCxxx
312/23/1775 to 12/30/1775Snow CampaignSCxxx
42/27/1776Battle of Moore's Creek BridgeNCxxxxx
53/20/1776Encounter at Cross Creek, aka Cochrane's Mill{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_cross_creek.html|title=Cross Creek|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
66/1/1776Battle of Round MountainNCx
76/28/1776Battle of Fort Moultrie #1SCxx
87//1/1776Masacere at Quaker Meadows{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_quaker_meadows.html|title=Quaker Meadows|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
97/3/1776Cherokee siege of McDowell's Station{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_mcdowells_station.html|title=McDowell's Station|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
107/20/1776Battle of Island Flats – VA Units{{cite web|url=http://discoverkingsport.com/h-Battle-Island-Flats.shtml|title=Battle of Island Flats|author=Long, Howard|year=1928|access-date=March 21, 2019}}TNxx
117/20/1776 to 8/2/1776Siege of Fort Caswell – VA UnitsTNxx
128/1/1776 to 11/1/1776Cherokee Expedition 1776NCxxxxxxx
138/1/1776 to 12/28/1776Cherokee Expedition 1776TNxxxx
1410/1/1776Defeat of the Cherokees at French Broad River{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_french_broad_river.html|title=French Broad River|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCxx
1510/1/1776Defeat of the Cherokee at French Broad River VA UnitsNCxx
166/1/1778Skirmish at Gilbert Town #1{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_gilbert_town_1.html|title=Gilbert Town|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
177/1/1778Ambush near Salisbury{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_salisbury.html|title=Salisbury|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
182/8/1779 to 2/10/1779Battle of Carr's Fort{{cite web|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-carrs-fort|title=Battle of Carr's Fort|author=history.com|access-date=March 21, 2019}}GAx
192/14/1779Battle of Kettle CreekGAx
203/1/1779Encounter at Haw Fields{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_haw_fields.html|title=Haw Fields|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
213/3/1779Battle of Briar CreekGAxxxxxxxxxxxx
224/10/1779 to 4/20/1779Battle of Chickamauga TownsTNxxxxxx
234/29/1779Skirmish near Purrysburg{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_purrysburg.html|title=Purrysburg|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCx
246/20/1779Battle of Stono FerrySCxxxxxxxx
258/14/1779Skirmish at Lockhart's Plantation{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q3CvVcvmxUQC&q=Lockhart+Plantation+Georgia&pg=PA184|title=Historical Dictionary of the American Revolution|author=Mays, Terry M.|date=18 November 2009|isbn=9780810875036|access-date=March 21, 2019}}, page 184GAx
269/16/1779 to 10/18/1779Siege of SavannahGAxxx
273/15/1780Battle of Guilford Court HouseNCxxxxxxxxxxxx
283/28/1780 to 5/12/1780Siege of Charleston 1780SCxxxxxxxxxxx
294/14/1780Battle of Moncks Corner #1SCxxxxxxxxx
306/18/1780Skirmish at Hill's Iron Works{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_hills_iron_works.html|title=Hill's Iron Works|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCx
316/20/1780Battle of Ramseur's MillNCxxxxxxxx
327/13/1780Skirmish at Gowen's Old Fort{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_gowens_old_fort.html|title=Gowen's Old Fort|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCx
337/15/1780Engagement at Earle's Ford{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_earles_ford.html|title=Earle's Ford|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCxxx
347/17/1780Skirmish at Prince's Fort{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_princes_fort.html|title=Prince's Fort|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCxxxx
357/20/1780Skirmish at Beaver Creek Ford{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_beaver_creek_ford.html|title=Beaver Creek Ford|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCx
367/21/1780Battle of Colson's MillNCxxxxxxxxx
377/26/1780Battle of Thicketty Fort{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_thicketty_fort.html|title=Thicketty Fort|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCxxxxxx
387/30/1780Battle of Rocky MountSCxx
398/6/1780Battle of Hanging RockSCxxx
408/8/1780Battle of Wofford's Iron Works{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_woffords_iron_works.html|title=Wofford's Iron Works|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCxxxxxx
418/11/1780Battle of Little Lynches Creek{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_little_lynchs_creek.html|title=Little Lynches Creek|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCxxxxxx
428/16/1780Battle of Camden, General Rutherford CapturedSCxxxxxxxxxxxx
438/16/1780Skirmish at Rugeley's Mills #1{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_rugeleys_mills_1.html|title=Rugeley's Mills|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCxx
448/18/1780Battle of Fishing CreekSCxxxxxx
458/18/1780Battle of Musgrove's MillSCxxxxxx
469/1/1780Skirmish at Graham's Fort{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_grahams_fort.html|title=Graham's Fort|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
479/1/1780Skirmish at McAlpine Creek{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_mcalpine_creek.html|title=McAlphine Creek|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
489/9/1780Skirmishes in Anson County{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_anson_county.html|title=Anson County|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
499/10/1780Skirmish at Mask's Ferry{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_masks_ferry.html|title=Mask's Ferry|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
509/12/1780Battle of Cane Creek{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_cane_creek.html|title=Cane Creek|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCxxx
519/26/1780Battle of CharlotteNCx
5210/3/1780Battle of the BeesNCx
5310/7/1780Battle of Kings MountainSCxxxxxxxxxxx
5410/8/1780Battle of Richmond Town #2{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_richmond_town_2.html|title=Richmond Town|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
5510/14/1780Battle of Shallow FordNCxxxx
5611/20/1780Battle of Blackstock's FarmSCxxxx
5712/4/1780Skirmish at Rugeley's Mills #2SCxxx
5812/16/1780Battle of Boyd's Creek{{cite web|url=http://www.tngenweb.org/revwar/boydscreek.html|title=Boyd's Creek|author=TennGenweb|access-date=March 21, 2019}}TNxxxx
591/17/1781Battle of CowpensSCxxxxxxxxxxxx
602//1/1781Skirmish at Chestnut Mountain{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_chestnut_mountain.html|title=Chestnut Mountain|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
612/1/1781Battle of Cowan's Ford, General Davidson killedNCxxxxxxxxx
622/1/1781Battle of Torrence's TavernNCxxxxxxx
632/3/1781 to 2/4/1781Skirmish at Trading Ford{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_trading_ford.html|title=Trading Ford|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCxx
642/4/1781Skirmish at Grant's Creek{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_grants_creek.html|title=Grant's Creek|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
652/7/1781Skirmish at Shallow Fords of the Yadkin{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_shallow_fords_of_the_yadkin.html|title=Shallow Fords of the Yadkin|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx?
662/17/1781Skirmish at Hart's Mill{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_harts_mill.html|title=Hart's Mill|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCxxx
672/19/1781Battle of Fort Granby #1{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_fort_granby_1.html|title=Fort Granby|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}SCx
682/25/1781Battle of Haw RiverNCxxxxxx
692/26/1781Battle of Dickey's Farm{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_dickeys_farm.html|title=Dickey's Farm|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCxx
703/1/1781Engagement at TuckasegeeNCxx
713/4/1781Battle of Clapp's Mill #1{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_clapps_mill_1.html|title=Clapp's Mill|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCxxx
723/5/1781Battle of Clapp's Mill #2NCx
733/6/1781Battle of Wetzell/Whitesell's MillNCxxxxxxxx
743/7/1781Skirmish at Reedy Fork{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_reedy_fork.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|title=Reedy Fork|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCxxx
753/15/1781Battle of New Garden Meeting House{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_new_garden_meetinghouse.html|title=New Garden Meeting House|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCxx
763/31/1781Skirmish at Cole's Bridge #2{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_coles_bridge_2.html|title=Cole's Bridge|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCx
774/2/1781 to 4/3/1781Battle of Fort NashboroughTNxx
784/15/1781Skirmish at Big Glades{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_big_glades.html|title=Big Glades|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCx
794/25/1781Battle of Hobkirk's HillSCxxxx
805/21/1781 to 6/19/1781Siege of Ninety-Six 1781SCxxxxxx
815/24/1781 to 6/1/1781Siege of AugustaGAxxxx
827/27/1781Skirmish at Hudson's Ferry{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_hudsons_ferry.html|title=Hudson's Ferry|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}SCx
838/2/1781Battle of Rockfish Creek{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_rockfish_creek.html|title=Rockfish Creek|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
848/3/1781Massacre of Piney Bottom Creek{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_piney_bottom_creek.html|title=Piney Bottom Creek|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCx
858/4/1781Battle of Beatti's Bridge{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_beattis_bridge.html|author=Lewis, J.D.|title=Beatti's Bridge|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCxxxx
868/9/1781Skirmishes in Richmond & Cumberland Counties{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_richmond_and_cumberland_counties.html|title=Richmond and Cumberland Countiees|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCxxx
878/28/1781Skirmishes at Fanning's Mill{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_fannings_mill.html|title=Fanning's Mill|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCx
889/1/1781Battle of Brown Marsh{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_brown_marsh.html|title=Brown Marsh|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 22, 2019}}NCxx
899/1/1781Battle of Little Raft Swamp{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_little_raft_swamp.html|title=Little Raft Swamp|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCxx
909/8/1781Battle of Eutaw SpringsSCxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
919/11/1781Battle of Moccasin Creek{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AiIxDwAAQBAJ&q=Moccasin+Creek+Revolutionary+War+Tennessee&pg=PT272|title=Historical Sketches of the Cherokee|author=Mooney, James|date=5 July 2017|isbn=9781351515672|access-date=March 22, 2019}}, also mentioned by J.D. LewisTNxx
929/13/1781Battle of Lindley's MillNCxxx
9310/15/1781Battle of Raft Swamp{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_raft_swamp.html|title=Raft Swamp|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCxxx
9411/15/1781Skirmish at Brick House{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_brick_house.html|title=Brick House|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCxxx
9511/17/1781Battle of Fair Lawn Plantation{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_fair_lawn_plantation.html|title=Fair Lawn Plantation|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}SCxx
9612/10/1781Battle of Cox's Mill #3{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/revolution_coxs_mill_3.html|title=Cox's Mill|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 21, 2019}}NCxxx
976/1/1782 to 10/31/1782Cherokee Expedition 1782NCxxxxxxxxx
989/20/1782Battle of Lookout Mountain{{cite web|url=https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4496|title=Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, American Revolution|access-date=March 24, 2019|author=Highway Marker}}TNxxx

Staff

The Salisbury District Brigade had several staff positions. The forage master, quarter master, and commissary were especially important in providing troops with food and supplies when they were called outside of the Salisbury District in North Carolina.{{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_patriot_military_miscellaneous.html|title=The American Revolution in North Carolina, Miscellaneous|author=Lewis, J.D.|access-date=March 7, 2019}}

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  • Forage master
  • Allin, Thomas (under general William Lee Davidson)
  • Quartermaster
  • Boyd, Benjamin (Quartermaseter General)
  • Brannon, John (Quartermaseter of Issues)
  • Carr, Robert
  • Gamble, Edmund
  • Gillespie, Thomas (Quartermaster under general Rutherford)
  • Walker, Andrew
  • Commissary
  • Graham, John
  • Ramsey, David
  • Scott, John (Issuing Commissary)
  • Wallace, James
  • Watson, John (stationed in Salisbury)
  • Chaplain
  • Hall, James (uncertain)
  • Aide-de-Camp
  • Harris, Thomas
  • Rutherford, James (son of Griffith Rutherford)
  • Paymaster
  • Locke, Matthew
  • Provisions Contractors
  • Roper, James
  • Sheppard, William

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See also

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book|author=Crow, Jeffrey J.|title=A Chronicle of North Carolina During the American Revolution, 1763–1789|publisher=Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History|year=1975}}
  • {{cite web|author=Howard, Josh|url=https://www.ncpedia.org/history/usrevolution/overview|publisher=NCPedia|title=North Carolina in the American Revolution|access-date=January 29, 2019}}
  • {{Cite thesis|type=Ph.D.|title=Politics of the Personal in the Old North State: Griffith Rutherford in Revolutionary North Carolina|url=http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-03022006-111555/unrestricted/Mac_Donald_dis.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723051411/http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-03022006-111555/unrestricted/Mac_Donald_dis.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2010|last=MacDonald|first=James M.|year=2006|publisher=Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College|access-date=June 10, 2013|oclc=75633820}}
  • North Carolina Department of Archives and History, North Carolina Revolutionary Army Accounts-Secretary of State Treasurer's and Comptroller's Papers Journal "A" (Public Accounts) 1775–1776.
  • {{cite book|author=Powell, William|title=Dictionary of North Carolina Biography|publisher=Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press}}
  • {{cite book|author=Rumple, Jethro Rev|title=A History of Rowan County|year=1881|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofrowanco00rump/page/n4}}
  • {{cite book|author=Russell, Phillips|title=North Carolina in the Revolutionary War|publisher=Charlotte: Heritage Printers|year=1965}}
  • {{cite book|editor=Saunders, William|title=The Colonial Records of North Carolina, Vol. 10|publisher=Raleigh: Josephus Daniels|year=1890}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/reference/revbib/nc.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229081420/http://www.history.army.mil/reference/revbib/nc.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 29, 2007|title=Bibliography of the Continental Army in North Carolina|author=United States Army Center of Military History}}
  • {{cite book|author=Wheeler, Earl M.|title=Development and Organization of the North Carolina Militia|publisher=North Carolina Historical Review, 41, no. 3|date=July 1964|pages=307–323}}

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