| 词条 | Mecklenburg County Regiment |
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|unit_name= Mecklenburg County Regiment |image= |caption= |country= |allegiance={{flagicon|USA|1777}} North Carolina |type=Militia |branch=North Carolina militia |dates=1775-1783 |specialization=Infantry |command_structure= |size= |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |nickname= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles=see Salisbury District Brigade |notable_commanders=Col. Thomas Polk Col. Adam Alexander Col. George Alexander Col. William Lee Davidson Col. Robert Irwin Col. Caleb Phifer |anniversaries= }} 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] OfficersThe Mecklenburg County Regiments (both 1st and 2nd) were under the command of Salisbury District Brigade and General Griffith Rutherford when it was established on May 4, 1776 through the end of the war. Officers of the Mecklenburg County Regiment included:[1][2][3][4] Colonels:
Miscellaneous staff:
Other notable officers:
EngagementsThe Mecklenburg County regiment was active from its original authorization until the end of the war. It was subordinated to the Salisbury District Brigade under Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford. The Mecklenburg County regiment was involved in 39 known battles, sieges, and skirmishes in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. See Salisbury Districgt Brigade Engagements for a complete, chronological list of engagements. 2nd Mecklenburg County RegimentWhen the North Carolina General Assembly approved the creation of a 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment on November 7. 1779, the name of the original regiment became the 1st Mecklenburg County Regiment. Colonel Caleb Phifer became the commander of the 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment. The 2nd Mecklenburg County Regiment was short lived and it was disbanded in the third quarter of 1780, about the time of the Battle of Camden. Polk's regiment of light dragoonsIn September 1780, Lt. Col. William Polk of the Mecklenburg County Regiment was authorized to create a regiment of Light Dragoons, which was subordinated to the Mecklenburg County Regiment. On April 1, 1781, this regiment of light dragoons was placed under Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter's South Carolina State Troops. See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/nc_mecklenburg_county_regiment.html|title=Mecklenburg County Regiment|accessdate=March 5, 2019|author=Lewis, J.D.}} 2. ^{{cite book|author=Arthur, John Preston|title=Western North Carolina; a history (1730-1913)|publisher=National Society Daughters of the American Revolution of North Carolina. Edward Buncombe Chapter, Asheville, North Carolina|year=1914|url= https://archive.org/details/westernnorthcaro00arth/page/n8|accessdate=January 29, 2019}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=Hunter|title=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|publisher=Raleigh : Raleigh News Steam Job Print, 1877|page=166-183}} 4. ^* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JPo0AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA228&ots=y94HGtCiKY&dq=Mecklenburg%20County%20Regiment&pg=PP9#v=onepage&q=Mecklenburg%20County%20Regiment&f=false|title=The History of Mecklenburg County from 1740 to 1900|author=Alexander, J.B.|year=1902}} Bibliography
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