This category includes officers and soldiers who served as Patriots in the North Carolina Militia during the American Revolutionary War.

People from North Carolina who fought in units on the British side are categorized under Category:Loyalists in the American Revolution.

People from North Carolina (including much of present-day Northeast Tennessee) who fought in the Continental Army are listed in Category:Continental Army officers or Category:Continental Army soldiers. Some soldiers served in the Continental Army and the North Carolina militia; they should be listed in both categories.

People in this category should not also be placed in Category:People of North Carolina in the American Revolution, unless they were notable in North Carolina during the Revolution for reasons other than their service in the militia.