Sullivan County Regiment
Active1779-1783
AllegianceNorth Carolina North Carolina
BranchNorth Carolina militia
TypeMilitia
Part ofBrigade
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Col. Isaac Shelby[1]

The Sullivan County Regiment was authorized on October 30, 1779 by the Province of North Carolina Congress. It was created at the same time that Sullivan County, North Carolina was created out of Washington County. Officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British during the American Revolution in Tennessee and South Carolina between 1780 and 1781. It was active until the end of the war. Part of Sullivan County, North Carolina was ceded by North Carolina to the federal government in 1789 and this became Sullivan County, Tennessee.[1]

Known engagements

The Sullivan County regiment was involved in eleven known battles and skirmishes between June 1780 and November 1781. These engagements took place in South Carolina and Tennessee.[1]

Order Date Range Battles/Skirmishes State
1 6/18/1780 Battle of Hill's Iron Works SC
2 7/26/1780 Battle of Thicketty Fort SC
3 8/8/1780 Battle of Wofford's Iron Works SC
4 8/18/1780 Battle of Musgrove's Mill SC
5 10/7/1780 Battle of Kings Mountain SC
6 12/16/1780 Battle of Boyd's Creek TN
7 1/17/1781 Battle of Cowpens SC
8 7/27/1781 Battle of Hudson's Ferry SC
9 9/8/1781 Battle of Eutaw Springs SC
10 10/16/1781 Battle of Moncks Corner #4 SC
11 11/27/1781 Battle of Fair Lawn Plantation SC

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Lewis, J.D. "Sullivan County Regiment". Retrieved March 3, 2019.

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