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Band boy's tunic button of the North Durham Militia c. 1860s from the Durham Light Infantry museum. In 1852 a new Militia Act was passed that revived the militia, and County Durham was ordered to provide 1096 men (or 2000 men including artillery [22]). However, with the ballot having been suppressed in 1830, the response was weak.
The North Carolina militia units were first established in 1775 by the Third North Carolina Provincial Congress on the eve of the American Revolution. Initially, the militia units were centered on the 35 counties that then existed in the Province of North Carolina .
Many of the states continued to maintain their militia after the American Revolution until after the U.S. Civil War. Many of the state National Guards trace their roots to the militia from the American Revolution. The lists below show the known militia units by state for the original colonies plus Vermont. [note 1]
It is not known if there was actually a regiment called the light horse regiment in either the North Carolina militia or State troops. The North Carolina General Assembly resolved on February 7, 1781 to raise a new regiment of light horse from the Halifax District. It was to be led by captain James Reid with a militia rank of major and commandant.
American Revolutionary War; Armed Forces: United States; Continental Army → Commander-in-Chief → Regional departments → Units (1775, 1776, 1777–1784) → Manual Continental Navy
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.
0–9. 1st Durham (1st Durham and North Riding of York) Rifle Volunteer Corps; 1st Durham Engineers; 1st Durham Field Company, Royal Engineers; 1st Durham Fusiliers Militia
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 ...