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]

OrderDate RangeBattles/SkirmishesState
16/18/1780Battle of Hill's Iron WorksSC
27/26/1780Battle of Thicketty FortSC
38/8/1780Battle of Wofford's Iron WorksSC
48/18/1780Battle of Musgrove's MillSC
510/7/1780Battle of Kings MountainSC
612/16/1780Battle of Boyd's CreekTN
71/17/1781Battle of CowpensSC
87/27/1781Battle of Hudson's FerrySC
99/8/1781Battle of Eutaw SpringsSC
1010/16/1781Battle of Moncks Corner #4SC
1111/27/1781Battle of Fair Lawn PlantationSC

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lewis, J.D. "Sullivan County Regiment". Retrieved March 3, 2019.

Bibliography

  • Arthur, John Preston, Western North Carolina; a history (1730-1913), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution of North Carolina. Edward Buncombe Chapter, Asheville, North Carolina, Publication date 1914, Link, accessed Jan 29, 2019
  • Hunter, C.L.; 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, Raleigh : Raleigh News Steam Job Print, 1877; pages 166-183
  • Mazzocchi, Jay (2006). "Richmond County".
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