MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747 1893...MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 Finding Aid by Kenrick N. Simpson, March 1980 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 Date

MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893

Finding Aid by Kenrick N. Simpson, March 1980 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 Date Folder No. Contents n.d. 1 Dobbs County "A True Copy of a Foot Company of Soldiers Commanded by Captain William Whittfield"

[penciled at upper right "Dobbs"]

2 New Bern District "A List of Alexander Blackshare Serj. Belonging

to the Company of Daniel Simmons Capt." penciled at upper right "New Bern Dist."]

3 Northampton(?]County Roster of Captain James Fason's Company

penciled at upper right "Northampton?"]

4 Rowan County List of county militia officers [penciled at

upper right "Rowan"]

5 [No county/district] Roster of Captain Moses More's Company 1747 6 Tyrrell County "A List of a Foot Company of Soldiers Commanded

by Capt. Evan Jones By Commission Bearing Date the 17th Jany. 1747 For the District Between the Bark Poplar Swamp and Welches Creek"

1748 7 Currituck County "A True List of all the Soldiers belonging to

the company under my command – William Bray." [Endorsed 1748; penciled below endorsement "Currituck Co."]


BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents

[after 8 Northampton County 1748] "A true and perfect List of the Solders

Commanded by Capt. Samuel Cotten in Northampton" [penciled at upper right "after 1748"]

[1750s] 9 Anson County Roster of Captain Samuel Coburn's Company

penciled at upper right "Anson ‐ 1750's"]

10 Anson County "A List of the Millatery Company Commanded By Captain Andrew Pickens in Anson County" [penciled at upper right "after 1750"]

11 Currituck County "A Muster Roll of the Regiment of Currituck

Under the Command of Majour William Shergold" [penciled at upper right "1750's"]

12 Edgecombe County "Militia of the County of Edgecombe" [Seven folio sheets, of which all but the first have become separated at the fold; penciled at upper right of seventh sheet "1750's"]

13 Johnston County "Commissions [of officers] for Johnston County"

[penciled at upper right "1750's"]

1751 14 Chowan County "A List of the field Officers and Captains in

the Regiment Commanded by James Craven and the Dates of their Several Commissions According to their Seniority" [Latest commissions dated August 22, 1751]



1752 15 New Hanover County "A Muster Roll of the Wilmington Company

whereof George Merrick is Captain by Commission ... bearing Date the Twenty seventh day of November 1752."

[1754] 16 State Militia Condition report of State Militia, by county

[penciled at upper right "1754"]

1754 17 Carteret County "A List of the Regiment of Soldiers of Carteret

County under the command of Coll. Thomas Lovich" [no date on document]

18 Chowan County "A List of Men Commanded By Capn. James Alston

Taken 25th Novr. 1754"

1754 19 Chowan County "A List of Men lately Command(ed] By Capt.

James Farlee Deceas'd Taken the 25th Day of Novr. 1754”

20 Chowan County "A list of Men Commanded by Capn. Miles Gale

Taken the 25th of Novr. 1754"

21 Chowan County "A List of Men Command'd By Capn. Charles King

Taken Novr. 25th 1754]

22 Chowan County "[A list of men commanded by Capt. John] Lewis

Taken the 25th of [Nov. 1754]" [Endorsed "Chowan"]

23 Chowan County "A list of Men Commanded by Capt. John Sumner

Taken the 25th of Novr. 1754"



24 Chowan County "A list of Men Command'd By Capt. Edwd. Vail

Taken Novr. 25th 1754"

25 Craven County List of Field Officers and Captains of the

Craven Regiment [no date on document]

26 Craven County "the List of the Company of Casson Brinson,"

March 8, 1754 [i.e. 1753], [ at upper right "Craven"]

27 Craven County "A Trew List of the Militia of Capt. Jos.

Bryan's command, October 1754"

28 Craven County "A List of the Company of foot [commanded by]

Capt. Lewis Bryan, October 25, 1754"

29 Craven County "A List of a Foot Company of S[oldi]ers

Commanded By Capt. Thomas Graves ... Taken the 15th of October 1754" [Endorsed "Militia List of Craven county"]

30 Craven County "The List of the Gentelmen Solgers of Capt.

John Julen's Command, Dec. 10, 1754"

31 Craven County "A List of a Foot Company of Soldiers Commanded

by Capt. Abner Neale ... Taken the 4th Day of October 1754"



32 Craven County

"A List of the Gentleman Soldiers Comanded by Capt. Solomon Rew Taken October 10th 1754 in New Bern Town Craven County"

33 Craven County "A List of the Company of the North Shore

Belong[ing] to Captn. John Shine, Dec. 5, 1754"

34 Currituck County "A List of the Officers of the Regiment of

Curratuck" [penciled at upper right "1754"]

35 Currituck County "A List of Men Belonging to Capt. Jacob

Farrow's Company" [penciled at upper right "Currituck ‐ 1754?"]

36 Duplin County "A List of the Duplin Troops" commanded by

Capt. Frederick Gregg [penciled at upper right "1754"]

37 Granville County "Muster Roll of the Regiment in Granville

County under the Comand of Colo William Eaton as taken at a General Muster of the said Regiment 8th October 1754"

38 Granville County "A Just Roll of all the troopers names

Belonging to Granville County under the Command of Capt. William Hurst Nov. 28th 1754"

39 Johnston County List of the officers of the Johnston Regiment,

1754



40 Johnston County "A True List of Capt Frans. Mackelwain's

Company" [penciled at upper right "Johnston Co., 1754"]

41 Johnston County "A List of Soldiars Belonging to Capt. Edward

Powers" [penciled at upper right "Johnston ‐ 1754 or before"]

42 New Hanover County A "Calculation" of the strength of Capt.

Schenking Moore's Company [penciled at top "1754 ‐ New Hanover"]

43 Northampton County "A List of [the field officers and captains of

the] Northamton Ridgment" [penciled at upper right "1754"]

44 Onslow County Strength reports of the companies of the

"Onslow County Regiment of Militia" [penciled at upper right "1754"]

45 Onslow County "A Muster Roll of Forces retaken at Henry

Rhodes on Friday the 25th of October 1754. To Serve as Militia in A Regiment of Foot

Commanded by the Honorable Colonel John Starkey Esq. in Captain Tho. Hicks own Company"

46 Onslow County "List of Capt. Stephen Lee's Company on

Whiteoak River belonging to Coll. John Starkey's Regiment in Onslow County" [endorsed "1754"]



47 Onslow County Roster of Capt. John Shackelford's Company,

Oct. 5, 1754 [county identified by document in Box 1, f. 44, and in The Colonial Records, XXII, 342]

48 Onslow County "A List of a Compiny of Foot Under Command of

Capt. Richard Ward in the Ridgment Commanded by Cornl. John Starkey, 1754 th26 Novembr"

49 Perquimans County "An Exact Muster Roll of the Regiment of sd.

County Commanded by Lieutnt Col@ John Harvey" [endorsed "Perquimans"; penciled at

upper right "1754"]

50 Tyrrell County "A List of Part of the Redgment in Tyrrel

County under Colonel James Blount and Commanded by [Capt.] John Hardison" [penciled

at upper right "1754"]

51 Tyrrell County "A New List of the Solders and Likewise the

officers That belongs To our District of Allygater Taken this 24 Day of October

...1754," commanded by Capt. Thomas Ludford

52 Tyrrell County "A True and Just List of freemen or melisha of

the Company Belonging to Capt. Samll. Spruill Junr." [penciled at upper right

"Tyrrell ‐ 1754"]


BOX 2: MILITIA, 1755‐1773 Date Folder No. Contents 1755 1 Craven County "A List of the Field‐Officers, Captains, and

Subal[terns, in the Re]giment of Craven [with the] Date of their Commissions, and the Number of Men in [each Com]pany, including Officers; ... January, 1755."

2 Craven County "A list of the Melitia Commanded by [Capt.]

Joseph Bryan in Craven County Belonging to Coln. Edwd. Griffith's Ridgement," Oct. 9, 1755

3 Craven County "A List of a Company of Soldiers Commanded by

[Capt.] Abner Neale for the District from Slocombs Creek to the mouth of Neuce ...

Taken October ye 4th 1755."

4 Currituck County "A List of the Field‐Officers, Captains, and

Subalterns, in the Regiment of Currituck with the Date of their Commissions, and the

Number of Men in each Company, including Officers ... January 1755."

5 Granville County "The Muster Roll of a Company of Foot (in the

Regiment of Granville) Comand. by the Subscriber (Capt. John Sallis] taken Sept. 6th,

1755."

6 Johnston County "A List of the Company of Foot Soldiers

Commanded by Captain Simon Herring and his Inferrer officers" Oct. 7, 1755 [Endorsed

"Johnston"]



7 New Hanover County "A List of the Officers & Troopers in the New

Hanover Troop Commanded by Capt. William Mackenzie" [penciled at upper right "1755"I

8 Orange County "A List of the Field‐Officers, Captains, and

Subalterns, in the Regiment of Orange with the Date of their Commissions, and the

Number of Men in each Company, including Officers ... January 1755."

9 Pasquotank County "An Exact Mus[ter] Roll of the Regiment of Sd.

County Commanded by Colo. Robert Murden" [Endorsed "Returns from Pasquotank County

1755"]

1756 10 Anson County "A List of the men that formerly were in Capt.

Adam Alexander's Company" [Endorsed "February 24th 1756" with penciled notation

"Anson"]

11 Granville County Warrant against Sgt. William Hicks of Capt.

John Sallis' company for neglect of duty, Jan. 22, 1756

1757 12 Craven County "A List of the Company warn'd to the private

Muster under Capt. Arthur Johnston the 5th Day of March 1757 and warn'd to the General

Muster April the 19th 1757" [county identified in The Colonial Records, XXII, 316]

13 Granville County

"Muster Roll of the Regement of Granville County, 1757" [Company strength reports only]



[c.1758] 14 Currituck County "A list of the Company und[er] the Command of

Capn. John Woodhouse" [penciled at upper right "Currituck ca. 1758"]

1758 15 Craven County "List of the Craven County Troop of Horse

Commanded by Captain Peter Rutgers," April 15, 1758

16 Currituck County "A List of The Company Under The Command of

Capt. John Woodhouse 1758" [Endorsed "Currituck"]

17 Tyrrell County "The Number of ye Millitia in Tyrr[ell] County"

[Endorsed "1758"]

1763 18 Currituck County List of militia captains and reports of company

strength [Endorsed "Return of the Militia in Currituck County 1763"]

19 Granville County Company strength reports (Endorsed "a List of

the Capts & private men in Granville County 1763"]

20 Granville County "A List of the Subaltern Officers for the

Regiment of Granville" [penciled at bottom "This appears to be 1763 ‐ but later than Novr.

8, 1763 ‐ See Colonial Records"]

21 Johnston County "A True List of the Soulders Commanded by Capt.

John McCullers of the Redgment of Johnston County" [Endorsed "1763"]



22 Rowan County Ensign James Smith's list of "Persons [who]

Served under him Six Days Duly in Defense of the frontiers of this province ... 1763"

[Endorsed "Roan County"] No Date 23 Beaufort County [ca. 1781] "A List of the Superanuated & Invalids of the

Regimt belonging to Beaufort Count [erroneously dated on folder in pencil, "prior

to 1765?"] 1766 24 Cumberland County "A List of the Officers Names in Cumberland

County Militia" and "Promotions to be Made in Cumberland County Militia," February 1766

25 Mecklenburg County "a Company of Molita Command. By Capt Adam

Alexander," June 1766 [Endorsed "Mecklenburgh County"]

26 Pasquotank County "A List of Soldiers Comanded by Jarvis Jones of

ye Regment of Cornl. Thomas Taylor of pasquotanct County" [Endorsed "1766"]

27 Rowan County "An Account of the Militia in Rowan Rigemint"

[Endorsed "Novr 21, 1766"]

1767 28 State Militia Return of officers from Beaufort, Bertie,

Bladen, Bute, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dobbs, Duplin,

Granville, [Halifax?], Hertford, Johnston, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange,

Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Capt. Moseley's District



29 [Dobbs?] County "A List of Capt. John Shearrard Company"

[Endorsed "1767"; folder indicates Dobbs, but county questionable]

1769 30 Hertford County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Hertford County, at a General Muster, the 12th Day of October 1769. "

[1760s] 31 Bladen‐Rowan County "Commissions to be Made out for the Bladen

Rejimt." on back "Rowan ... recommendat. of officers" [penciled at top "ca. 1760's"]

32 Chowan County "A Muster Roll of the Chowan Regiment of

Militia under the command of The Honble: Colo. Francis Corbin" [penciled at upper right

"1760's]

33 Craven County "List of a Company of Foot upon the North Shore

Commanded by Capt. James Shore" [penciled at upper right "Craven before Rev."]

34 Johnston County "A True List of Soldiers Commanded by Capt.

Simon Turner of Ridgement of Johnston" [penciled at upper right "Prior to 1770"]

35 Johnston County "A Trew Copey of Capt James Wootens Muster

List" [Endorsed "All belonging to Johnston"; penciled at upper right "ca. 1770"]



36 Northampton County "A List of a Trooper of horse Commanded by

Henry Dawson of Nothapton County" [penciled at upper right "ca. 1760"]

1770 37 Anson County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Anson County at a General Muster the Nineteenth Day of November 1770."

38 Anson County "A List of Military Officers recommended for

Commissions, Decemr. 1770" [Endorsed "List ... for Anson"]

39 Cumberland County "List of Officers of the Cumberland Regiment of

Militia Novr. 1770"

1771 40 Carteret County "Field Return of Captain Wicker Davis's Company

of the Carteret County Regiment of Militia Commanded by Col. William Thomson at a General Muster held the februwary the 20 1771."

41 Currituck County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Currituck County, at a General Muster, the 20 Day of October 1771"

1772 42 Chatham County "Chatham Regim. Return made 23. Sepr 1772"

(Eight sheets]

43 Hertford County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Hertford County at a General Muster the 28th Day of May 1772"



44 Wake County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Wake County, at a General Muster, the Sixth Day of October 1772."

1773 45 Bute County "A Regimental return of the Regiment of Militia

in the County of Bute taken at a General Muster ... the 24th Day of October 1773"

46 Pitt County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Pitt County at a General Muster the 18th Day of November 1773"

47 Wake County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Wake County at a General Muster the 6th Day of October 1773"

48 [Chatham County]

“A List [of] Capt. John Riddle’s Compy. from 18 years old to 50,” n.d. [probably prior to 1774, when Sgt. Richard Holding died]

BOX 3: MILITIA, 1774‐1779 1774 1 Dobbs County "Return of the Officers of the Regiment of

Militia in Dobbs County" [Endorsed "1774"]

2 Hyde County "A Field Return August 23. 1774" [Endorsed

"Hyde Return"]

3 Johnston County "Field Return of the Johnston County Ridgmint

of Militia Commanded by Colo. Needham Bryan at


a General Muster held the 4th Day of October 1774"


4 Surry County "A Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Surry County at a General Muster the 20th Day ... of June 1774"

[1771‐ 5 Cumberland County 1775] "Cumberland List of Officers" [penciled at

upper right "17 ‐ probably"]

6 Edgecombe County "Edgecomb Regiment" [Endorsed "List of Officers

in Edgecomb County"; penciled at upper right "1771"]

7 Mecklenburg County "A List of men under Capt. Alexander"

[penciled at upper right "Mecklenburg ca. Rev."]

8 Mecklenburg County "A List of Capt. Thomas Polk's company"

[penciled at upper right "Mecklenburg ‐ W. of Reg."]

9 Mecklenburg County "A List of Capt. Neel's C[ompanyl ...

Mecklinburg County"

10 Wake County "Mellitia Officers for Wake County" [penciled

at upper right "1773"I

[after 11 Martin County 1774] "A List of men of the Martain County"

[penciled at upper right "after 1774"]

1775 12 Craven County ‐ Minute Men


"Field return of the New Bern Battalion of Minute Men 14th. December 1775" BOX 3: MILITIA, 1774‐1779 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 13 Dobbs County ‐ Minute Men [Endorsed "Certificate of a Minute Company

raised Dobbs"; 3 sheets] Sept. ‐ Oct. 1775

14 Pitt County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for

Pitt County at A General Muster the 12th day of October 1775"

1776 15 Ashe's Brigade General returns of the regiments of Col. Dauge

and Col. Thomas Brown of Gen. Ashe's brigade in camp at Wilmington, July 31, 1776 [2 sheets]

16 Troops near Wilmington "A General return of the Regular Troops, Minute

Men, Militia Volunteers & Independents at Wilmington and on Command," March 29, 1776

17 Tory Prisoners at Halifax "A General Return of Prisoners in Hallifax Goal

for Carrying Arms in suport of the Regall Authority in this Province under the Command of General Donald MackDonald," April 5, 1776 [2 photostatic copies]

[1776] 18 Halifax District "Captains & other Inferior Officers for Halifax

District" [penciled at upper right "Nov. 1776"]

19 Salisbury District List of officers of Salisbury District

[penciled at upper right "Nov. 1776"]

20 Surry County "New Commissions of the Militia Wanting in

Surry" [penciled at upper right "1776‐‐‐‐“



1777 21 Bertie County "A List of Officers Appointed to Command the

Bertie Regiments of Militia" (endorsed "22 Nov 1777"]

22 Carteret County "A Return of the Commissioned officers of

Carteret Ridgment of Militia," 1777

23 Onslow County "A General Field Return of the Onslow Regment

of Militia in this State Commanded by Colo. William Gray the 7th of August 1777."

24 Onslow County "1777 Onslow Field Return" [1777] 25 Wake County "Field Officers for the County of Wake"

[penciled at upper right "1777"]

1778 26 Craven County "A List of Capt. John Bryan's Company"

[endorsed "Craven June 1778")

27 New Bern District "A Return of the Regiment of Militia from the

New Bern District Commanded by Colonel William Caswell now in Camp at Kingston 29th Novr 1778"

28 New Bern District "A General Return of the Field & Staff Officers

of the New Bern District Regiment of Militia Commanded by Colonel William Caswell in Camp at Kingston 30th Novr. 1778"



1779 29 Rowan County [Document missing] 30 Camden County "A Return of Camden Regement of Militia in

Divisions ... made 12th March 1779 by order of Col Isaac Gregory Commanding officer

thereof"

31 Carteret County "A Field return of the Carteret Regt. of

Militia Command'd by Lieut. Coll. Malhi. Bell at a General Muster held the llth day June

1779"

32 Caswell ‐ Chatham County "Pay Role of Capt [T]urner's Company from

Caswell County and Chatham County North Carolina under the Command of Coll McDowell

From 15 of March [to] the 30 Day of July 1779" [original and photostatic copies]

33 Chowan County "A General Return of the Chowan Regiment of

Militia, made at a General Muster held at Edenton on the 21st Day of June 1779"

34 Dobbs County "State of the Dobbs Regiment of Militia as pr.

Return consisting of 1274 privates" [endorsed "July 1779"]

35 Dobbs County "A Return of the Dobbs Regiment of Militia July

5th 1779"



1779 36 Duplin County "A Return of all the Effective men in the

Duplin Regiment of Militia Commanded by James Kenan Colo. ... June 8th 1779"

37 Edenton District "Return of the Brigade belong'g to the District

of Edenton Militia agreable to the Several Colors[colonels?] Returns July 7th 1779"

38 Edgecombe County "A List of the Edgecomb Trops," Dec. 22, 1779 39 Guilford County "A Muster Roll of the Guilford Militia Officers

& Subalterns, Rank & File ‐ March 26th 1779"

40 Halifax County "A Return of the Number of Men in the Several

Captains Companies," Halifax, Mar. 13, 1779

41 Halifax County "A Return of the Halifax Regiment of Light

Horse," March 31, 1779

42 Hillsborough District "General return of the Hilsborough Brigade of

Militia," June 30, 1779

43 Hillsborough District "A General Return of the Militia in the

District of Hillsborough for the year 1779"



44 Johnston County "A General Return of the Officers and Men

belonging to the Regiment of Militia in Johnston County commanded by Colo. John Smith at a Genl Muster at Smithfield on the 24th May 1779"

45 Jones County "A General Return of the Jones Regiment of

Melitia under the Command of Colo. Nathan Bryan at a General Muster the 9th of March 1779"

46 Jones County "A Return of Jones Regiment of Militia

commanded by Colonel Waightstill Avery, this 16th Day of July 1779"

47 Onslow County "A General return of the Onslow Militia," Mar.

20, 1779

48 Pitt County "Field Return [of] The Pitt Regiment [of]

Militia Commanded by John Simpson," July 1, 1779

49 Tyrrell County "Tyrel County ye Returns of the Regiment under

the Command of Colo. James Long" [ at upper right "Rev."]

50 Light Horse "A General Return of the Brigade of Militia

Light Horse commanded by Col. LeRoy Hammond," June 19, 1779



51 Brigade at Bryar Creek "A General Return of a Brigade of Militia

commanded by Brigr. General Bryan, after the Action at Bryar Creek March 3. 1779"

BOX 4: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1775‐1778 (includes drafts and enlistments from militia) 1775 1 First Regiment (Foot) "A General Return of the first Regular Regiment

of Foot established in the District of Wilmington," October 12, 1775

2 First Regiment (Foot) "A General Return of the first Regular Regiment

of foot commanded by Colonel James Moore," Dec. 13, 1775

3 Second Regiment (Foot) "A Morning return of the Forces now under the

Command of Colo. Robt. Howe at Norfolk," Dec. 29, 1775

1776 4 Field Officers "Names of the Field Officers of N. Carolina

Line and of the time of their appointments," Mar. 3, 1776

5 Third Regiment "Names Rank & Dates of Coms of ye 3d Reg of N

Carolina Con Troops" [commissions dated 1776]

6 Artillery Company "Return of the Artillery Compy commanded by

Capt. John Vance at Wilmington, November 22nd 1776"


BOX 4: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1775‐1778 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents

[1776] 7 Regimental Officers Roster of Officers of the First, Second, Third,

Fourth, Fifth and Sixth North Carolina Regiments of the Continental Line [penciled at

upper right "1776"]

8 Thompson's Dragoons "A List of the Troop of Dragoons Commanded by

Captain Lawrence Thomp(son]" [ at upper right "1776‐Cont."]

1777 9 Officers "A List of Officers in the line of No. Carolina

in the year 1777"

10 Third Battalion [Endorsed "Return of the 3d Battalion ... 11

May 1777"]

11 Fourth Battalion [Endorsed "Ensign Hays return of Recruits 4

Batn. 1777"]

12 Fifth Battalion "A Retourn of the 5th North Carolina Battalion"

[endorsed "1777"]

13 Sixth Battalion "A Just and true Return of Soldgers [in the]

Continantal Servis ... in the Sixth North Carolina Betaln.," 1777

14 Ninth Battalion "A List of Officers belonging to the 9th

Battalion Ordered on the Recruiting Service Apl. 27 ‐ 1777"



15 Ninth Battalion "A Return of the 9th Battalion No. Continental

Troops Command[ed] by Colo. John Williams," in camp at Halifax, July 18, 1777

16 Tenth Battalion "A Roster of the Officers and Privates in

Colonel Sheppard's Battalion from the 19th. April 1777 until the 1st. July 1777"

17 Tenth Battalion "A List of Men Left Behind belonging to the

10th.Regt Commanded by Col. Abraham Sheppard [endorsed "12th October 1777"]

18 Tenth Battalion "A List of Capt Shepperds Company," May 18,

1777

19 Tenth Battalion "Roster of Captain Abraham Sheppards Company in

Col. Abraham Sheppards Battalion," July 1, 1777

20 Borman's Company "A List of Captain Joshua Borman's Compn. wth.

the time Inlistd. and term Inlistd. for Febry. 19th. 1777"

1777 Drafts and Enlistments 21 Bertie County "A Return of Captn. Charles Rhodes's Company

Specifying who has Recd their Bounty & Who has not" [penciled at upper right "Bertie – Rev."]



22 Dobbs County [Endorsed "a List of the Drafts in Capt.

Kennedy's Compy"], July 26, 1777 [original and xerox copy]

23 Onslow County "Onslow County. Return of Wm. Gray jun

Recruiting Officer," October 30, 1777

1778 24 First Battalion "A Return of the 1st No. Carolina Battalion

left in this State under the Command of Capt. Tilman Dixon," January 14, 1778

25 First Battalion "A Copy of the Inlistment of Captn. Howell

Tatums compy. 1st No. C Battn. commanded by Colol. Thos. Clark," February 26, 1778

26 First Battalion "Roll of Captain Joshua Bowmans Light Infantry

Company of the 1st. No. Carolina Battalion Commanded by Coll Thomas Clark," September 8, 1778

27 Second Battalion "A Return of the Second Battalion of No.

Carolina Continental Troops now in this State under the Command of Capt. Manlove Tarrant," January 1, 1778

28 Sixth Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Role of Part of the Sixth North

Carolina Continental Regiment Now In the Service of the United States And Comanded By

Colo. Gideon Lamb Taken to the First Day Decr. 1778"



29 Eighth Battalion "Muster Roll of the field & Staff Officers of

the Continental Troops at Kingston under the Command of Colo. James Armstrong," November 13, 1778

30 Eighth Battalion "A Return of the 8th Battalion of Continental

Troops Now in this State under the Comand of Capt. Frederick Harget," January 7, 1778

31 Ninth Battalion "A Return of Captain Hezekiah Rice's Company of

the 9th No. Carolina Battalion this 14th Janry 1778 in this State"

32 Tenth Battalion "Return of the Men Absent from the Tenth North

Carolina Battalion Commanded by Colonel Abraham Sheppard in Camp in Hanover County, Virginia," February 16, 1778

33 Artillery "Roll of Captain John Kingbury's Company of No.

Carolina Artillery in the Service of the United States," September 8, 1778

[ca. 1778]34 Troops marched from Halifax [Endorsed "A list of Officers & Soldier Marcht

from Halifax"; penciled at upper right "Halifax ca. 1778"]

1778 Drafts and Enlistments 1779

35 Bute County Descriptive list, September 3, 1778 36 Carteret County [Endorsed "Enlistments"], September 2, 1778


BOX 4: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1775‐1778 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 37 Carteret County [Endorsed "Inlistment of the New Levees from

Cartrit County"], September 3, 1778

38 Dobbs County "Accot. of Sundry persons Voluntiers & Draughts

from the Dobbs Regiment who have received their Bounty from Richd. Caswell," May 19, 1778

39 Dobbs County "A Distinct List of the men Drafted in Capt.

Thomas Williams Company," October 30, 1778 [penciled at bottom right "Dobbs"]

40 Granville County "A Descriptive list of the ... men raised under

the Present Act of Assembly in ... Company," May 25, 1778 [fifteen sheets]

41 Hertford County "A true List of the Draft made out of the

Regiment of Hertford County," November 5, 1778

42 Hyde County [Endorsed "Inlistment of the New Levees from

the County of Hyde"], September 3, 1778

43 [Johnston?] County "A list of men Raised for the Continental Line"

[penciled at bottom right "Arthur Bailey Johnson lived in Johnston County"]

44 Onslow County Descriptive list, September 3, 1778


BOX 5: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1779‐1780 Date Folder No. Contents 1779 1 Third Regiment "Return of the Third N. Carola. Regiment of

Foot, commanded by Lt. Colo. Davidson," March 18, 1779

2 Third Regiment "A Genl. Return of the Third North Carolina

Regiment ... [commanded by] Lt. Colo. Robert Mebane," August 16, 1779

3 Fifth Regiment "Muster Roll of Captn. Antony Sharps Company of

5th Regiment North Carolina Continental Troops Commanded by Colo. James Armstrong for the Month of January 1779"

1779 Drafts and Enlistments

4 Third Regiment "A Report of the New Recrutes Received from the

Counties of Dobbs, Craven, Jones and other counties ... in 3d N.C. Regt.," July 3, 1779

5 Beaufort County "A Return of the Drafted Men in the State

Service in Beaufort County," March 9, 1779

6 Beaufort County "A Return of men raised in Beaufort County,"

July 1, 1779

7 Chowan County "A Return of the Militia Ordered ... to be

Draughted for Chowan County," March 12, 1779



1779 8 Craven County (cont.) (Endorsed "Return of the Craven Volunt. 1 July

1779"]

9 Dobbs County "A Return of the Substitutes enlisted into the

Continental Service by the Militia" (Endorsed "Dobbs Return of Substitutes July 8th 1779"]

10 Guilford County "A Return of the nine months Leavys from

Gilford County Comanded by Lieut Thos. Cook." February 22, 1779

11 Guilford County [Endorsed "Guilford Quota of Volunteers"],

April 1, 1779

12 Johnston County "List of Drafted Men Out of the Johnston

Regiment of Militia to Serve for 3 months," March 12, 1779 [Two sheets]

13 Jones County "A List of Soldiers Inlisted Du[ring] the

preasant war being part of the Quota [from] Jones County," June 30, 1779

14 Jones County Receipts of Col. Nathan Bryan of Jones County

for soldiers enlisted in the Continental service, 1779 [four sheets]

15 Martin County "A Role of the Drafts & Volunteers from Martin

Co. Now On their March to the So.ward‐‐Raised the first day of December 1779"



16 Northampton County "The names [of] Continial draughts in Noampton

Ct." (penciled at upper right "Rev."]

17 Onslow County "A Return of Vollentears & Draffted men," March

10,1779

18 Orange County Return certifying that William Walker of Orange

County volunteered for Continental service, March 28, 1779

19 (Rowan] County [Endorsed "A List of Bounty Money paid to

Soldiers by Mr. Roundsaval Shriff at the Regt. of Genl Rutherford," December 25, 1779;

Rounsavall was sheriff of Rowan County in 1779 ‐ See State Records, XVIII, 97]

[1778‐1780] Drafts and Enlistments 20 Hertford County "The Third Division of the Militia Draughted in

the Regiment of Hertford County" [penciled at upper right "1778‐1780"; original and photostatic copies]

1778‐1779 Guards of Salisbury Gaol 21 "a particular list and Account of the persons

Names who kept Guard at the Gaol of Salisbury, for the District of Salisbury in the

Months of August, September and October 1778 ... And also an Account of the persons names who kept Guard at the same Gaol in July 1779"



22 "A Pay Roll for the Men who have been on Duty

to Guard the Gaol for the District of Salisbury under Capt. George Laumann," November 1779

1779 Prisoners of War 23 British "A Return of Prisoners of War, under the care &

in Custody of Ensign Grant of the State Regiment," June 29, 1779

1779 Casualty Returns

24 Stono Ferry "A Return of the Kill'd Wounded and Missing in

the Division of North Carolina Troops, Commd. by Brigadr. Genl. Sumner in the Action at Stono Ferry," June 20, 1779

1779‐1780 Scheme of Militia Draft

25 “Scheme of a draft from the Militia in Virtue of an Act of Assembly passed at Smithfield 1779 entitled an Act for emiting Money to defray the Expense of the War & other purposes," February 16, 1780 [seven sheets by district]

1780 26 First Regiment "Muster Roll of Capt. Joshua Bowman's Compy. of

Lt. Infantry of the lst N Carolina Regt. in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colo. Thos. Clark Taken for the months of Octr. Novr. Decr. 79 Jany. Feby. for 1780"


BOX 5: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1779‐1780 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1779‐1780 (cont.) 27 First Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Colo. Thomas Clark's Compy. of

the 1st N. Carolina Battn. for the Months of November December 1779 and for the Months of January February 1780"

28 First Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Lieut. Coll. William Lee

Davidson's Compy. 1st Battalion North Carolina Forces in the Service of the United States, Commanded by Coll. Thomas Clark Taken for the Months of Novr. & Decr. 1779. Jany. & Feby. 1780"

29 First Regiment "Muster Roll of Capt. Tilman Dixon's Company

lst Regt. N.C. Forces Now in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colo. Thos. Clark for Novr. Decr. 79 Jany. and Feby. 80"

30 First Regiment "Muster Roll of Captain Griffith John McRee's

Company of the first Regiment of North Carolina Contl. troops now in Service of the United States of Americaie, Commanded by Coll. Thos. Clark for the Month of Feby. 1780"

31 First Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Major John Nelson's Company lst. Battalion of North Carolina forces in the service of the United States, Commanded by Col. Thomas Clark for the Month of February 1780"


BOX 5: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1779‐1780 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1779‐1780 (cont.) 32 First Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Captain James Read's Company

1st. Battalion of No. Carolina Forces in the [Service] of the United States, Commanded by Col. Thomas Clark for the months of Novr. & Decr. 79 & Jany. & Feby. 1780"

33 First Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Capt. John Summer's Compy. 1st.

Battalion North Carolina Forces in the service of the United States Commanded by Colonel Thomas Clark taken for the months of November & December 1779 Jany. & Feby. 1780"

34 First Regiment ( Battalion) "Muster Roll of Captain Howel Tatums Company of the first Batalion of North Carolina Forces in the service of the United States commanded by Colonel Thomas Clark taken for the month of November & December 1779 & January February 1780"

35 Second Regiment "Muster Roll of Captn. Thomas Armstrong's Compy. in 2nd Regiment of N. Carolina Forces in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colo. John Patten for the months of Novr. Decr. [1779] Jany. and Febry. 1780"

36 Second Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Capt. Ben Coleman's company 2d. Battn. N. Carolina Forces commanded By Colo. John Patten for the months of Novr. & Decr. 79 Jany. & February 1780"


BOX 5: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1779‐1780 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1779‐1780 (cont.) 37 Second Regiment (Battalion)

"Muster Roll of Captain Robert Fenner's Company in 2d. Battalion of North Carolina Forces in the Service of the United States Commd. by John Patten Esqr. Col. for Novr. & Decr. 1779. Jany. & Feby. 1780"

38 Second Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Capt. Clement Hall's Comp. 2d. Battalion of No. Carolina Forces in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colo. John Patten for Novr. & Decr. 1779. Jany. & Febr. 1780"

39 Second Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Lt. Colo. Harney's Company 2d. Battalion No. Carolina Forces now in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colonel John Patten, for the Months of November & December 1779, January & February 1780"

40 Second Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Capt John Ingle's Company in the 2d Battalion of North Carolina Forces in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colo. John Patten, for the Months of Novr. & Decemr. 79 January & Febry 1780"

41 Second Regiment (Battalion) "Muster Roll of Majr. Hardy Murfrees Company in 2d. Battalion of No. Carolina forces in Service of the United States Comnd. by John Patten Esqr. Col. for Novr. & Decr. 1779 Jany & February 1780"


BOX 5: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1779‐1780 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1779‐1780 (cont.) 42 Second Regiment

"Muster Roll of the Colonel's Company in the 2d. Regt. of North Carolina forces in the Service of the United States Commanded by Colo. Patten for Nov. & Decemr. 79 & Jany. & Feby. 1780"

43 Third Regiment Officers "Muster Roll of the Field & Staff Officers of the 3rd. No. Carolina Battn. of forces Comd. by Colo. Mebane taken from lst. Jany. 1780 to the 1st. March 1780"

44 Third Regiment "Muster Roll of Captn. Kedar Ballards Company in the 3rd. No. Carolina Regt. in the Service of the United States ... Commanded by Col. Robert Mebane" [endorsed "Muster Roll ... for Feby. 1780"]

45 Third Regiment "Muster Roll of Captain Gee Bradley's Compy. in the 3d Regimt of Foot North Carolina Continl. Forces in the Service of the United States ... Comd. by Colo. Robert Mebane taken to the first of March 1780"

46 Third Regiment "Muster Roll of Cap. Campbell's Company of Foot in the 3d. No. Carolina Regiment now in the service of the United States ... Commanded by Colo. Robert Mebane taken to the lst. March 1780"


BOX 6: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1780‐1783 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1780 Drafts and Enlistments

1 Chatham County Descriptive enlistment oaths of Bollin Honnycutt, William Curbey, Daniel Stephens, and John Stephens, November 3‐4, 1780 [four sheets]

2 Dobbs County Enlistment oaths, May 26, 1780 3 Dobbs County Enlistment oaths, July 14, 1780 4 Dobbs County

"List of the Drafts from the Dobbs Regiment," November 4, 1780

5 Edgecombe County "Return of the Edgecomb company of Melitia," March 26, 1780

6 Franklin County "A List of Captn. William Brickell's Compy. from Franklin County," March 26, 1780

7 Halifax County "A List of Men Drafted from the Halifax Regiment of Militia," March 10, 1780

8 Halifax County "Capt. Levy Lane's Compy. from Halifax Coty," March 26, 1780

9 Hyde County "A list of the Volentrs & Drafts," with cover letter from W. Russell to Gov. Abner Nash, May 29, 1780 [two sheets]


BOX 6: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1780‐1783 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1780(cont.)

10 Nash County

"a list of men from Gnash County Now Present at Kingstown," March 26, 1780

11 Northampton County "A List of the Men from Norhampton County,"

March 15, 1780

12 Northampton County "A List of The men of No.ampton County" [endorsed "March ye 26 1780"]

13 Orange County Descriptive enlistment oath of Daniel McFerson, July 12, 1780

14 Randolph County Descriptive enlistment oath of David Logue, May 8, 1780

15 Salisbury District "A Return of the first and second Draughts from Salisbury District that have joined Genl Rutherford's Brigade," July 13, 1780

16 Surry County Descriptive enlistment oaths of James Bladwell, John Carrell, and John Owens, June 22, 1780 [three sheets]

17 Draftees who failed to march "A list of such Militia Soldiers as have fail'd to March agreable to orders," February 18, 1780

18 Unidentified enlistment oaths Enlistment oaths of George McCluskey and Frederick Santor, January 1, 1780 [two sheets]


BOX 6: CONTINENTAL LINE, 1780‐1783 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1781 Continental and Militia 1782 19 Maj. Hogg's Command

"Return of the Continentals and Militia Infantry at Crosscreek under the Command of Major Thomas Hogg," October 17, 1781

1780 Drafts and Enlistments

20 Third Regiment "A Descriptive Roll of the Drafts ... recd. by Lieut. John McNee's of the 3d. North Carolina regement at Halifax" (all enlistments dated 1781]

21 Fourth Regiment Enlistment oaths of William Laighton and

Patrick Newton, July 25, 1781

22 Dobbs County "A Descriptive List of the men raised in the Dobbs Regt of Militia to serve Twelve months in the Continental service agreeable to an Act of the General Assembly Passed at Halifax February 1781"

23 Dobbs County Enlistment oaths, February 14, 1781 [three sheets]

24 Dobbs County [Endorsed "Militia Enlistments in Dobbs County, 1780 1781 etc."]



25 Jones County "A Return of Men Rais'd in Jones County for the Continental Line in 1781"

26 Wayne County Authorization for Joseph Boon to raise twenty‐five men for special service, April 5, 1781

1781 Prisoners of War 27 Continental Officers

"Pay Role of the Officers prisoners of War belonging to the No. Carolina Line paid by James Fisher out of the Money Sent by Congress for the use of the Officers & Soldiers" [penciled at upper right "1781"]

28 At Charleston [Penciled at upper right "Prisoners on 'Forbay' at Charlestown, 1781"), includes Continentals and militia

1782 29 First Regiment "List of Captain Geo. Doherty's Compy. of the First Battalion and Term of Service & Enlistments ‐ March 9th 1782"; "Account of Clothing Issued to Captn. Doherty's Company"; "Account of Discharges, Deaths, Desertion, etc. 25th April 81 to the 25 May 82" [five sheets]



Drafts and Enlistments

30 Bladen County

"Descriptive List of the Men of Bladen County Deliver'd Augt 20th 1782"; "Descriptive List of the Delinquents from Bladen County, receiv'd 25th Augt. 1782.

31 Edgecombe County "Descriptive List of the drafts & Substitutes from Edgecombe County Received by Major Thomas Hogg August 1st 1782"

32 Hyde County "A List of Delinquents of the Melitia Drafts of Hyde County" [endorsed "January 16 day 1782"]

33 Morgan District "A Descriptive List of Men Raised from Morgan District to serve Eighteen Months in the Continental Army Received by Captn Brevard at Ramsour's Mill, between the 20th. day of August & the 12th. October 1782"

34 Morgan District "A Descriptive List of Men Returned to me at

Ramsour's Mill & Receipted for by Capt. Brevard," October 12, 1782

35 Rutherford County [Endorsed "List of 18 Month Men raised in Rutherford County," June 15, 1782]



36 Fourth Regiment Enlistment oaths of Isaac Hays, Walter

Campbell, Cornelius Ryan, John Hurley, and Richard Hardick, April ‐ May 1781, April 1782 [one sheet]

1783 Prisoners of War

37 Officers at Charleston "Pay Roll of the Brigade and Regimental Staff officers of the No. Carolina line who were made Prisoners at the Fall of Charles Town," April 6, 1782

1783 38 Officers "List of General & Field Officers belonging to the No. Carolina line, in the Revolutionary War" [penciled at upper right "1783"]

39 First Regiment "Roll and Muster of the fourth Company in the

first North Carolina [Regiment] Commanded by Lt. Coll. Comd. Lytle taken for the Months of March & April 1783"

[1781‐1783]40 Officers "A List of the Officers of the North Carolina Continental Line taken from a Musterroll in the Secretary's Office of said State" [no date on document]

1783 Prisoners of War 41 Officers

[Endorsed "Officers of Revoly. Army"; penciled at upper right "1799"]



42 Full‐term soldiers

"Copy of Register, Showing the names, alphabetically, of those who served in the N.C. Line, to the end of the War of the Revolution" [no date on document]

43 Soldiers receiving bounty "List of such Soldiers belonging to the North Carolina line to whom Two Dollars to each Man has been paid by Order [of] Genl. Moultrie"

BOX 7: MILITIA (1780‐1799) 1780 1 Lillington's Brigade

"General Return of the No. Carolina Militia, under the Command of Briga. Genl. Lillington on the Expedition to the Southward which Crossed the Boundary Line," January 6, 1780

2 Lillington's Brigade "A General Return of the N. Carolina Brigade of Militia Commanded by Brigdr. General Alexander Lillington, in Camp near Charles Town," February 10, 1780

3 Hogun's Brigade "Return of the No. Carolina Brigade of Foot, Commanded by Brigadier Genl. Hogun," February 4, 1780

4 Caswell's Brigade "A General Return of the North Carolina Militia Commanded by Brigadier Genl. Caswell," May 2, 1780


BOX 7: MILITIA, 1780‐1799 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1780(cont.)

5 Caswell's Brigade

"A Return of the North Carolina Brigade of Militia Commanded by Wm. Caswell Esqr. Brigr. General," June 20, 1780

6 Boon's Company "Pay Roll for Capt Joseph Boon Company in Colection of pervisions & Driving & Boating for public useses." [endorsed "Pay Roll for the year 1780"]

7 Reid's Company "Copy of Pay Roll of Capt. Samuel Reid company in Col. Alexander's Regiment and General Rutherford's Brigade," August 9, 1780 [typescript copy; penciled at upper right "This is not a public record"]

8 Bertie County "A List of Malitia April 8th 1780 Belonging to Bertie County"

9 Hillsborough and Salisbury Districts "A General Return of the Militia from Hillsborough & Salisbury District in N. Carolina Under Command of Colonel Archibald Lytle, taken at 12 Miles Post above Charles Town," January 19, 1780

10 Hyde County "Field Return of the Regiment of Militia for Hyde County at a General Muster," May 24, 1780

11 Hyde County "Commissioned Officers in the Hyde Militia" [no date on document]


BOX 7: MILITIA, 1780‐1799 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1780(cont.)12 Prisoners of War

"Return of the North Carolina Militia Prisoners of War who were wounded on the 16th & 18th of Augt. 1780"

1781 13 Caswell's Brigade "A General Return of the Troops with his Honor

Brigadier General Caswell in Camp at the Congaree" [penciled at upper right "1781"]

14 Officers of State Legion "A list of the Names of the Officers Now at this Post belonging to the State Legion with their Ranks, etc. According to Appointment by the Genl. Assembly" [penciled at upper right "1781"]

15 Beaufort County "A List of the Several Division of Affective Men in the Beaufort Ragiment of Militia Made the 20th. of April 1781."

16 Carteret County "Return of the Carterett Regiment of Militia for Octtr. 5th 1781 under the Command of John Easton Coll."

17 Pitt County "A General Return of the Pitt Redgt. of Militia," September 29, 1781

[ca. 1781] See Box 2, Folder 23 "A List of the Superanuated & Invalids of the Regimt belonging to Beaufort County” [erroneously dated on folder in pencil, "prior to 1765?"]

1782 18 State Militia

Proclamation regarding State Militia [penciled at left "1781"]


BOX 7: MILITIA, 1780‐1799 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1782(cont.)

19 State Militia

"Return of the fencible Militia in the State of North Carolina," May 6, 1782

20 Militia at Salisbury "Returne of the State Troops at Salisberry," March 6, 1782.

21 Hyde County "A Returne of the Effective Body of Men

belonging to the Hyde County Regement of Militia agreeable to the Returne from the Several Capts Taken this 1st January 1782"

22 Hyde County "Hyde County 7 February 1782 A List of the Invalids above and under the Age of Fifty years. Also the Number of Muskets, small Guns and those out of Order belonging to Mattamuskeet."

23 Hyde County "Hyde County 18 February 1782 A List of the Invalids above and under the Age of Fifty Years. Also the Number of Muskets Small Guns and those out of Order belonging to Pungo River"

1783 24 Officers of State Legion "Return of the foot Officers of the State Legion at the Resignation of Colo. Williams"; also "Ditto the foot Officers After the Assembly held at Hillsborough 1782"; also "Return of the Officers Commanding the Hors[e] Belonging to the State Legion at the Resignation of Maj. Long," April 24, 1783 [one sheet]



1785 25 Anson County

"A Return of the Anson Rigment of Militia made the 6th of May 1785 at a General Muster in New Town in the said County"

1786 26 Morgan District "Return of the Brigade of Militia of Morgan District Commanded by Brigadier Genl. Charles McDowel," November 20, 1786

27 Rowan County "A List of the officers of the first Battalon of Rowan," May 20, 1786

1787 28 Militia guarding prisoners "A Pay Roll of Cap McAlisters Company Garding Prisoners," January 5, 1787

1788 Militia officers and magistrates

29 Caswell County List of field officers and magistrates [penciled at upper right "1788"]

30 Greene County List of field officers and magistrates [penciled at upper right "1788"]

31 Sevier County [Tennessee] "A Return of field Officers & Justices for the County of Sevier" (penciled at upper right "1788"

32 Sullivan County [Tennessee] "Field Officers for the County of Sullivan" [penciled at upper right "1788"]


BOX 7: MILITIA, 1780‐1799 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1788(cont.) 33 Washington County [Tennessee]

List of recommendations for field officers of Washington County militia (penciled at upper right "1788"]

34 Various Tennessee counties Return of field officers of Green, Hawkins, Sullivan and Washington Counties [penciled at upper right "1788"]

[1788‐1794] 35 Various Counties

Descriptive list of officers recommended (penciled at upper right "1788‐1794"; two sheets]

[after 1791] 36 Lenoir County

"Amt. of Pay for Lieut. Byrds Company of D Militia Lenoir County" (penciled at upper right "after 1791"]

1795 37 State militia "A General Return of the Militia of North Carolina Taken for the year 1795"

38 Third Division "A General return of the third dividion of the Militia of North Carolina for the year 1795"

1796 39 State militia "Annual Return of North Carolina Militia taken for the year 1796"

1797 40 Second Brigade "Annual Returns of the Second Brigade of the North Carolina Militia Taken for the year 1797."



1797 (cont.)41 Second Brigade

"Report of the Arms & Accoutrements of the Second Brigade of North Carolina Militia for the year 1797"

1798 42 State militia "Annual Return of North Carolina Militia Taken for the year 1798"

1799 43 State militia "Annual return of North Carolina Militia taken for the year 1799"

[after 1799] 44 State militia companies

"A List of the Number of Militia Companies in the State of No. Carolina" [penciled at upper right "1800s"]

BOX 8: MILITIA (1801‐1893) 1801 1 Second Division

"General Return of the second Division of the North Carolina Militia for the year 1801."

2 Third Division "A general return of the third Division of North Carolina Militia for the year 1801."

3 Fourth Division "Annual return of the Militia of the fourth Division taken for the year 1801."

4 Fifth Division "Annual Return of the fifth Division of North Carolina Militia taken for the year 1801"


BOX 8: MILITIA, 1801 ‐ 1893 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1801(cont.) 5 First Brigade

"A general return of the Militia of the first Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Joseph Reddick for the year 1801"

6 First Brigade "An Annual Return of the Several Counties Composing the first Brigade in the first Division of the North Carolina Militia, Commanded by Joseph Riddick, Brigadier General, Taken for the year 1801"

7 Second Brigade "Annual Return of the Regiments in the Second Brigade of North Carolina Malitia taken for the year 1801"

8 Second Brigade "Annual return of the Regiments in the 2nd

Brigade of North Carolina Militia for 1801"

9 Second Brigade Report of the condition of the county militia regiments in the Second Brigade [no date on document]

10 Second Brigade Officers "A Return of the dates of the General & Field Officers Commissions for the 2nd Brigade of North Carolina Militia," November 9, 1801

11 Second Brigade Cavalry "Annual Return of the Cavalry belonging to the 2nd Brigade of North Carolina Militia for the year 1801"


BOX 8: MILITIA, 1801 ‐ 1893 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1801(cont.) 12 Fourth Brigade

"Annual Return of the fourth Brigade of North Carolina Militia Commanded by Brigadier General John Willis," October 25, 1801

13 Fourth Brigade Cavalry (Fayetteville District) "Annual Return of the Regiment of Cavalry belonging to the district of Fayetteville at a Regimental review on 6th November 1801" [endorsed "Return of Cavalry for the 2nd. Division"]

14 Sixth Brigade "Return of the 6th Brigade of North Carolina Militia, with Report of Arms & accoutrements from Inspection for the year 1801"

15 Seventh Brigade "A Return of the 7tn Brigade of No. Carolina Militia for the year 1801. Command by Richmond Pearson Brigadier Genl. protem"

16 Eighth Brigade "Annual return of the Several County regiments composing 8th Brigade N. C. Militia taken for the year 1801"

17 Ninth Brigade "A general return of the Ninth Brigade of North Carolina Militia taken for the year 1801"

18 Tenth Brigade "A Return of the 10th Brigade of the North Carolina Militia Commanded by Brigadier General James Miller Accurately taken from the several returns Receiv'd from the Commandants of Regiments for the year 1801"


BOX 8: MILITIA, 1801 ‐ 1893 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1801(cont.) Militia Regiments

19 Carteret County

"A Return of Carteret County Regiment for the year 1801" [two copies]

1802 20 First Division "Annual Return of the 1st. Division of North Carolina Militia Taken for the year 1802"

21 Second Division "Annual Return of the second Division of North Carolina Militia for 1802"

22 Third Division "A return of the third Division of North Carolina Militia for the year AD 1802"

23 Fourth Division "An annual return of the fourth Division of the Militia of North Carolina for the year 1802"

24 Fourth Brigade "A Return of the 4th. Brigade North Carolina Militia Commanded by Thomas Overton Esqr. Brigadier General. For the year 1802"

25 Ninth Brigade "A Return of the 9th Brigade of the 5th Division of the Militia of North Carolina Commanded by Brigadier General James Willborn," November 4, 1802

1803 26 Fayetteville District Cavalry

"A Return of the Regement of Cavalry belonging to Fayetteville District November 1803" [1800‐1809]


BOX 8: MILITIA, 1801 ‐ 1893 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents [1800‐1809]

27 State militia "Annual Return of the Militia of the State of [North Carolina] for the year 180‐."

1810 28 New Bern militia "A List of Capt. Goods Company of the New Bern Melitia May 29th 1810"; also the muster of the New Bern militia for June 2, 1810, and delinquents of the September 1, 1810 muster [five photostatic sheets]

1811 29 First Brigade "An Annual Return of the Several Counties of Militia Composing the first Brigade of the first division of North Carolina Militia" [endorsed "1811"]

1815 30 Mecklenburg County Oath of Mecklenburg County Justices of the Peace stating that John M. Alexander deposited a return of the Second Mecklenburg Regiment, February 20, 1815

1816 31 Bertie County "Annual Return of the Bertie Regiment of Infantry of the thirteenth Brigade of N.C.M. Made to the Adjutant General for the year 1816"

32 Orange County Oath of Morgan Hart attesting that he witnessed Lt. Col. Hugh Mulhollan preparing a return of the Second Orange Regiment, March 27, 1816

1817 33 Tenth Brigade "Annual Return of the Tenth Brigade of the Militia of North Carolina, made to the Major General, for the year 1817"


BOX 8: MILITIA, 1801 ‐ 1893 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1817(cont.)

34 Twelth Brigade Cavalry

Certification of election of Nichols Washington to colonelcy of the Twelth Brigade Cavalry, December 2, 1817

35 Fifteenth Brigade Letter of Brigadier General P. Brittain to Major General Joseph Graham explaining his delay in filing a return of his Fifteenth Brigade, November 11, 1817

36 Orange Regiment Certification of a deposition by Serling Harris that Colonel Herbert Sims had filed a return of his regiment from Orange, September 27, 1817

[c.1810‐ 37 State Militia 1820] Undated roll of the North Carolina State

Militia [company commanders are of the War of 1812 period]

1834 38 Sixieth Regiment (Montgomery County) "Return of the Militia in the 60th. Regiment of the State of North Carolina and the first Regiment in Montgomery County, muster'd on the 4th. October 1834"

1835 39 State militia officers [Endorsed "List of deliquent officers of 1835"] 1838 40 Dickerson's Company

"Muster Roll . . . of Captain Marcus 0. Dickerson's Company of N. Carolina Volunteers," May 24, 1838


BOX 8: MILITIA, 1801 ‐ 1893 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents [1831‐ 41 Arms and accoutrements 1840] "Relative value of the several kinds of arms

and equipments ... [and] The number of arms apportioned to the State of North Carolina for the years herein stated"

1840 42 Fifteenth Brigade Certification of election of officers of the cavalry of the Fifteenth North Carolina Militia Brigade, 1840

43 Thirty‐fifth Regiment Certification of election of Major Lewis W. Peck of the Thirty‐fifth North Carolina Militia Regiment, November 6, 1840

1841 44 Raleigh volunteer company List of volunteers from Raleigh proposing to form a company of militia, July 9, 1841

1842 45 Fourteenth Regiment Certification of Wm. W. Daniel stating that he was prevented from voting in the regimental elections, February 25, 1842

1850 46 Thirty‐ninth Regiment "Abstract of the Annual Return of the 39 Regiment of 3d Brigade of the Militia of the State of North Carolina for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty"

1859 47 Twentieth Brigade "Abstract of the Annual Return of the 20th Brigade of 10th Division of the Militia of the State of North Carolina, for the year 1859"


BOX 8: MILITIA, 1801 ‐ 1893 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1859(cont.)

48 Ninety‐second Regiment

"Abstract of the Annual Return of the 92nd Regiment of 20th Brigade of the Militia of the State of North Carolina, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine"

49 Ninety‐ninth Regiment "Abstract of the Annual Return of the 99th Regiment of Infantry of the 5th Brigade of the Militia of the State of North Carolina, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine"

50 One hundred and thirteenth Regiment "Abstract of the Annual Return of the 113th Regiment of Infantry of the 5th Brigade of the Militia of the State of North Carolina, for the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine"

51 Franklin Institute students "Names of the Male Students of Franklin Scientific and Military Institute, attached to the Corps of Instruction in Military Tactics, for the year 1858‐9"

52 Halifax Regiment

Certification of election of the officers of the Halifax County regiment of militia, December 3, 1859.

[1860‐ 1861] 53 Old Topsail Riflemen (Carteret County)

“List of the Officers and Privates of the ‘Old Topsail Riflemen,’ a military Corps recently organized in the Town of Beaufort, N.C.” [This company was “organized soon after Lincoln’s election” – N. C. Troops, I:124]


BOX 8: MILITIA, 1801 ‐ 1893 (cont.) Date Folder No. Contents 1893 54 Rocky Mount Light Infantry

Resignation of Captain E. L. Daughtridge from the Rocky Mount Light Infantry, December 20, 1893.

No Date 55 Gates Ballard Riflemen

Roster, constitution, and by‐laws of the Gates Ballard Riflemen [no date on document]

56 Miscellaneous

Seven sheets of miscellaneous material [no dates on documents]

1815 57 Militia Regiments Commission of William

Darlet as 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment, NC Militia

MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747 1893...MILITARY COLLECTION IV. TROOP RETURNS, 1747‐1893 Finding Aid by Kenrick N. Simpson, March 1980 BOX 1: MILITIA, 1747‐1754 Date

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