| Northampton County Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | |
| Country | Province of North Carolina (1775-1776) State of North Carolina (1776-1783) |
| Allegiance | United Colonies (1775-1776) United States (1776-1783) |
| Branch | Militia |
The Northampton County Regiment was a regiment in the North Carolina militia, under the authority of the Halifax District Brigade. The regiment recruited out of Northampton County, of which it shares its name.
History[]
The Northampton County Regiment was one of the 35 existing county militias to be authorized as a regiment of the North Carolina militia by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on September 9, 1775. It was originally ordered to assemble two infantry companies.[1] All officers were appointed and commissioned by the provincial congress. This unit was active until the end of the war in 1783. The colonels and commandants of the regiment included:
- Colonel Allen Jones (1775-1776), promoted to command of brigade
- Colonel William Eaton (1776-1780)
- Colonel Howell Edmunds (1780)
- Colonel Jeptha Atherton (1775-1783)
- Colonel Andrew Haynes (1781-1783, 2nd colonel)
Officers[]
- Headquarters (1775)
- Colonel Allen Jones[2]
- Lieutenant-Colonel William Eaton[2]
- 1st Major Jeptha Atherton[2]
- 2nd Major Howell Edmunds[2]
- Headquarters (1776)
- Colonel William Eaton[3]
- Lieutenant-Colonel Jeptha Atherton[3]
- 1st Major Howell Edmunds[3]
- 2nd Major Drury Gee[3]
Bibliography[]
- Saunders, William (ed.), The Colonial Records of North Carolina Volume X: 1775 to 1776 (1890).