The Halifax District Brigade was a brigade of the North Carolina militia which served as a centralised command over the regiments close to the city of Halifax.
History[]
Brigadier Allen Jones served as commander of the Halifax District Brigade from May 4, 1776, until after the war when he resigned his commission on December 3, 1787. Thomas Eaton temporarily filled general Jones command while he represented as North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress in December 1779 and again while he was ill in 1781.
- Commanders
- Brigadier General Allen Jones (1776-1783)
- Brigadier General Thomas Eaton (Pro Tempore) (1779, 1781)
Regiments[]
- Martin County Regiment
- 1st Battalion of Volunteers
- 2nd Battalion of Volunteers
- Bute County Regiment
- Edgecombe County Regiment
- Franklin County Regiment
- Halifax County Regiment
- Nash County Regiment
- Northampton County Regiment
- Warren County Regiment
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