4th North Carolina Regiment
Lafayette’s Division |
North Carolina Brigade |
4th North Carolina Regiment
History
Organized Spring 1776 at Wilmington, NC from Salisbury, Edenton, and Wilmington Districts.
Entered Valley Forge in December 1777.
Disbanded in June 1778.
Previous Engagements: Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth
Field Officers
- Colonel Thomas Polk
- Lt. Colonel James Thackston
- Major John Armstrong
Company Commanders
- Captain Benjamin Carter
- Captain John Nelson
- Captain James Williams
- Captain Macaja Lewis
- Captain Joseph Phillips
- Captain William Goodman
- Captain Thomas Harris
- Captain Robert Smith
- Captain William Cole
Regimental Staff
- Paymaster Robert Duncan
