5th North Carolina Regiment
History
Organized Spring 1776 at Wilmington from Newbern, Edenton, and Hillsborough Districts.
Entered Valley Forge as a brigade.
Disbanded in 1778.
Previous engagements: Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth
Field Officers
- Colonel Edward Buncombe
- Lt. Colonel William L Davidson
- Major Thomas Hogg
Company Commanders
- Captain Thomas Armstrong
- Captain Benjamin Coleman
- Captain John Enloe
- Captain Simeon Alderson
- Captain William Groves
- Captain Henry Darnell
- Captain Benjamin Stedman
Regimental Staff
- Quartermaster Nimrod Swann
- Adjutant Peter Mallett
- Surgeon Samuel Cooley
