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6th North Carolina Regiment

Lafayette’s Division | North Carolina Brigade | 6th North Carolina Regiment

History

Organized Summer 1776 at Wilmington from Wilmington and Hillsborough Districts.

Entered Valley Forge as a brigade.

Disbanded at Valley Forge.

Previous Engagements: Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

  • Colonel Gideon Lamb
  • Lt. Colonel William Taylor
  • Major John B. Ashe

Company Commanders

  • Captain Thomas White
  • Captain William Glover
  • Captain Joshua Hadley
  • Captain Griffith Mcree
  • Captain Philip Taylor

Regimental Staff

  • Paymaster Charles Dixon
  • Surgeon William Mcclure