8th North Carolina Regiment
Lafayette’s Division |
North Carolina Brigade |
8th North Carolina Regiment
History
Organized Spring 1777 at Halifax from Newbern and Wilmington Districts.
Entered Valley Forge with the brigade.
Disbanded at Valley Forge.
Previous Engagements: Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth
Field Officers
- Colonel James Armstrong
- Lt. Colonel Levi Dawson
- Lt. Colonel Selby Harney
- Major Pinketham Eaton
Company Commanders
- Captain Francis Tartanson
- Captain John Walsh
- Captain Joseph Rhodes
- Captain Michael Quinn
- Captain Henry Pope
- Captain William Dennis
Regimental Staff
- Surgeon Jonathan Loomis
