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Surry County Regiment
Surry County Regiment
Active	1775-1783
Allegiance	North Carolina
Branch	North Carolina militia
Type	Militia
Part of	Brigade
Commanders
Notable; commanders	Col. Martin Armstrong; Col. Joseph Williams

The Surry County Regiment was established on August 26, 1775 by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmishes against the British and Cherokee during the American Revolution in North Carolina, South Carolina Tennessee, and Georgia between 1776 and 1782. It was active until the end of the war.

History

The Surry County Regiment was one of the 35 existing North Carolina county militias that were authorized to be organized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on September 9, 1775. The officers were appointed by the North Carolina Provincial Congress. The regiment had only one commander, Colonel Martin Armstrong. The Surry County Regiment became part of the Salisbury District Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Griffith Rutherford when it was established on May 4, 1776. The regiment was active until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.^[1]^[2]

Officers

The known officers of the Surry County Regiment included:^[1]

Commanders

Colonel Martin Armstrong (commandant, 1775-1783)
Colonel Joseph Williams (2nd colonel, 1776-1783) (Lieutenant Colonel, 1775–1776)^[3]

Lieutenant Colonels:

Lt. Col. Joseph Williams
Lt. Col. Robert Lanier
Lt. Col. David Looney
Lt. Col. John "Jack" Martin
Lt. Col. Joseph Phillips

Majors:

1st Maj. William Hall
2nd Maj. Joseph Winston
Maj. Micajah Lewis
Maj. Richardson Owens
Maj. John Shepherd
Maj. Henry Smith
Maj. Joseph Vincent
Maj. Jesse Walton
Maj. Gibson Wooldridge

Adjutants:

James Armstrong
Patrick McGibboney
William Queery

The regiment had 121 known companies headed by captains with subordinate lieutenants, ensigns, sergeants, corporals, and privates.

Known engagements

See Salisbury District Brigade engagements matrix for known battles and skirmishes involving companies of the Surry County Regiment.

References

^ ^a ^b Lewis, J.D. "Surry County Regiment". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
^ Anderson, Jean Bradley (1979). "Martin Armstrong". NCPedia. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^ Shrader, Richard A. (1996). "John Williams, son of Joseph Williams". NCPedia. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

Bibliography

Arthur, John Preston, Western North Carolina; a history (1730-1913), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution of North Carolina. Edward Buncombe Chapter, Asheville, North Carolina, Publication date 1914, Link, accessed Jan 29, 2019
Hollingsworth, J. G. (1935). History of Surry County, North Carolina.
Hunter, C.L.; Sketches of western North Carolina, historical and biographical : illustrating principally the Revolutionary period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln, and adjoining counties, accompanied with miscellaneous information, much of it never before published, Raleigh : Raleigh News Steam Job Print, 1877; pages 166-183
North Carolina in the American Revolution (PDF). An Exhibition of the Society of Cincinnati. 2006.