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5th North Carolina Regiment

Field	Value
unit_name	5th North Carolina Regiment
allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
type	Infantry
branch	Continental Army
dates	1776-1781
command_structure	Southern/Northern Department, North Carolina Brigade
battles	Battle of Brandywine,
Battle of Germantown,
Battle of Monmouth,
Siege of Savannah,
Siege of Charleston
notable_commanders	Col. Edward Buncombe, Col. Thomas Clark

Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Siege of Savannah, Siege of Charleston The 5th North Carolina Regiment was assigned on March 26, 1776, to the Continental Army in the Southern Department. It was organized in the spring of 1776 at Wilmington, North Carolina, as eight companies of volunteers from the districts of New Bern, Edenton and Hillsborough District of North Carolina. On February 5, 1777, the regiment was assigned to the main Continental Army and assigned to the North Carolina Brigade on July 8, 1777. The regiment was reduced to a cadre on June 1, 1778, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and was assigned to the Southern Department. The regiment was re-organized to nine companies during the fall of 1778 at Halifax and assigned on January 11, 1779, to Sumner's Brigade. On 3 June 1779, this brigade was redesignated as Armstrong's Brigade. The regiment was captured by the British Army on 12 May 1780 at Charlestown, South Carolina and was officially disbanded on January 1, 1781.

History

The 5th North Carolina Regiment was organized in March 1776 as part of the Southern Department, where it remained till February 5, 1777. The companies from the regiment were first organized in Wilmington, North Carolina and included men from New Bern, Edenton, and other parts of the Hillsborough District. Soldiers served for tours of nine months at a time. Later that year on July 8, 1777, the regiment was assigned to the Northern Department of the Continental Army.

The 5th North Carolina Regiment was folded into the 3rd North Carolina Regiment, commanded by Col Jethro Sumner sometime after May 29, 1778. The soldiers that remained with the army remained with the 3rd until January 1779 when the 5th North Carolina Regiment was reestablished under the Southern Command with Col Thomas Clark as commander. The command did not last longer than early 1780. It was officially disbanded on January 1, 1781. Most of the remaining men were absorbed into the 3rd North Carolina Regiment.

Officers

Known Field grade officers:

Col. Edward Buncombe (April 15 May 1778)
Col. Thomas Clark (1779)
Lt. Col. Henry Irwin
Lt. Col. William Lee Davidson
Lt. Col. Henry "Hal" Dixon
Maj. Levi Dawson
Maj. Thomas Hogg
Maj. Reading Blount (brother of Thomas Blount)

The brother of Major Reading Blount, Lieutenant Thomas Blount, served with this unit until he was captured and taken to prison in England.

Known engagements

The 5th North Carolina Regiment served with the North Department in 1777 and with the Southern Department in 1779:

September 11, 1777, Battle of Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania
October 4, 1777, Battle of Germantown in Pennsylvania
March 3, 1779, Battle of Brier Creek in Georgia
June 20, 1779, Battle of Stono Ferry in South Carolina
September 16, to October 18, 1779, Siege of Savannah in Georgia (one unit)

References

Wright, Richard K.. (1983). "The Continental Army". [[United States Army Center of Military History]].
United States Army Center of Military History. (1996). "Bibliography of the Continental Army in North Carolina".
Lewis, J.D.. "5th North Carolina Regiment".
Lemmon, Sarah Mcculloh. (1979). "Edward Buncombe".
(1979). "Thomas Clarke".
O'Donnell, John Burke Jr. "Henry Irwin".
Davidson, Chalmers G.. (1986). "William Lee Davidson".
Miller, Mark F.. (1986). "Henry Hal Dixon".
Worthy, Pauline. (1979). "Reading Blount".
Davis, Charles L.. (1896). "A Brief History of the North Carolina Troops on the Continental Establishment in the War of the Revolution with a Register of Officers of the Same".
Maupin, Armistead Jones. (1979). "Thomas Blount".

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