4TH NORTH CAROLINA REGIMENT

Lafayette’s Division | North Carolina Brigade | 4th North Carolina Regiment

History

Organized spring 1776 at Wilmington, NC from Salisbury, Edenton, and Wilmington Districts.

Entered Valley Forge in December 1777.

Disbanded in June 1778.

Previous Engagements: Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth

Field Officers

• Colonel Thomas Polk
• Lt. Colonel James Thackston
• Major John Armstrong

Company Commanders

• Captain Benjamin Carter
• Captain John Nelson
• Captain James Williams
• Captain Macaja Lewis
• Captain Joseph Phillips
• Captain William Goodman
• Captain Thomas Harris
• Captain Robert Smith
• Captain William Cole

Regimental Staff

• Paymaster Robert Duncan