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