It was relatively short lived, having been authorized and established on November 28, 1776 and disbanded by the Continental Congress on June 1, 1778 due to the low number of troops.

[2][1] The Hillsborough and Salisbury Districts contributed the bulk of the soldiers in the regiment that assembled in Halifax, North Carolina in the Spring of 1777.

Eight companies of the regiment marched north as part of the Northern Department of the Continental Army and were engaged at the battles of Brandywine Creek on September 11, 1777 and Germantown on October 4, 1777 (both in Pennsylvania).

All ten regiments from North Carolina participated in both of these battles.

[2][1] The subordination of the 9th North Carolina regiment changed several times during its brief existence: Field Officers:[2]