Dobbs County Regiment

The Dobbs County Regiment was a unit of the North Carolina militia that served during the American Revolution.

The regiment was one of thirty-five existing county militias that were authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress to be organized on September 9, 1775.

[1] The following listings show the known commanders, officers, staff, and soldiers of the Dobbs County Regiment[2] Colonel Richard Caswell, Jr. was the son of Governor Richard Caswell, who was the General in charge of all North Carolina militia and state troops.

Colonel Richard Caswell, Jr. was lost at sea on December 27, 1784 during the return voyage from a business trip to Charleston, South Carolina and presumed dead.

[8] The Dobbs County Regiment was involved in 12 known battles and skirmishes:[1]