Record #:

16096

Author(s):

Babits, L.E.

Abstract:

The most effective unit of the state's militiamen was organized under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dixon. His men must have been drilled continuously based on their discipline in battle. A second noteworthy group of North Carolina militia were the \"over mountain men.\" This unit lacked formal military training but, as a group, functioned as a disciplined and organized regiment.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Winter 1976, p33-36, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783