Warren County Regiment
The Warren County Regiment was established on January 3, 1779 by the North Carolina General Assembly when Bute County, [North Carolina|Bute County] and its Regiment of militia were abolished. The regiment was engaged in battles and skirmished in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Leadership
Colonels:- Colonel Thomas Eaton, commander, former commander of the Bute County Regiment
- Colonel Herbert Haynes, second colonel
- Lt. Col. Alexander Dick
- Lt. Col. Philemon Hawkins, Jr.
- Lt. Col. William Christmas
- Lt. Col. Joseph Hawkins
Known engagements
The regiment was known to be involved in 11 battles, skirmishes and sieges:- March 3, 1779, Battle of Briar/Brier Creek, Georgia
- June 20, 1779, Battle of Stono Ferry, South Carolina
- August 11, 1780, Battle of Little Lynches Creek, South Carolina
- August 16, 1780, Battle of Camden, South Carolina
- September 26, 1780, Battle of Charlotte. North Carolina
- December 4, 1780, Battle of Rugeley's Mills #2, South Carolina
- January 17, 1781, Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina
- March 15, 1781, Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina
- April 25, 1781, Battle of Hobkirk's Hill, South Carolina
- May 12, 1781, Battle of Fort Motte, South Carolina
- May 24 to June 1, 1781, Siege of Augusta, Georgia