James Armstrong (North Carolina politician)
James Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 1794 Pitt County, North Carolina |
| Place of burial | Unknown |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | North Carolina militia |
| Years of service | 1776-1781 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | New Bern District Minutemen, Pitt County Regiment, 4th North Carolina Regiment, 8th North Carolina Regiment |
| Commands held | 4th North Carolina Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Stono Ferry |
James Armstrong (died 1794) was a well-to-do planter from Pitt County, North Carolina and served as an officer in the Revolutionary War.[1]
Revolutionary War service[edit]
Armstrong's service record included the following[1][2]
- 1776–1781, 8th North Carolina Regiment, Captain in the New Bern District Minutemen, then Pitt County Regiment of the North Carolina militia
- November 26, 1776, Commissioned a Colonel
- June 1, 1778, commander of 4th North Carolina Regiment
- June 20, 1779, wounded at the Battle of Stono Ferry in South Carolina
- January 1781, retired on half pay
- 1781, appointed Brig. Gen. (Pro Tempore) for very short while when the NC General Assembly thought (incorrectly) that BG William Caswell had resigned.
Post war years[edit]
Armstrong was active in politics after the war[1]
- 1782, Commissioner of Confiscated Property for the District of New Bern
- 1784, elected by the North Carolina General Assembly of October 1784 to serve as a member of the North Carolina Council of State
- 1788 to 1790, served in the North Carolina House of Commons
- November 1789, represented Pitt County at the Fayetteville North Carolina Constitutional convention
- 1794, died in Pitt County, family left the area
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Johnson, Elmer D. (1979). "James Armstrong". NCPedia.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "Colonel James Armstrong, North Carolina 8th Regiment". Retrieved February 28, 2019.
Bibliography[edit]
- King, Henry Thomas (1911). "Sketches of Pitt County . . . 1704–1910".
- Rankin, Hugh F. (1971). The North Carolina Continentals. ISBN 9780807856628.
- William L. Saunders and Walter Clark, eds., Colonial and State Records of North Carolina, 26 vols. (1886–1907)
- Johnson, Elmer D. "James Armstrong". In Powell, William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via NCpedia.
- "The Howell Collection of Historical Materials, University of North Carolina". 1884. Retrieved March 8, 2019.