North Carolina state troops

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Critical Thinking, Pension Records, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) October 1, 2020 September 29, 2020

A Demographic View of North Carolina Militia and State Troops, 1775–1783

by Douglas R. Dorney, Jr.

After nearly a quarter of a millennium, what do we really know about the militia and state troops that served during the Revolutionary War?…

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