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The Halifax Volunteer Battalion (1860–1868) included six companies that were raised in present-day Halifax Regional Municipality.The six companies included the Scottish Rifles, Chebucto Grays, Mayflower Rifles, Halifax Rifles, Irish Volunteers and Dartmouth Rifles which were all raised in the fall of 1859. [1]
The battalion was under command of Lieutenant-Colonel James J. Bremner and consisted of 350 soldiers made up three companies from the Princess Louise Fusiliers, three companies of the 63rd Halifax Rifles (formerly the Halifax Volunteer Battalion), and two companies of the 1st "Halifax" Brigade of Garrison Artillery, with 32 officers. The ...
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The North Carolina Department of War named this regiment the North Carolina Cavalry, West District Regiment. The regiment only lasted until late December 1780 or early January 1781, as the Board of War appointed Colonel Davie as Superintendent Commissary General of Provisions and Supplies for the state.
Halifax Historic District is a national historic district located at Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, US that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It includes several buildings that are individually listed on the National Register.
In May 1860, Archbishop Connolly, had his name inscribed on the roll of the Halifax Rifles Company, which was part of the Halifax Volunteer Battalion. There was concern at that time that the victorious northern armies of the United States would be directed against Canada. Archbishop Connolly in 1865 wrote: [6]
The recruitment process began after the British Capture of Savannah, when Hamilton recruited approximately 30 Loyalist survivors of the battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia to serve as the basis for his regiment of "North Carolina Volunteers". [1] Eventually the unit was named the Royal North Carolina Regiment, and had eventually had as many as men.