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| State ↕ | First ↕ | Last ↑ | Rank ↕ | Regiment ↕ | From ↕ | To | Notes | Battles |
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| NC | John | Abernathy | Lieutenant | Lincoln County Regiment | 1781 | 1781, a Lieutenant under Capt. Samuel Espey. | ||
| NC | John D. | Abernathy | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1782 | 1782, a Private under Capt. Abraham Forney. | Cherokee Expedition 1782 | |
| NC | Robert | Abernethy | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | Conrad | Adams | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | A Private, unit and dates unknown. From what is now Catawba County. | |||
| NC | Philip | Adams | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | A Private, unit and dates unknown.From what is now Catawba County. | |||
| NC | Robert | Alexander | Colonel | Lincoln County Regiment | 1781 | Commissary Commandant. | ||
| NC | Elias | Alexander | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. From Rutherford County. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | James | Alexander | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1779 | 1780 | 1779-1780, a Private under Capt. Malcolm Henry. 1780, a Private under Capt. John Barber, then Capt. Joseph McDowell (Burke County Regiment), then under Capt. John Carruth, then under Capt. Isaac White. Born on 12/23/1756 in Rowan County, NC. | Kings Mountain (SC) |
| NC | Matthew | Alexander | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1781 | 1781, a Private in SC units under Lt. Col. William Polk. | ||
| NC | Vincent | Allen | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. From what is now Catawba County. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | Matthew | Armstrong | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private under Maj. William Chronicle. Also in a SC unit. Born 1762. | Kings Mountain (SC), Cowpens (SC) | |
| NC | Robert | Armstrong | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1779 | 1779, a Private under Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle (a Continental officer), Captain not named. Born on 5/28/1760. | Briar Creek (GA) | |
| NC | Adam | Baird | Ensign | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known officer, rank and unit unknown. Could be Ensign, Lieutenant, Adjutant, etc. Assuming Ensign. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | John | Barber | Lt Col | Lincoln County Regiment | 1781 | 1783 | Was a Captain and a Major. A Lt. Colonel after the battle of Cowpens, SC. Served until the end of the war. aka John Barbour. |
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| NC | John | Barber | Major | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | Was a Captain. 1780, a Major under Col. William Graham. 1781, a Lt. Colonel. | Kings Mountain (SC), Cowpens (SC) |
| NC | Andrew | Barry | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private under Capt. Samuel Martin. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | David | Beatty | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780, a Private under Maj. Joseph Dickson. From Rowan County. 1780, also under Capt. William Huggins (Mecklenburg County Regiment). 1781, a Private under Capt. John Locke. | |
| NC | William | Beaty | Ensign | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, an Ensign under Capt. Joseph Collins. aka William Batey. | Siege of Charleston (SC) | |
| NC | John | Berry | Lieutenant | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, a Lieutenant under Capt. Samuel Martin. | ||
| NC | John | Berry | Ensign | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, an Ensign under Capt. Malcolm Henry. | Ramseur's Mill, Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | Robert | Berry | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780, a Private under Capt. James Collins. POW at the Fall of Charleston, SC, paroled, exchanged after 15 months. 1781, a Private under Capt. Thomas Lofton. | |
| NC | William | Bishop | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | First in SC units. 1780, a Private under Capt. William Murry. Born on 3/26/1760 in Granville County, NC. | Cowpens (SC) | |
| NC | Josias | Black | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | A Private, unit and dates unknown. From what is now Catawba County. | |||
| NC | Robert | Blackburn | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | A Private, unit and dates unknown. From what is now Catawba County. | |||
| NC | William | Blackburn | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | James | Blackwell | Captain | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, a Captain under Col. William Graham. | ||
| NC | Jonathan | Blackwilder | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 8/16/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. POW at the battle of Camden, SC. | Camden (SC) | |
| NC | Hugh | Blair | Captain | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, a Captain under Col. William Graham. Mostly served as an Acting Commissary to furnish provisions, stationed at Robert Anderson's place. | ||
| NC | Benjamin | Bowles | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. From what is now Catawba County. Possibly the same man as directly above (different sources). | Kings Mountain (SC) | ||
| NC | Andrew | Bowman | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 8/16/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. Wounded/POW at the battle of Camden, SC. | Camden (SC) | |
| NC | John | Boyd | Lieutenant | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a Lieutenant, unit unknown. From Lincoln County. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | John | Boyd | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. Killed at the battle of Kings Mountain, SC. | Kings Mountain (SC) |
| NC | Richard | Bradley | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. From Lincoln County. Probably the same man as directly above. |
Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | William | Bradley | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | Jonas | Bradshaw | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | A Private, unit and dates unknown. From what is now Catawba County. | |||
| NC | Adam | Brevard | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 6/20/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. | Ramseur's Mill | |
| NC | Amos | Brown | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | 1780-1781, a Private under Capt. Henry Whitener. 1781, a Private under Capt. David Falls (Burke County Regiment). Born in 1766 in VA. | Cowpens (SC) |
| NC | Philip | Burns | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1782 | 1780, a Private under Capt. George Smith. 1781, a Private under Capt. Mordecai Clark and Capt. William Neill (both in the Burke County Regiment). Fall of 1781, a Private under Capt. Alexander Brevard (1st NC Regiment) for 18 months - joined after the battle of Eutaw Springs (SC). Furloughed after serving seven or eight months. S20909. | |
| NC | Daniel | Burnside | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 8/16/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. Wounded/POW at the battle of Camden, SC. | Camden (SC) | |
| NC | Richard | Cain | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 8/16/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. Wounded/POW at the battle of Camden, SC. |
Camden (SC) | |
| NC | Samuel | Caldwell | Captain | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, a Captain under Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright. From Lincoln County. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | William | Caldwell | Captain | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, a Captain under Col. William Grham. At the battle of Ramseur's Mill attached to Maj. Joseph McDowell (Burke County Regiment). | Ramseur's Mill | |
| NC | James | Caldwell | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1781 | 1781, a Private under Capt. John Weir and Capt. William Moore. | Cowan's Ford | |
| NC | Samuel | Caldwell | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1781 | First in SC units. 1779, a Private under Capt. William Chronicle. 1780, a Private under Capt. Isaac White. Jan. 1781, back in SC unit. Late Summer 1781, a Private under Capt. Richard Simmons and Col. Robert Smith in the newly-created NC State Legion, and in the Wilmington Expedition. At some time earlier, served under Capt. John Carruth. Born on 2/10/1759 in Orange County, NC. | Kings Mountain (SC), Raft Swamp, Brick House |
| NC | Samuel | Caldwell | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, a Private under Capt. Samuel Espy. From what is now Catawba County. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | William | Caldwell | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. From Lincoln County. |
Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | William | Carroll | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 10/7/1780, a known Private, unit unknown. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | Walter | Carruth | Lieutenant | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, a Lieutenant under Capt. John Barber. | ||
| NC | John | Chittam | Private | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780, a Private under Capt. Samuel Martin and Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright. Wounded at the battle of Kings Mountain, SC. aka John Chittim. | Kings Mountain (SC) | |
| NC | William | Chronicle | Major | Lincoln County Regiment | 1780 | 1780 | Was a Captain. A Major under Lt. Col. Frederick Hambright. Killed at Kings Mountain, SC on 10/7/1780. From Lincoln County. |
Kings Mountain (SC) |