The 6th North Carolina Regiment existed as a Continental Army unit from North Carolina from 1776 to 1779. Key events in its history include:[1]
March 26, 1776, North Carolina began raising troops for service in the Continental Army, including troops in the Wilmington and Hillsborough military districts of North Carolina that would become the 6th North Carolina Regiment.
April 15, 1776, 6th North Carolina Regiment authorized by the Continental Congress and placed under the Southern Department of the Continental Army under Major General Charles Lee.
February 1779, furloughed soldiers recalled to resurrect the 5th North Carolina Regiment, as well as the 6th North Carolina Regiment; became part of the Southern Department under Major General Benjamin Lincoln.
Late 1779, 6th North Carolina Regiment is dissolved when the nine month service of soldiers expired, officers went on to serve in North Carolina militia units.
All company grade officers were considered to be part of the North Carolina Militia vice Continental Army. Some enlisted men were on the Continental roll and others were on militia rolls. The company grade officers and enlisted troops signed up for nine months of service at a time. They were recruited from the Wilmington and Hillsborough Districts of North Carolina. Captain Griffith John McRee became the namesake for the 1836 Union Fort McRee in Pensacola Florida. Other known captains included:[1]
Davis, Charles L.; A Brief History of the North Carolina Troops on the Continental Establishment in the War of the Revolution with a Register of Officers of the Same, published in 1896, Link, accessed Jan 30, 2019