Halifax County, NC - Military - Jesse Read Service ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jesse READ enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th North Carolina Regiment in the Continental Army on Oct. 20, 1776, made 1st Lt. of the 6th North Carolina Regiment on Oct. 25, 1777, transferred to 2nd North Carolina Regiment June 1, 1778, transferred to 3rd North Carolina Regiment Jan. 1, 1781, taken prisoner at Eutaw Springs 8 Sept 1781, Jesse was made Captain Oct. 15, 1781, and served to the close of the war. (NC Dept of Cultural Resources, Div of Archives & History - Revolutionary Army Accounts Vol II Page 31 Folio 2, SAR Linage application George Hite McLean, National Number 5887 & DAR Linage application Rose Edwards National No. 772499.) ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Rose Edwards ___________________________________________________________________