Charles McDowell (North Carolina militiaman)
Brigadier General Charles McDowell | |
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Birth name | Charles McDowell |
Born | Oct 18, 1743 Winchester, Virginia |
Died | March 31, 1815 Burke County, North Carolina |
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | North Carolina militia |
Years of service | 1775-1783 |
Rank | brigadier general |
Unit | |
Commands held |
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Spouse(s) | Grace Grizzell Greenlee McDowell (1750–1823) |
Charles McDowell (1743–1815) was a Brigadier General of the Morgan District Brigade of the North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution, state senator, and County Justice of Peace in Burke County, North Carolina.[1][2]
Early life[]
Charles McDowell was born on October 18, 1743 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. He was the son of Joseph McDowell an ulster-scot and Margaret McDowell an Irish women. He and his brother Joseph McDowell Jr. (1756-1801) moved with his parent to the area called Quaker Meadows in Rowan County, North Carolina (became Burke County in 1777).[1][2][3][4]
Military service[]
He served as an officer in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution. He was involved in many skirmishes with the Cherokee during the war.[1][2]
- Captain in the 2nd Rowan County Regiment of militia (1775-1776)
- Lt. Colonel in the 2nd Rowan County Regiment of Militia (1776-1777)
- Colonel over the Burke County Regiment of militia (1777-1782), first and only commander
- Brigadier General of the Morgan District Brigade of militia (1782-1783), first and only commandant
Post war[]
Before the war, he served in the state senate of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1777 and 1778. As the war ended, he took up service again and served as a state senator from 1782 to 1789. He was one of three commissioners chosen to lay off the county seat, Morganton, in Burke County in 1784. He was in favor of the federal constitution and participated in the North Carolina United States Constitution conventions in 1788 and 1789.[2]
He died on March 31, 1815 and was buried at the Quaker Meadows Cemetery in Morganton.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c Lewis, J.D. "Brigadier General Charles McDowell". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Powell, William S. (1991). "Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, 6 volumes; Charles McDowell"., See also NCPedia
- ^ a b "Find a Grave Memorial 20894026, including tombstone photo, Quaker Meadows Cemetery, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina". Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "North Carolina Highway Marker N-3, Quaker Meadows". Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- 1743 births
- 1815 deaths
- North Carolina militiamen in the American Revolution
- North Carolina state senators
- Politicians from Winchester, Virginia
- People from Burke County, North Carolina
- Militia generals in the American Revolution