The 10th Regiment contained the most North Carolinians, although men from the state served in the 12th, 13th, 15th, and 43rd Regiments as well as the 2nd U.S.
When the conflict began, the regular army had fewer than 7,000 troops when it ended, there were more than 38,000 regulars. North Carolinians served in both the regular army and the militia during the war. North Carolina governor William Hawkins quickly notified President James Monroe that the state would cooperate fully in executing the war. See also: Otway Burns, Snap Dragon Wasp.ĭisputes between the United States and Great Britain over neutrality laws, the impressment of American sailors by British warships, and the suspicion that the British were inciting Indian wars on the American frontier caused Congress to declare war on Britain on 18 June 1812.
