James Armstrong (North Carolina politician)

Armstrong's service record included the following • 1776–1781, 8th North Carolina Regiment, Captain in the New Bern District Minutemen, then Pitt County Regiment of the North Carolina militia • November 26, 1776, Commissioned a Colonel • June 1, 1778, commander of 4th North Carolina Regiment • June 20, 1779, wounded at the Battle of Stono Ferry in South Carolina • January 1781, retired on half pay • 1781, appointed Brig. Gen. (Pro Tempore) for very short while when the NC General Assembly thought (incorrectly) that BG William Caswell had resigned. ==Post war years==

Armstrong was active in politics after the war • 1782, Commissioner of Confiscated Property for the District of New Bern • 1784, elected by the North Carolina General Assembly of October 1784 to serve as a member of the North Carolina Council of State • 1788 to 1790, served in the North Carolina House of Commons • November 1789, represented Pitt County at the Fayetteville North Carolina Constitutional convention • 1794, died in Pitt County, family left the area ==References==