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James Hogun (died January 4, 1781) was one of only five Continental Army generals from North Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. Initially a major in the 7th North Carolina Regiment, Hogun advanced quickly in rank to become the commander of that unit months later in 1776. He participated in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown in 1777. The Continental Congress promoted Hogun to the rank of brigadier general in 1779, even though several congressmen and the North Carolina General Assembly wished to see Thomas Clark of North Carolina promoted instead.

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  • James Hogun (died January 4, 1781) was one of only five Continental Army generals from North Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. Initially a major in the 7th North Carolina Regiment, Hogun advanced quickly in rank to become the commander of that unit months later in 1776. He participated in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown in 1777. The Continental Congress promoted Hogun to the rank of brigadier general in 1779, even though several congressmen and the North Carolina General Assembly wished to see Thomas Clark of North Carolina promoted instead.
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  • James Hogun (died January 4, 1781) was one of only five Continental Army generals from North Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. Initially a major in the 7th North Carolina Regiment, Hogun advanced quickly in rank to become the commander of that unit months later in 1776. He participated in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown in 1777. The Continental Congress promoted Hogun to the rank of brigadier general in 1779, even though several congressmen and the North Carolina General Assembly wished to see Thomas Clark of North Carolina promoted instead. Hogun was in command of North Carolina's line brigade during the Siege of Charleston in the spring of 1780, which ended in the surrender of all but one of North Carolina's regiments of regular infantry as well as more than 5,000 Patriot soldiers under Major General Benjamin Lincoln. Hogun was the highest-ranking officer from North Carolina to be captured and imprisoned after the surrender of Charleston. Despite being offered the opportunity to leave internment under a parole that was generally extended to other captured Continental officers, Hogun remained in a British prisoner of war camp near Charleston, perhaps in order to prevent the British Army from recruiting Continental soldiers for the British campaign in the West Indies. He became ill, and died in the prison on Haddrel's Point on January 4, 1781.
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