 Complete the following phrase:  The 1st North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army was raised on September 1, 1775, at Wilmington, North Carolina originally authorized by the North Carolina Provincial Congress as state troops but on November 28, 1775, it became part of the Continental Army per direction of the Continental Congress. In January 1776 the organization contained eight companies. Francis Nash was appointed colonel in April 1776. The regiment was present at the 