Becoming American: The Life, Service and Sacrifice of Colonel Edward Buncombe

Local historian, Chris Barber, will discuss Colonel Buncombe, of the 5th Regiment of the North Carolina Brigade, service in the Continental Line and the circumstances he encountered throughout a ten-year period (1768 -1778) with his remarkable life’s story.

Colonel Buncombe was injured in the October 4, 1777, Battle of Germantown (the Philadelphia Campaign), taken prisoner to Philadelphia by the British, paroled but required to remain in the city. Having never obtained proper medical care, he died and was buried on May 17, 1778, in Christ Church Cemetery, Philadelphia.

Christine “Chris” Barber began doing extensive research on Col. Edward Buncombe of the Fifth NC Regiment after she retired from a career in education. She is a board member of the Somerset Place Foundation, Inc. as well as a member of the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle.

There is a fee of $5/adult and $2/children and seniors 65 and over.