The Randolph County Regiment was created when Randolph County was created by the North Carolina General Assembly on February 2, 1779 from the southern third of Guilford County. The officers were appointed and commissioned by the Governor. The regiment was active until the end of the war in 1783. Colonel Andrew Balfour (1779-1782, commandant) He was murdered at his home by the Loyalist officer, Colonel David Fanning.