This is a very good question, and I stand red-faced. I should have been more careful in my use of titles. One of the earlier messages referred to him as Colonel, and I just used that title without thinking (just grasping for something to distinguish one Arthur Forbis/Forbes from the other). Actually, Colonel seems to be a pretty high rank for a local militiaman. I really don't know. Lou Poole -----Original Message----- From: Richard P. Hudson [mailto:dick@therapist.net] Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 9:28 PM To: Lou Poole; NCGUILFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCGUILFO-L] General interest question Pardon my injecting something at this point of discussion, but did the NC Militia officer, Arthur Forbis attain the rank of Colonel? My knowledge, and I don't want to give odds on it, is that he was a Captain in Colonel Paisley's Regiment of the NC Militia at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Please clarify this; I'm getting quite confused. Thank you, Dick Hudson