When the Provincial Congress appointed officers for the Carteret County Regiment on September 9, 1775, William Thompson was selected as a colonel and Soloman Shepard as Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment. The regiment was active until the end of the war.
On September 9, 1775, the Provincial Congress designated William Thompson as colonel and Soloman Shepard as Lieutenant Colonel for the Carteret County Regiment. This unit was operational throughout the duration of the conflict.