 In November 1779 , Hogun took command of the North Carolina Brigade , composed of the 1st , 2nd , 3rd , and 4th North Carolina Regiments of the North Carolina Line . Through the winter of 1779 – 80 , Hogun led the brigade of about 700 men from Philadelphia to Charleston , South Carolina , where he was placed under the command of Major General Benjamin Lincoln . The march was arduous , and Hogun 's brigade endured one of the coldest , harshest winters in years . 
