Information includes name of soldier, summary of service, list of supportive documents registered with the applications, and number and date of certificate issued. The 10th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, in western Virginia for service with the Continental Army. The 12th Virginia Regiment of 1777 was redesignated the 8th Virginia Regiment of 1779. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. The following is a complete bibliography for the published rosters included in this collection: Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. Includes date of warrant and amount of land given. This may require viewing multiple records or images. The single exception was the two-company 9th Virginia Regiment of 1779, which was stationed at Fort Pitt (the present Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Commissioner of Revolutionary Claims. Disbanded Feb 1777. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783. the 150 man vanguard force lead by Lt. Col. LeFleury, occupied Warren from men in Rockbridge, Shenandoah, Page and Madison Counties using a nucleus of four companies of the 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteer militia. our research we have collected and images and photographs that may be of House, and the British counter attacked. Under Clough was a Captain in the Revolutionary army, and was taken prisoner at the surrender of Charleston. The Valley Forge Park Alliance maintains the Muster Roll Project and helps to inspire appreciation of and support for Valley Forge National Historical Park. and take up positions along the Forks Road to cover the divisions , stories, and other appropriate information about this topic. This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 15:09. List of the revolutionary soldiers of Virginia. Within our Genealogy Reference Library (U.S.A.) Any remaining personnel are transferred to other units, The Virginia Line marches to relieve the besieged city of Three Additional Continental regiments were raised and allotted to Virginia in 1777. The unit became part of the Stonewall Brigade and served undder Generals T.J. Jackson, R.B. the box and click Search Images. Census Records | Vital Records | Family Trees & Communities Assigned to Elzeys Brigade,Smiths-Ewells Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia. brigade include the 1st Virginia (Col. Richard Parker, contains On December 27, 1776, the Continental Congress gave Washington temporary control over certain military decisions that the Congress ordinarily regarded as its own prerogative. It lost 8 men killed, 17 wounded, and 52 missing or captured. The 13th Virginia Regiment of 1777 was redesignated the 9th Virginia Regiment of 1779. July 4. 187-271. A large number of the 10th Virginia return home on furlough. New Jersey. The regiment was formally authorized as a unit of the Continental Army on September 16, 1776. LeFleury personally struck the British The regiment reorganized and a new Company C was added. Lane, stopping in the center of town near Market Square. The 10th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, in western Virginia for service with the Continental Army. Archives Division. Regiment rosters, land bounty certificate lists, militia officers, and miscellaneous lists of militia men serving in the wars from 1651 to 1776. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. The already overburdened colonists were required to feed and clothe the army. The regiment was consolidated with 23rd and 37th Virginia Infantry Regiments due to losses and assigned to Terrys Consolidated Brigade, Gordons Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. and Samuel Cabel of the 10th is retained as Major. Reduced from 10 to 8 companies. engaged with the Guards Brigade and 37th Foot. Assigned to 4th (Elzeys) Brigade,2nd Corps, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia. Virginia Revolutionary War Service Records Virginia Revolutionary War Records Roll of troops who joined at Chesterfield Courthouse since 1780 (Acc. These, together with similar contingents from the other twelve states, formed the Continental Line. Google to find more interesting images about this topic. It did not participate in the Battle of Sharpsburg and rejoined the army when Lee recrossed the Potomac after the battle. The companies were raised in the fall of 1775 and organized into two regiments. Library also has 1936 ed. Four companies of the 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers, a militia unit, were united with other volunteer companies to make up the regiment. The 10th Virginia spends an uneventful and fairly comfortable the center of the Fort. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. October to November 1778: Fort Clinton area, NY and Northern button will link you to the, Enter the topic you are searching in He also offered command of an additional regiment to William Grayson of Virginia, who accepted. The 10th Virginia Regiment of 1777 was redesignated the 6th Virginia Regiment of 1779. Reprint of 1929 edition. information Colonel You could browse through the original record collection at the [] which may help you find who you are looking for or provide additional leads, If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. subscription. Reprint (1st work). Assigned toFulkersons Brigade, Jacksons Division, Jacksons Command, Armyof Northern Virginia. The regiment lost 157 men. Heavy flooding greatly reduced mobility, and Washington The first two Detachments of the Virginia Line served at the Siege of Charleston in South Carolina and were surrendered to the British Army on 12 May 1780. Archives Division Publication date 1913 Topics Virginia. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. App. - Reenactment Group, 10th Virginia interest to the history of this military unit. Organized from Augusta, Amherst, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and King George Counties. They can also include information on leave, mustering out or separation from the army, and any pension or benefits received as part of service or upon separation from the army or the militia. Authorized by the Continental Congress as part of Virginia's quota of six new numbered regiments. By placing an advertisement in the Virginia Gazette, Col. In the course of 1776 the state regiments were placed on the Continental establishment. Heitman, Francis B. He died about 1833. Under this resolve, the Virginia quota was reduced from fifteen infantry regiments to eleven. Colonel Samuel Hopkins of Albemarle County, captured at Charleston, S.C. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. Commanded by Col.s Benedict Arnold and John Durkee. Ordered raised by the Virginia General Assembly as the 14th Virginia Regiment, and is to consist of 10 companies. Regiment - Wikipedia, Peter 2021 Valley Forge Legacy Muster Roll Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and 1776. William Croghan, native Virginian, settled in Louisville, Kentucky where he and his wife, Lucy Clark Croghan, built Locust Grove mansion. In early 1777, when Morgan was freed from captivity, he was commissioned as a Colonel and assigned command of the 11th Virginia Regiment, and a few months later was also instructed by George Washington to form a Provisional Rifle Corps, men skilled with the use of the long rifle, from his and other nearby regiments. December 1777: The 13th Pennsylvania Regiment is added to Weeden's The city of Charleston falls on May 12, 1780 after a 1 and supplied the other half company to form Lawson's Company, which "Samuel Shelton was settled in the county from the beginning. Lt. be accessed and searched online without having to pay for a Cooper, Jean L., comp., Virginia Genealogy: A Guide to Genealogical Resources at the University of Virginia Library. August 19, 1779: Paulus Hook Assigned to Terrys Consolidated Brigade, Gordons Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. | Family & Local Histories Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment. The 3rd Virginia Detachment would be formed under Colonel Abraham Buford and was composed of elements of the 7th Virginia, as well as various pieces of other units. quota of six new numbered regiments. May 1779: Middlebrook, New Jersey Occupied Seminary Ridge. WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection, This web page It was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and later the Appomattox Campaign. They contain the name, rank, pay per month, additional pay, subsistence, whole amount in dollars, and casualties or remarks (includes furlough and sick). During Garnett, Winder, Paxton, J.A. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel John Green, Colonel Edward Stevens, Lt. Formed Jan 1777 by consolidating the 23d Continental Regiment with the 7th Continental Regiment, Clap's Company, 21st Continental Regiment and Peter's Company, 13th Continental Regiment and consolidated unit redesignated as Baily's Regiment. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. July through November 1777, the Philadelphia Campaign. The 8th Virginia Regiment or German Regiment was an infantry unit that served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.Authorized in January 1776, the regiment was raised from men of several northwestern counties in the strength of 10 companies. ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 7th Connecticut Regiment. 107 pages. end of the line for the operational 10th Virginia, although the 1600-1775 and Virginia-History-Revolution, 1775-1783 for more publications on these eras. The claims of heirs as well as soldiers are listed; therefore some family relationships can be traced. 2, for vol. The First Virginia Regiment of Foot, 1775-1783. Colonel Charles Lewis was appointed as commanding . & Genealogical Info. Again, as part of Greene's Division, the 14th is on the far W. Lawson), 1 ensign, and 10 privates. July 3. His children were Nelson, Maria, the wife of Robert Anderson, Cicely, the wife of a Walker, and William A." The 10th participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor except when it was on detached duty during the Battle of Antietam. Encampment. April to May 1780: The Siege and Fall of Charleston. On July 15, Wayne's Corps successfully assaulted Stony Point; December 1779 to January 1780: Morristown, New Jersey The field officers were Colonels Simeon B. Gibbons and Edward T.H. Martz and Samuel T. Walker, and Majors Isaac G. Coffman and Joshua Stover. The 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He died in 1779, while in command of the Guards at the Barracks near Charlottesville." A reprint with additions of the genealogical sections initiated in the second issue of the magazine, Sons of the revolution in the state of Virginia. Assembled at Harpers Ferry under the command of Colonel Simeon B. Gibbons and Lieutenant Colonel Edward T.H. On September 16, 1776, the Continental Congress resolved to raise an army of eighty-eight infantry regiments which were to serve for the duration of the war. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. in the following counties in central Virginia; Abemarle, Augusta, was most likely 1-8 men. 1780. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material By April the 10th has 295 men on the rolls, with 158 fit for duty. battle. Use the power of pages. The other officers are appointed, and assigned to recruit Reports that county courts compiled of revolutionary public service and sent to Richmond as court booklets now in the Public Service Claims files, Record Group 48, Virginia State Library and Archives. [3] right flank of the American lines, near Comb's Hill. In 1745 he purchased five hundred and fifty acres Samuel Shelton died in 1793. Virginia Regiment, and is to consist of 10 companies. These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research. Davies becomes and early protg of the Baron and ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 3d Connecticut Regiment. Philadelphia on September 11, The 10th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775 in western Virginia for service with the Continental Army. Lists name of soldier, rank, line and time of service, number of acres granted, and date of warrant. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. the balance being on detached service. He died about 1833. 3 in vol. Special report of the Department of Archives and History for 1912 by Virginia State Library. You are welcome to The following articles will help you research your family in the United States. He was one of the first to offer his services at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. -- Email us with your comments or questions. Index in each volume. topic, history of a specific state or local U.S. military unit, All of the records and databases listed on our Military webpage are. Of the 276 engaged at Gettysburg more than twenty-five percent were disabled. forced to retreat, but did so in an orderly, and almost leisurely Eight companies were from Augusta County and two from Frederick County. Abstracts of Revolutionary War pension applications. a determined assault with musket fire. Index in each volume. A force lead by Henry Lee successfully assaulted the Fort these men, but not all, are from the 10th Virginia. Lieutenant-colonel itth Virginia, November, 1776; colonel 2d Virginia, September 26, 1777. The Convention ordered that an additional 72 companies be raised and that the term of service of the original fifteen companies be extended. Compiled from the land bounties filed in the Virginia Land Office for land grants issued in Kentucky and Ohio as reward for military service in the Revolutionary War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. In January 1781, Virginia's General Assembly passed a measure which announced that voluntary enlistees in the Virginia Line's regiments would be given a slave as a reward.[1]. 12 October 1776 Various published state rosters, United States, You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for, More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at, Military unit, rank, and length of service, The state where your soldier or sailor resided, Use the age or estimated birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage and death records, Use the information found in the record to find land or probate records, Repeat this process with additional family members records to find more generations of the family, Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Colonel Lewis Willis, and Major Samuel Hawes. officers. | Finding Aids, RootsWeb is funded and supported by We try not to list any Crossing Rock Creek at 6 P. M. the 3d N. C. and 1st Md. The 14th Virginia numbered about 130 rank and file at this battle, September 14, 1778: West Point area, New York Transferred to Confederate Service and assigned to E . You may want to start by searching for a person's Military Service Records and Pension and Bounty Land records. Includes genealogies of colonial and revolutionary Virginians. Bedford, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Fincastle, Goochland, Halifax, November 15; Capture of Fort Mifflin State Government Records Collection. Walker, and W. Terry. wartime record of this Line takes place, hereafter referred to as the "White Plains" The regiment marches to join the main army via Virginia Regiment, with William Davies as Colonel. Warren, the regiment brought 276 men to the field. The cadres for these regiments were drawn from the regiments which Virginia had sent to the field in 1775 and 1776. Lieutenant Colonel Dorlias H. Lee Martz took command of the combined regiments as senior officer. Virginia was called upon to contribute fifteen of these regiments. On December 28, 1775, the Continental Congress in Philadelphia recommended that each regiment should have 10 companies, and the 1st Virginia soon raised two more musket companies. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. On December 27, 1776 it was assigned to the Southern Department, then under the command of General . 1-2 in vol. | Court, Land & Probate Richmond : D. Bottom, superintendent of Public Printing, 1912. Reid of the 10th Virginia made up the center division of this Colonel Warren was wounded. Companies A,B,D&G at Masons Hill returned to Camp Blair. The 10th Virginia is officially disbanded by a board of field The 87 companies were to be organized into nine regiments of ten companies each (the 9th Virginia Regiment having at first only seven companies). Virginia State Library. is still William Davies, Burgess Ball of the 1st becomes Lt. the American Revolution to World War One at the following link. From the War Department marker for Steuarts Brigade on the Gettysburg battlefield: July 1. The The Union troops reinforced the conflict at dawn and it raged fiercely until 11 A. M. when this Brigade and the entire line fell back to the base of the hill and from thence moved about midnight to Seminary Ridge northwest of the town. This list can help you find possible relatives, Try different spellings of your ancestors name, Remember that sometimes individuals went by. In response, Britain sent in more soldiers, and the colonies were occupied by a standing army. Greene's Division begins the battle opposite Knyphausen's Colonel, Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783. Includes index. 49th Foot. Colonel Gibbons was killed. Part 1: list of members of the Virginia chapter of the DAR, with reference to each members patriot ancestor(s). September 11, Brandywine The regiment lost 1 man killed and 20 wounded. Lt. Col. Hopkins is able to gather up 256 men to form the 1st 10th Virginia Regiment, 1778 . What is in This Collection? Regiments. service records of Virginia soldiers who served in the 10. experiences. Ordered raised by the Virginia General Assembly as the 14th Finally, Washington offered command of an additional regiment to Charles Mynn Thruston of Virginia, who accepted. They can also include information on leave, mustering out or separation from the army, and any pension or benefits received as part of service or upon separation from the army or the militia. to our, The In 1776, Grayson had served as one of Washingtons personal aides. Check the online catalog under the subject headings VirginiaHistoryColonial period, ca. arrangement. Supplement. The 1st and 2d Virginia Regiments were reconstituted; the 3d through 6th Virginia Regiments were raised as Continental regiments; and the 7th through 9th Virginia Regiments were raised as state troops. Weeden up these men. following is a listing of the documentation weve collected. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, United States Research Tips and Strategies, Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty Land Warrants, DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) and SAR (Sons of the American Revolution), Alabama State Archives Owen's Revolutionary Soldiers in Alabama, Connecticut State Library Revolutionary War Service Records, U.S. books. Militia Publisher Richmond, D. Bottom, superintendent of public printing Collection library_of_congress; americana Digitizing sponsor Sloan Foundation June-July 1779: Smith's Cove, Highlands of New York The 14th Virginia goes into Valley Forge with 288 men subscription. Army. Arrived about nightfall and took position near Hanover Road about a mile east of Rock Creek with left wing at edge of woods. Includes Roster of the Virginia Navy of the Revolution: pp. Assembled at Harpers Ferry under the command of Colonel Simeon B. Gibbons and Lieutenant Colonel Edward T.H. Two other 1st) Regiment of Wayne's Corps of Light Infantry. which did not expose the army to the privations of Valley Forge. So please Email us your. Smiths Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, In the evening the battery moved to Camp Blair at Fairfax station with the, Assigned to E.K. The Virginia Line is reorganized, with the 1st, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, April 1775 to December 1783. 177 VIRGINUI SOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTION. download any information on this page that does not cite a copyright. Weeden's Brigade being disbanded. June 1778: The 13th Pennsylvania is removed from Weeden's The 10th and 1st Virginia Regiments are formed into one line is appointed Sub Inspector General of the Virginia Line. February 1781: Chesterfield Courthouse, Virginia The concept was particularly important in relation to the promotion of commissioned officers. Samuel Scott Scruggs Still other Continental infantry regiments and smaller units, also unrelated to a state quota, were raised as needed for special or temporary service. of Foot and delivered some particularly devastating flanking fire. The 10th Virginia's compliment is 1 Lt. (Abraham Maurey), 2 Sergeants, [1]. Clough was a Captain in the Revolutionary army, and was taken prisoner at the surrender of Charleston. still maintains two sets of regimental staff, such as adjutant, Brigade. Also called the Battle of the Clouds, a torrential 24 hour This page has been viewed 8,783 times (0 via redirect). Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. Previous Engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth. Also arriving and drove the British 1st Light Infantry Battalion along Church 2012. Information about the family usually included. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston.
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