pages. This page has been accessed 830 times. Virginia State Regiments. Library also has 1936 ed. July through November 1777, the Philadelphia Campaign. & Genealogical Info. New commissions issued at this time were dated September 14, 1778. The regiment lost 1 man killed and 20 wounded. Virginia Regiment, with William Davies as Colonel. Assembled at Harpers Ferry under the command of Colonel Simeon B. Gibbons and Lieutenant Colonel Edward T.H. A force lead by Henry Lee successfully assaulted the Fort Still other Continental infantry regiments and smaller units, also unrelated to a state quota, were raised as needed for special or temporary service. Eight companies were from Augusta County and two from Frederick County. Elijah Barbee's Revolutionary War Military Service. Greene's Division was up these men. About 10 P. M. began the march to Hagerstown. Index in each volume. The colonists attempted to gain representation in the British Parliament without success. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. The 2nd Virginia Detachment was formed out of various regiments under the 2d Virginia Regiments original colonel, Brigadier General William Woodford, including elements of the 2nd Virginia Regiment. 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. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. Includes date of warrant and amount of land given. Charles Lewis was appointed as commanding officer in November. 12 October 1776. 2012. Middlebrook Virginia State Library. In the course of 1776 the state regiments were placed on the Continental establishment. July 2. information Information includes name of soldier, summary of service, list of supportive documents registered with the applications, and number and date of certificate issued. Virginia Regiment - Article Index, 10th 16 September, 1776. Cooper, Jean L., comp., Virginia Genealogy: A Guide to Genealogical Resources at the University of Virginia Library. until the Fort was completely destroyed. The 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment flag carried into the first battle of Manassas, July 2021, 1861, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=10th_Virginia_Infantry_Regiment&oldid=1114799726, This page was last edited on 8 October 2022, at 09:35. The 87 companies were to be organized into nine regiments of ten companies each (the 9th Virginia Regiment having at first only seven companies). Virginians Who Fought in the Revolutionary War, Revolutionary The colonels were Nathaniel Gist, William Grayson, and Charles Mynn Thruston. In 1775, when war seemed like a possibility a congress was formed with delegates from all 13 original colonies. The 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Heavy flooding greatly reduced mobility, and Washington 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. The 14th Virginia goes into Valley Forge with 288 men Part 1: list of members of the Virginia chapter of the DAR, with reference to each members patriot ancestor(s). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967 (Originally published, 1914). 1777. TIME LINE OF THE 10TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT. Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution. Reprint (1st work). William Colonel Gibbons was killed. 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He also offered command of an additional regiment to William Grayson of Virginia, who accepted. Reinforced later by the other regiments the Union breastworks thinly manned at some points were occupied to the southern base of the main summit but only after a vigorous and desperate conflict. Its first commander was Colonel Peter Muhlenberg, a clergyman and militia leader.The unit marched to defend Charleston, South . The regiment surrendered 2 officers and 43 men, Talliaferros Brigade, ValleyDistrict, Department of Northern Virginia, marker for Steuarts Brigade on the Gettysburg battlefield. of Foot and delivered some particularly devastating flanking fire. was near zero. 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. Disbanded Feb 1777. War Battles 1775-1783, 10th Smiths-Elzeys Brigade, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac, Companies A,B,D&G under Major J.B. Terrill moved to Masons Hill in Arlington County with a section of the. These dictatorial powers included the authority to raise sixteen additional Continental infantry regiments at large. The regiment marches to join the main army via He died about 1833. Also available as v. 2 of Virginia colonial records. His children were Nelson, Maria, the wife of Robert Anderson, Cicely, the wife of a Walker, and William A." This battalion They contain the name, rank, pay per month, additional pay, subsistence, whole amount in dollars, and casualties or remarks (includes furlough and sick). John Cason Pension Information about the family usually included. Left Valley Forge with 400 men assigned and 218 fit for duty. Brigade, and reassigned. Francisco, Giant of the American Revolution. Learn more. During this engagement, paymaster etc. 2D REGIMENT, 1783. 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment. 1-2 in vol. is drafted from the 1st/10th Virginia for service in the Corps. Entered Valley Forge with 442 men assigned and 175 fit for duty. September 14, 1778: West Point area, New York December 19, 1777 to June 19, 1778; Winter at Valley Forge. This category is managed by the 1776 Project in association with the Categorization Project. Charleston. The colonists original aim was to restore their rights as Englishmen; however, by early 1776 the idea that the American Revolution was a bid for independence began to form and take root, and by July the Colonists had declared their independence from the rule of the British Empire. The 3rd Detachment was cut to pieces at the Battle of Waxhaws; the Virginia line had effectively ceased to exist. The 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Occupied Seminary Ridge. May 1779: Middlebrook, New Jersey Virginia Revolutionary War Service Records Virginia Revolutionary War Records Roll of troops who joined at Chesterfield Courthouse since 1780 (Acc. These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research. Disbanded Feb 1777. Assigned to Terrys Consolidated Brigade, Gordons Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Bibliography: p. 197-209. | Newspapers & Periodicals July 3. Davies is appointed the new Colonel on March 20th. subscription. The city of Charleston falls on May 12, 1780 after a 1 and A large number of the 10th Virginia return home on furlough. 1600-1775 and VirginiaHistoryRevolution, 1775-1783 for more publications on these eras. 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. 49 are fit for duty. Crouse, Randy F. McNew The Revolutionary War Diary of Major William Croghan of the Virginia Continental Line, 1779-1780. In 1776, Grayson had served as one of Washingtons personal aides. Bedford, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Fincastle, Goochland, Halifax, Oct 26, 2019 #1 Morning reports and other original records are contained in the Tenth Virginia Infantry Regiment Records, 1861-1864, located in the Manuscripts Collection of the Library of Virginia in Richmond (accessions 20295, 20296 and 20297). a military vaccination program. Assigned to 4th (Elzeys) Brigade,2nd Corps, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia. Colonel Charles Lewis was appointed as commanding . Hanover, Louisa, Lunenberg, Orange, Pittsylvania, and Prince George. Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and 1776. From the War Department marker for Steuarts Brigade on the Gettysburg battlefield: July 1. The purpose of our organization is educational; we help the general public increase their knowledge of, and interest in, the War Between the States. App. 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. In 1780, the word Detachment comes into use, describing a 700-man conglomeration of these regiments. The 1st Virginia Detachment was led by Richard Parker. Stirling's Division | Weedon's Brigade | 10th Virginia Regiment History Organized from Augusta, Amherst, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and King George Counties. United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 17751783 records are digital images of published state rosters of Revolutionary War soldiers from the states of Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Virginia. . The Valley Forge Park Alliance maintains the Muster Roll Project and helps to inspire appreciation of and support for Valley Forge National Historical Park. Lt. Col. Hopkins is able to gather up 256 men to form the 1st The 14th Virginia is officially renumbered as the 10th His wife's name was Judith, and his children were Clough, Joseph, Samuel, David, Elizabeth the wife of John Tindall, and the wife of John Lewis, who lived near Scott's Landing. New Jersey. at Paulus Hook, NY. There were 16 Additional regiments planned of which only 14 were actually raised. Given the number of men fit for duty, these regiments are not really regiments at all any more, yet they are still named as such. Warren, the regiment brought 276 men to the field. Under this resolve, the Virginia quota was reduced from fifteen infantry regiments to eleven. Left Valley Forge with 400 men assigned and 218 fit for duty. Virginia detachment, which serves in Scott's Brigade. Warren from men in Rockbridge, Shenandoah, Page and Madison Counties using a nucleus of four companies of the 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteer militia. The colonel Authorized by the Continental Congress as part of Virginia's quota of six new numbered regiments. 20th Continental Regiment. We only ask that if you have a personal website please create a link Assigned to Weeden's Brigade, Greene's Division of the Main The Continental Congress resolved, on November 1, 1775, to place these two regiments on the Continental establishment. [3] The Virginia Line was a formation within the Continental Army. After the French and Indian war ended 1763, the British Parliament imposed a series of taxes on their American colonies in an attempt to recover some of the cost of the war, to have the colonies pay for their own defense, and to assert authority over the colonies. Index. Lieutenant Colonel Dorlias H. Lee Martz took command of the combined regiments as senior officer. The 10th Virginia Regiment of 1777 was redesignated the 6th Virginia Regiment of 1779. Sanchez-Saavedra, E.M. A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787, (c) Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA, 1978, This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 02:16. Officers of the Continental Army below the rank of brigadier general were ordinarily ineligible for promotion except in the line of their own state. | Immigration Records | Military Records Directories & Member Lists IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. 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. Greene's Division was on the American left during this attack, A number of other 10th Virginians remain active after the However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. November 15; Capture of Fort Mifflin The 7th Virginia Regiment (1781) (Constituted by redesignation of the 9th Virginia Regiment of 1779). In August 1775 the Virginia Convention voted to raise fifteen companies to serve one year. In 1745 he purchased five hundred and fifty acres Samuel Shelton died in 1793. June 1778: The 13th Pennsylvania is removed from Weeden's February to March 1780: Four companies of the 4th Regiment Virginia Volunteers, a militia unit, were united with other volunteer companies to make up the regiment. By placing an advertisement in the Virginia Gazette, Col. Martz and Samuel T. Walker, and Majors Isaac G. Coffman and Joshua Stover. The field officers were Colonels Simeon B. Gibbons and Edward T.H. Virginia detachments are formed, 10th Virginians serve in both. 2nd Canadian Regiment. 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. quota of six new numbered regiments. September 16; Whitehorse Tavern 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. He was one of the first to offer his services at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. detachments of the 5th and 9th Virginia), and the 1st and 2nd If you are looking for the history of a specific state or local U.S. military unit 2, for vol. the box and click Search Images. The bulk of the payrolls date between 1777 and 1779. Includes bibliographical references. In 1779 the three units were consolidated into Gist's regiment. Includes Roster of the Virginia Navy of the Revolution: pp. Comprehensive index. and Samuel Cabel of the 10th is retained as Major. 12 October 1776 Revolutionary War records are record the enlistment or muster roles both the local militias and the Continental Army. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. wartime record of this brigade include the 1st Virginia (Col. Richard Parker, contains In paranthesis Walker, and W. Terry. Crossing Rock Creek at 6 P. M. the 3d N. C. and 1st Md. Reid of the 10th Virginia made up the center division of this Special report of the Department of Archives and History for 1912 by Virginia State Library. ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 7th Connecticut Regiment. Archives Division Publication date 1913 Topics Virginia. At the Winchester re-arrangement January 1, 1783, it was decided that the Virginia soldiers whose terms had not run out were more than sufficient to make one regiment, so a 2d was formed to be under a major-commandant, consisting of two . unit continues to exist on paper. 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. This is the Colonel Philadelphia on September 11, the American Revolution to World War One at the following link. ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 3d Connecticut Regiment. Commanded by Col. John Bailey. Greene's Division begins the battle opposite Knyphausen's On April 9, 1865, it surrendered with 2 officers and 43 men. following is a listing of the documentation weve collected. "Samuel Shelton was settled in the county from the beginning. At the, information to assist with your research this On December 27, 1776, the Continental Congress gave Washington temporary control over certain military decisions that the Congress ordinarily regarded as its own prerogative. Transferred to Confederate Service and assigned to E . The First, along with the Second Regiment saw service in the Tidewater area fighting the troops of Virginia's Royal Governor, Lord Dunmore. Organized from Augusta, Amherst, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and King George Counties. The 14th leaves Valley Forge with 408 The still maintains two sets of regimental staff, such as adjutant, topic, history of a specific state or local U.S. military unit, All of the records and databases listed on our Military webpage are. December 1778 to April 1779: Middlebrook, New Jersey Davies becomes Governor Thomas Jefferson's military advisor in Wayne's Corps of Light Infantry is organized; half of a company is still William Davies, Burgess Ball of the 1st becomes Lt. Previous Engagements: Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia, Philadelphia-Monmouth. July to August 1778: White Plains, New York Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel John Green, Colonel Edward Stevens, Lt. It lost 8 men killed, 17 wounded, and 52 missing or captured. The regiment was formally authorized as a unit of the Continental Army on September 16, 1776. The 10th's old commander, William Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. 1 of Revolutionary War records. Again, as part of Greene's Division, the 14th is on the far Davies's leadership the 14th becomes a model regiment. This Unit was formed in Companies recruited men from Augusta, Amherst, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and King George counties. Delayed by the actions in the "Forage Wars", mutually opposing maneuvers of both armies along the Hudson, and battle for Stony Point, in late 1779 the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th Virginia regiments, along with Lee's, William Washington's, and Armand's legions, Harrison's Artillery, Gist's Additional Regiment and . 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. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Arrived about nightfall and took position near Hanover Road about a mile east of Rock Creek with left wing at edge of woods. The 11th Virginia Regiment of 1777 was redesignated the 7th Virginia Regiment of 1779. The following articles will help you research your family in the United States. 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. in the following counties in central Virginia; Abemarle, Augusta, The already overburdened colonists were required to feed and clothe the army. subscription. The 1st\10th Virginia was present as a reserve for this the balance being on detached service.
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