Disbanded between April 10- June 9, 1781 at Winchester and Watkin's Ferry. The 2nd Virginia Regiment was authorized by the Virginia Convention, July 17, 1775, as a force of regular troops for the Commonwealth's defense. Captain Rowland Madison Under this reorganization, which was to be effective on January 1, 1781, Virginia was assigned a quota of eight infantry regiments. Raised in Amelia. People with the same name are easily confused with one another, since most records have little identifying data. Captain Andrew Waggoner 12th Virginia Regiment 1. The Virginia Convention concurred on January 11, 1776. With the rest of the Main Army, the 2nd Virginia proved they could stand up to the best of the British Army at the battle of Monmouth, were they provoked a rear action and held the field at the end of the day. Relieved on October 17, 1776 from Weedon's Brigade and assigned to Stirling's Brigade, an element of the Main Continental Army. The British entered Philadelphia unopposed on September 26. Recruitment began in September 1775 with four companies of 50 men from Fauquier and Culpeper counties each and two companies of 50 men from Orange County. Posted on February 22, 2021 September 2, 2021 by Michele Murphy. Under this resolve, the Virginia quota was reduced from fifteen infantry regiments to eleven. He transferred to the 4th Virginia Regiment in September 1778 and served until the end of the war. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967 (Originally published, 1914). Captain Thomas Bowyer 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. Captain Steven Ashby The rest of the 1st Virginia was called on to support Lee as his force made their return through enemy territory. Henry Lee described his death: "Always beloved and respected, late in the siege he received a ball in the forehead, and fell dead in the trenches, embalmed in the tears of his faithful soldiers, and honored by the regret of the whole army.". Following operations in the Northern Colonies, the Virginia troops were ordered south to join Brig. 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Charles Simms of the 6th Virginia became retained his role. The unit was reassigned to the 2nd Virginia Brigade on 22 July 1778, and it was reorganized to nine companies and redesignated as the 7th Virginia Regiment on 12 May 1779. The Continental Congress resolved, on November 1, 1775, to place these two regiments on the Continental establishment. The Continental Congress ordered a reorganization of the Continental Army on May 27, 1778. Captain Steven Ashby Almost all Virginians serving in the Continental Army were captured in the disastrous surrender by General Benjamin Lincoln of the army at Charlestown, South Carolina in 1780. George Johns(t)on, September 21, 1775. 9th Company - Capt. The regiment was organized in spring 1775 at Cambridge to consist of 10 companies from northeastern Middlesex and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts; and Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Officers of the Continental Army below the rank of brigadier general were ordinarily ineligible for promotion except in the line of their own state. The 8th Virginia Regiment was raised on January 11, 1776 at Suffolk Court House, Virginia for service with the Continental Army under the command of Peter Muhlenberg. Organized on February 28, 1776 at Suffolk Court House to consist of 10 companies from Berkley, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Sussex, Southampton, Nansemond, Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Surry and Princess Anne Counties. MicroBios. By May 7, provisions were low with casualties mounting daily. On May 12, 1780, General Lincoln surrendered the city of Charlestown, along with the entire Virginia Line of Continental troops to the British. The reorganization saw the 5th Virginia Regiment (of 1775) redesignated the 3rd Virginia and the 7th Virginia regiments becoming the "new" Fifth Regiment. In 1779 the three units were consolidated into Gist's regiment. The terms of surrender stipulated that the militia would be allowed to go home, while the regulars would be imprisoned within the town. Captain William Vause The regiment saw action at the Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. The success and heroism shown by the Continental troops in this relatively small engagement was a much needed morale boost for the Americans. The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown. The Regiment was authorized on January 11, 1776 in the Virginia State Troops as the 8th Virginia Regiment. Running into a detachment of British, the Continentals soon found themselves in heated battle and managed to force the British to withdraw. The winter of 1777-78 saw the 1st Virginia Regiment with Washington's Army at Valley Forge. Reorganized and redesignated on May 12, 1779 as the 5th Virginia to consist of 9 companies. Fleming read: "(he) behaved and died as bravely as a Caesar would have done, ordering his men to dress [form a line] before firing, though the enemy was within 40 yards of him, advancing fast with abusive threats what they would do. Captain Steven Ashby The regiment was merged into the 4th Virginia Regiment on May 12, 1779. The unit was captured on 12 May 1780 by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on 15 November 1783. 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. Bowyer came from Augusta County. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, and the Battle of Monmouth. ), Brevet-Capt. Captain William Vause Captain Andrew Wallace options, Virginia Revolutionary War Service Records. Thomas Parker, September 30, 1783. Orginially attached to Weedon's Brigade in 1777, the 2nd Virginia Regiment became part of Woodford's Brigade from 1779 to 1780. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel James Wood,[1] Lt. Home Battles 1775 to 1783 Campaigns Continental Army Continental Navy British Army Flags of the Revolution War Facts War Leaders Patriot Leaders British Leaders Gen. Sullivan. Captain Benjamin Casey 3d Company - Capt. Press Esc to cancel. He also offered command of an additional regiment to William Grayson of Virginia, who accepted. Colonel Abraham Buford, Major George Stubblefield, and Major Samuel Cabell. On June 28, Washington ordered Maj. Gen. Charles Lee with 2,000 men to attack the rear of the marching British column. Washington decided to have his newly formed light infantry attack a British fort at Stony Point, New York. The companies were raised in the fall of 1775 and organized into two regiments. One author has described the conditions of serving at the front - Winchester, in Frederick County - in 1757: Nearly all the militia remained law abiding in their idleness except the contingent from Prince William County who became violently abusive in claiming their superiority not only to the privates but also the officers of the Virginia Regiment. These troops under Woodford and Scott entered Charleston, South Carolina on April 7, 1780. Everard Meade, commissioned March 8, 1776, Capt. The concept was particularly important in relation to the promotion of commissioned officers. George Washington was given command of the first multi-colony army. The remaining six regiments (the 10th through 15th Virginia Regiments) were entirely new. Captain Benjamin Casey Greene's Virginians opened their line to allow the panicked Americans through and then held off the advancing British to allow Washington's Army to fall back and retire in order. The leader of the mutiny swore that the Virginia Regiment officers were all scoundrels and that "he could drive the whole Corps before him " Although the Regiment was anxious for reinforcements from the militia, insults were not to be countenanced. The County Lieutenant was often a candidate for the House of Burgesses, and strict discipline of essentially volunteer soldiers was rare. Because they were on detached service with Col. Abraham Buford, captains Thomas Calett and John Stokes escaped at Charleston, Catlett only to be killed and Stokes wounded at The Waxhaws later in the month. Some months later, many of the captured were moved to harsher conditions aboard British prison ships where many perished or remained until the end of the war. Posted on February 23, 2021 September 1, 2021 by Michele Murphy. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. Captain Rowland Madison These, together with similar contingents from the other twelve states, formed the Continental Line. Second Seminole War. The 5th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775 at Richmond, Virginia for service with the U.S. Continental Army. Captain William Vause Organized on February 12, 1777 to consist of 9 companies from Chesterfield, Brunswick, Southampton, King William, Mansemond, Princess Anne, Isle of Wight, Surry, Sussex, Westmoreland, Northumberland, and Richmond Counties and the Borough of Norfolk. Captain William Vause The regiment saw action in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. The remaining Americans proceeded to attack Princeton from the west. Captain Steven Ashby In September 1778 the Virginia Line was in the vicinity of White Plains, New York, after serving at the Battle of Monmouth. The troops built log huts and many of the officers of the Virginia Regiments were sent home during the winter to recruit for their vastly under-strength units. On the night of October 21, 600 Continentals, with 160 men from the 1st and 3rd Virginia Regiments attacked a Tory force of about 500 men including Robert Roger's "Queen's American Rangers." Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia, United States Army Center of Military History, Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment, Thruston's Additional Continental Regiment, Rawling's Additional Continental Regiment, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=12th_Virginia_Regiment&oldid=1009128101, Virginia regiments of the Continental Army, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 26 February 2021, at 21:37. The 1st through 9th Virginia Regiments were reconstituted in the Continental Army as regiments raised to serve for the duration of the war. Captain Benjamin Casey 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. William Fontaine, October 21, 1775. On September 14, 1778, the 2nd Virginia Regiment was consolidated with the depleted 6th Virginia Regiment at White Plains. By the end of the afternoon, heat had also taken the lives of men on both sides of the field. Howe divided his force for a frontal attack on the Americans and a flanking attack on the American right. The 12th Virginia Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776 at Williamsburg, Virginia for service with the (U.S.) Continental Army. However, there is no comprehensive list of Virginia veterans of this war. More often, the drinking during the militia assemblies was more intense than the target practice. Captain Rowland Madison The regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783. 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. Virginia Independent Companies Regiment of Guards Search Virginia Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 fromThe National Archives: NARA M246. Captain Andrew Wallace The unit was organized on 12 February 1777 at Fort Pitt in present-day western Pennsylvania to consist of nine companies of troops from the far-western Virginia counties (now parts of West Virginia and western Pennsylvania). On January 23, 1779, there were 137 men in the regiment enlisted for the duration of the war, an unusually large proportion.