0000036651 00000 n Virginia in the Revolutionary War 14th Virginia Regiment Contents 1 Brief History 2 Colonels 3 Companies [4] 4 Other Officers 5 Other Sources 6 Websites 7 References Brief History [ edit | edit source] The 14th Regiment was formed in February 1777. > Regiment formed in: Bangor, ME in 1862 0000039822 00000 n > Killed by disease: 121 soldiers (4 officers, 117 enlisted troops) (VMHC 1858.3), Glorious News broadside, October 1781. > Notable battles: Battle of Williamsburg, Battle of Seven Pines, Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of the Wilderness, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, 17. The 13th Virginia Regiment was authorized on 16 September 1776 by the Continental Congress for service with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. options, Virginia Revolutionary War Service Records, Military Records: The American Revolution (National Archives), County and City Records on Microfilm (LVA), Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware (Paul Heinegg), Culpeper County Classes, 1781 Index (LVA). 0000000016 00000 n Many Virginians also served in the Continental artillery, cavalry, and other units not designated as Virginia regiments. On 25 May 1776 the regiment officially became part of the Continental Army. 0000038426 00000 n > Killed by disease: 137 soldiers (1 officer, 136 enlisted troops) His powerful style of speaking was shaped by the evangelical preacher Samuel Davies, to whom he listened as a youth. Three detachments are made out of recruits in Virginia and the remaining Virginia Continentals outside of New York City. 0000036910 00000 n 0000038329 00000 n Virginia Independent Companies Regiment of Guards Search Virginia Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 fromThe National Archives: NARA M246. Shortly after the regiment fought at Monmouth in June 1778, it was reassigned to the 3rd Virginia Brigade. A return written by Inspector General Steuben indicates that the regiment only had 180 rank and file, which could form two divisions. 'First Regiment' in The Fan", https://www.richmond.com/entertainment/where-am-i-rva-first-regiment-in-the-fan/article_18771803-4532-583d-921b-938a1f698215.html, "First Virginia Regiment statue torn down at Meadow Park in the Fan", "Oldest Active National Guard Unit Observes 283rd Anniversary", The Virginians Who Fought in the Revolutionary War - Virginia Places, Recreated Waggener's Company of the Virginia Regiment, French and Indian War reenactors, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virginia_Regiment&oldid=1135432088, 1758: First Virginia Regiment, Colonel George Washington; Second Virginia Regiment, Colonel, When the Colony of Virginia ordered the creation of multiple regiments in 1775 with the outbreak of the.
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