GARNETT, CLARENCE LINDEN: b. Col. Campbell is just returned from a scout to the mouth of Muskingum River but has made no late discoveries. Surprised, the 9th was driven farther into the British camp where it was beset by the brigade of Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey and the 2nd British Light Infantry Battalion. The commanding officer of the Jail, Capt. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. Colonel, Dubois' Regiment (New York). The 1st through 9th Virginia Regiments were reconstituted in the Continental Army as regiments raised to serve for the duration of the war. A few years after his wife Peggy died, William married a second time, in April of 1809, this marriage being to Margaret Kirkpatrick of Little Calf Pasture . The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service provides a connection between world media and the American military personnel serving at home and abroad. The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown. Virginia Line, 1777 [ edit] 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. Search above to list available cemeteries. [37]Orderly Book of Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, 67. [32] Those who survived the conditions of the Walnut Street Jail remained there for about eight months. Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 18521949. Micajah Clark tried to escape the jail by dressing as a woman with a dress brought in by other women visiting the jail. [34] Sgt. English If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Col. George Mathews survived his wounds, was exchanged in December 1781 and commanded Continental troops under General Greene in the South until the end of the Revolution. image by Douglas Payne, 13 September 2013. Captain Hugh Stephenson. Abingdon 1929, pp. Those who died in the jail were dragged outside and buried in a ditch. (, 16th Continental Regiment (Massachusetts). The Strength of the Reigement at this Time is not More than Two Hundred men for within this Fifteen days I have discharged a Hundred men that was Entitled to their Discharges & Onley Enlisted for three years & their Times being Exp[i]red that they Engaged for.1. Organized February-March 1776 on Eastern Shore from Accomac, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle, and Augusta Counties. 3 (Jul., 1912), pp. This indicates that the 9th Virginia, alongside the rest of the brigade, had been in the action but may not have been as heavily engaged as Weedons men. Benjamin Sadler, though captured unharmed at Germantown, broke his leg while stumbling around the Walnut Street Jail. His regiment was redesignated the 6th Virginia Regiment in September 1778, and in that same month he was promoted to captain, serving until the end of the war. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Garnett served with the regiment as a surgeon, but no dates or details are available. The army went through three major establishments: the first in 1775, the second in 1776, and the third from 1777 until after the end of the war. (, 3rd Pennsylvania Battalion. Greenes column fell behind the rest of the army, and Greene began his attack forty minutes after Gen. John Sullivan had begun his attack on the British camp. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. Colonel Thomas Fleming [Died before March 22, 1777]; Colonel. Credits: While the information presented above is drawn from a number of sources, the definitive guide to Virginia's Revolutionary War military formations is presented by the Virginia State Library . Bibliography (Continued) on JSTOR Journal Article OPEN ACCESS The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. Part of the World's largest public domain source PICRYL.com. [7] Disease had taken scores of men in the winter of 1777, and most of the men from Captains Walkers and Hays Companies were taken and placed in Morgans Rifle Corps. In July 1776, Colonel Fleming marched 120 soldiers from the 9th Virginia (approximately two companies) to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to suppress a Tory uprising there. In July 1775, the Third Virginia Convention passed an ordinance to create two regiments of regulars and fifteen battalion for minute service. 9th Virginia Regiment. The 9th Virginia, however, was soon replaced. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. REVOLUTIONARY WAR MILITARY SERVICE - Continental Army Captain (16th March, 1776) in the 9th Virginia, under Brig Gen Peter Muhlenberg, Col. Matthews. Colonel Charles Simms and Major Samuel Hopkins. Those veterans who werent captured were discharged when their enlistments ended in February and March 1778. To use this feature, use a newer browser. The Goolsby brothers, Benjamin Taylor, and other men of the regiment died alongside around 275 other Americans at the Walnut Street Jail. Weve updated the security on the site. Not developed or endorsed by NARA or DVIDS. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. The Delaware Indians that went with his party behaved remarkably well and seemed very desirous to discover the Enemy Indians (Pa. Archives description begins Samuel Hazard et al., eds. Taken prisoner at Germantown. However, one common denominator I note was Capt. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. While most of General Stephens division shifted toward the fighting around the Cliveden House, Muhlenbergs men, including the 9th Virginia, drove back the British 1st Battalion of Light Infantry. Those records suffer from omissions which will be reflected in this roster. [25] The pay rolls of the 9th Virginia taken after Germantown indicate that 185 officers and men were killed, wounded, or captured at Germantown. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel John Gibson, Lt. By the fall of 1776, the 9th Virginia Regiment had over 700 names on its muster roll. 2021 Valley Forge Legacy Muster Roll Project. Fact 1: 1790, Henry Willis found in Census For Greenbrier Co VA Fact 2: 1810, Census for Monroe County VA Fact 3: Soldier 9th Virginia Regiment DAR #557089 Colonel Cornelius D. Wynkoop. Connect to 5,000+ Willis profiles on Geni, July 28 1812 - Richmond, Monroe, Virginia USA, Henry Willis, Rebecca Heady Wheeler, George Washington Willis, Tabitha Cooper, Richard Willis, Joshua Willis, Martha Ward, John Willis, John Willis, Mary King, Ann Nancy Taylor, Joseph Willis, Martha Willis, Josiah Willis, Elizabeth Betty Hutton, Isaiah Willis, 1740 - Kent, Portage, Ohio, United States, July 28 1812 - Richmond, Monroe, West Virginia, United States, Henry Willis (Sr.), *mary Rachel Wells (born Underwood). [6] These changes left Washington holding three posts at once: Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Commanding General of the field army under his immediate command, the Main Army, and Commanding General of the Middle Department. description ends , 1st ser., 12:232). In June 1776, the Continental Congress accepted the 9th Virginia into continental service and three more companies were added to place it at full strength of ten companies. [29] The Jail was converted to hold American rebels after the British occupied the city in the fall of 1777. [8]William Dews Pension S8312, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. NARA keeps those Federal records that are judged to have continuing valueabout 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. Thomas Davis raised his company from Northampton County. The bulk of the newly organized Main Army (that was commanded by General Washington) consisted of 27 infantry regiments, which were numbered in order of the seniority of the colonel of each regiment, and styled as "Continental Regiments". Major Scott who had his arm broken was with us and many others wounded and in short, it was a seane of carnage.[24] Surrounded and with much of the regiment already killed or wounded, the last of the 9th Virginia was captured. Entered Valley Forge with the5th Virginia Regimentand the1st Virginia Regiment. The other three companies were recruited from the mainland of Virginia. Many survivors of the 9th Virginia were amongst the exchanged soldiers. But I guess since, The Fort Plain Museum has a section dedicated to the Journal of the American Revolution selling both the JAR Annual Volumes and the JAR Book Series. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. The Valley Forge Park Alliance maintains the Muster Roll Project and helps to inspire appreciation of and support for Valley Forge National Historical Park. The Commemoration honors the issuance of a Continental Congress proclamation to the assembled Main Army at Newburgh, New York, that announced a cease-fire between Americans and the British forces of King George III, An officer dressed in the ceremonial uniform of the 1ST Maryland Regiment, Corps of the Continental Line, participates in the Cessation of Hostilities Bicentennial Celebration at the Pentagon River Plaza. [40] He, along with other comrades who had been disabled at the battle, received pensions for their injuries starting in 1778. Despite attempts to broaden the recruiting base beyond New England, the 1776 army remained skewed toward the Northeast both in terms of its composition and geographical focus. This account has been disabled. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. Pennsylvania Archives. Capt. U.S. Army Col. Jerry Farnsworth (third from left), 130 Marines from Combat Service Support Detachment -17 are marching 120-miles from 29 Palms to Camp Pendleton, Troops wearing Revolutionary War uniforms participate in a drill and firing demonstration during the Cessation of Hostilities Bicentennial Celebration at the Pentagon River Plaza. 58.80. There was an error deleting this problem. 3 (1902): 146. 1 (1911), 63. Consists of bound photostats of monthly payrolls from Virginia regiments during the Revolutionary War. Well done! See Joseph A. Waddell, Lt. Col. Ball came from Lancaster County, Virginia. See Edgar Woods. 8th Continental Regiment (New Hampshire). Brodheads letter to Timothy Pickering, written at the same place on 18 May, provides more details: Lieut. Failed to delete memorial. This may have worked if a British soldier had not pulled up the plank above Clark. 9 ser., 138 vols. SKU: N/A Category: American Regiments Tags: American Revolutionary War, kings colour, molzahn, molzahn collection, reenactor, regiment . The 9th Regiment was formed in February and March of 1776 on the Eastern Shore. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. [19] In their new position, the Virginians under Mathews and Towles were attacked by the reorganized British regiments led by Maj. Gen. James Grant. Others, like Pvt. [35] Pvt. Burrall's Regiment (Connecticut). https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Continental_Army_units_(1776)&oldid=1152051581, Rawlings' Independent Maryland Rifle Company. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The remaining six regiments (the 10th through 15th Virginia Regiments) were entirely new. [36]Isaiah Bagwell Pension, S6550, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Fittings. Twenty-one years ago our original members played an important role in the formation of the nucleus of what is now the large organization of reenactors known as the Northwest Civil War Council . https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79537861/william-augustus-armstrong. Levi Bloxom of Captain Poulsons Company was charged about two weeks later with insolence to, and threatening to shoot Ensign Robbins of the same regiment. He was found guilty and also received thirty-nine lashes. The Fleming Family (Continued), The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography24, no. Colonel Burgess Ball [4], and Major John Fitzgerald. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? Captain Thomas Price continued from 1775; Captain, Stephenson's Independent Virginia Rifle Company. Some officers and all the men of the 9th Virginia, joined by other American prisoners taken at Germantown, were taken the Walnut Street Jail, which the veterans of the 9th Virginia referred to often as the Philadelphia new Jail. Opened in January 1776, it had been used by the Continental Congress to house British and Hessian prisoners of war. Bill. Resend Activation Email. This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 21:47. The Extra Continental regiments, which are commonly confused with the Additional regiments, are: 1st Canadian Regiment. At Germantown, under the command of Colonel George Mathews, the unit became separated from the remainder of General Nathanael Greene's division and over 400 men were taken prisoner by the British. [33]Claiborne Bradshaw Pension, W8394, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Those who did escape from the battle, in addition to new recruits for the regiment that arrived over the next few months, were organized into one company and served as part of the 1st Virginia Regiment (Continental, not state). Additional reinforcements from Maryland were sent to help guard the coastline while the Convention authorized the raising of a regiment of regulars to be garrison the Eastern Shore. This page was last edited on 14 June 2022, at 14:32. (, Ward's Regiment (Connecticut). Those who didnt run were bayoneted by the advancing enemy. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. (, Bauman's Continental Artillery Company. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of [22]Elijah Hickman Pension, VAS1511, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. The British 4th Regiment of Foot advanced toward the Virginians and from behind fence rails along Church Lane, the Virginians ambushed them. This browser does not support getting your location. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. (, 27th Continental Regiment (Massachusetts). See "A Guide to the Ball Family Papers, 1650-1864,". Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. [20] Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Captains John Cropper, Levin Joynes, Thomas Snead, George Gilchrist, Thomas Parramore, and John Poulson commanded the companies from Accomack County, while Capt. Surprised, the 9th was driven farther into the British camp where it was beset by the brigade of Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey and the 2nd British Light Infantry Battalion. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. [39] Pvt. Captain Lieutenant Isaiah Wool. Colonel Asa Whitcomb. Virginia's Soldiers in the Revolution. Captain Walkers riflemen had Charles, James, and John Goolsby in the ranks together.[5]. . This differed from the regiments in the Southern Department, which retained state designations, some of which were assigned in the 1775 establishment. [30]Based on a survey of American and British muster rolls by Todd W. Braisted. Before the battle, orders were given that twenty men from each brigade who were unfit for march or lacked shoes to remain in camp. Muhlenberg and his brigade were engaged in the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, but records of their involvement are scarce. Members of the 3rd United States Infantry (The Old Guard) are in the background. [25]McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign, 2:132. modern editorial content, are copyright The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. There are approximately 10 billion pages of textual records; 12 million maps, charts, and architectural and engineering drawings; 25 million still photographs and graphics; 24 million aerial photographs; 300,000 reels of motion picture film; 400,000 video and sound recordings; and 133 terabytes of electronic data. Colonel Mathews and his men of the 9th Virginia remained near Market Square to guard prisoners and some of the men were pillaging the British camps for food. 1 (1953): 32631. Virginia Continental Artillery Company. These freemen were conscripted, illegally detained, and held as slaves after their enlistments expire. Please reset your password. Half brother of Joseph Willis; Isaiah Willis; Robert Carter Willis; Priscilla Willis; Lt. Henry Willis and 2 others; John Willis and Elizabeth McKeand less. While there has been much research and many articles and books written on the Battle of Germantown and the confusion of the foggy morning, nearly all can agree that the Virginians under Muhlenberg, alongside Gen. Alexander McDougalls Connecticut brigade, pushed the furthest of any American unit and saw the most success over the whole day. [2] The unit was consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment on May 12, 1779, and the consolidated unit was designated as the 1st Virginia Regiment. 9TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT Stirling's Division | Muhlenberg's Brigade | 9th Virginia Regiment History Organized February-March 1776 on Eastern Shore from Accomac, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle, and Augusta Counties. More between these . Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. [7]Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations,59. Micajah Clark of Captain Woodsons Company who had attempted to escape capture by hiding under a barn. description ends , 1st ser., 12:237). Add to your scrapbook. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. Records Commission (NHPRC) is part of the National Virginiathe largest and most populous colonyplayed a major role in winning independence and determining the values and aspirations of the new nation. 12 (1931), 23. Two regiments of Rhode Island state troops which served with the Continental Army in 1776, but were not placed on the Continental establishment.[3]. It lost 9 killed, 34 wounded, and 23 missing of the 150 at Malvern Hill, and of the 318 engaged at Gettysburg more than half were disabled. I take the Liberty to Inform you the Strength & Circumstance Of the 9th Virga Reigt in the Western Department as I now Command in the Absence of Col. John Gibson. They were rushed into the latter part of the battle alongside Gen. George Weedons 2nd Virginia Brigade, and while some accounts claim it was only Weedons brigade that took part in the rearguard to save the army, there is no evidence to say that Muhlenberg and his men remained near Chadds Ford where they had been stationed most of the day. which knocked down almost the whole of their right wing.[15] As the British 4th Regiment was driven toward Germantown, the Virginians advanced close behind, but the 9th Virginia pushed further than the other Virginia regiments, advancing as far as the market house in Germantown itself. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Try again later. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. Entered Valley Forge with the 5th Virginia Regiment and the 1st Virginia Regiment. All the Virginia regiments were also part of Greenes force, split between Muhlenbergs division and the division of Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen. Other men, like Cpl. Of the eighty-five men he listed, eighteen (just over one fifth) were either killed at Germantown or died at the Walnut Street Jail. General George Washington had submitted recommendations for reorganization to the Continental Congress almost immediately after accepting the position of Commander-in-Chief, but these took time to consider and implement. [29]Thorsten Sellin, Philadelphia Prisons of the Eighteenth Century, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society43, no.

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