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William Grayson, a former aide to George Washington was appointed colonel of the regiment. [2] Grayson recruited his soldiers in northern Virginia and in adjacent Maryland where William Smallwood, his soon-to-be brother-in-law was very popular. [3] The regiment assembled at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the spring of 1777. [1] William Grayson
William Grayson (1742 [1] – March 12, 1790) was a planter, lawyer and statesman from Virginia.After leading a Virginia regiment in the Continental Army, Grayson served in the Virginia House of Delegates before becoming one of the first two U.S. Senators from Virginia, as well as a leader of the Anti-Federalist faction. [2]
Col. William Grayson (1740–1790) – Served as Gen. Washington's assistant secretary from July to August 1776, and served as an aide-de-camp to Gen. Washington from August 24, 1776 [35] to January 11, 1777. [36] Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804) – Served as an aide-de-camp to Gen. Washington from March 1, 1777 [37] to April 1781. [38]
Colonel William Grayson 600 Combined 4th, 8th and 12th Virginia Regiments* Colonel William Grayson Grayson's and Patton's Additional Continental Regiments: Lieutenant Colonel John Parke Company, Crane's Artillery Regiment: Captain Thomas Wells 2 guns Varnum's Brigade Colonel John Durkee 300–350 Combined 4th and 8th Connecticut Regiments
Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment (Virginia, Maryland, & Delaware; Colonel William Grayson: January 11, 1777 to April 22, 1779; consolidated with Gist's Additional Continental Regiment on April 22, 1779).
At that time, the other two field officers were Lieutenant Colonel John Markham and Major William Darke. [3] On 11 May 1777, the unit was assigned to the 4th Virginia Brigade, [1] together with the 4th and 12th Virginia Regiments, [7] Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment, and Patton's Additional Continental Regiment. [8]
He served as captain and colonel in the Revolutionary War in 1777 and 1778 in Grayson's Regiment under Colonel William Grayson. He moved to Wilkes County, Georgia in 1784 and was elected to the United States House of Representatives as an at-large representative from Georgia.
The 51st was sent to western Virginia, where it served in the Army of the Kanawha, and saw action at Carnifex Ferry.During the winter of 1861-1862, Wharton's men were transferred with Floyd to Tennessee just in time for the Confederate surrender at the Battle of Fort Donelson, where the 51st escaped and marched back to Nashville with 274 men, and eventually back to Virginia in spring 1862.