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[3] [4] The regiment camped at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-78 and at Middlebrook in the winter of 1778-79 and participated in the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment remained in the service of the Continental Army until late 1779 when redeployed Virginia.
On December 26, 1776, the vanguard was the 6th Company led by Captain William Washington and Lt. James Monroe. "When the Hessians rolled out a field gun midway on King Street, a half dozen Virginians led by Captain William Washington (a distant cousin of the commander) and Lieutenant James Monroe rushed forward, seized it, and turned it on them."
[1] [2] By May, 1778, the regiment was in Valley Forge training with the Continental Army. The regiment camped at Middlebrook in the winter of 1778-79 and participated in the Battle of Monmouth . The regiment remained in the service of the Continental Army until late 1779 when called back to Virginia.
The regiment originated from the Charles City-Henrico County Regiment of Militia founded in 1652. During the French and Indian War, the Virginia Regiment was organized and was the only colonial regiment incorporated into the British line (1754-1763) and saw action at the Battle of Jumonville Glen, Fort Necessity, and the Braddock and Forbes expeditions.
April 1778 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders [7] Captain Andrew Waggoner Captain Steven Ashby Captain Michael Bowyer Captain Thomas Bowyer Captain Benjamin Casey Captain Rowland Madison Captain William Vause Captain Andrew Wallace Captain Samuel Lapsley
At Valley Forge, Colonel Scammell was chosen to join Washington's inner circle as the Army Adjutant General. [18] The de facto command of the 3rd Regiment fell to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dearborn . Under Dearborn the 3rd regiment was at the Battle of Monmouth , where some of its most soldierly men participated.
The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia.
Valley Forge Visitor Center. The park's visitor center includes a museum with artifacts from the American Revolutionary War, an interactive muster roll of Continental soldiers encamped at Valley Forge, ranger-led gallery programs and walks, a story telling program, a visitor information desk, and a store for books and souvenirs.