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The Virginia Line was a formation within the Continental ... Virginia Line, 1776. On December 28, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to raise four more regiments in ...
The 8th Virginia Regiment or German Regiment was an infantry unit that served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.Authorized in January 1776, the regiment was raised from men of several northwestern counties in the strength of 10 companies.
The 15th Virginia Regiment was authorized on September 16, 1776, as a part of the Virginia Line for service with the Continental Army under the command of Col. David Mason of Sussex County. All or part of the regiment saw action at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and the Siege of Charleston where all of the Regiment was captured in the last ...
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."
The 7th Virginia Regiment was raised on January 11, 1776, at Gloucester, Virginia, for service with the Continental Army.The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown (after which it wintered at Valley Forge [1]), Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston.
11th Virginia Regiment (1779) (Constituted in Virginia Line by redesignation of 15th Virginia Regiment of 1777. Captured in Siege of Charleston, May 12, 1780. Disbanded January 1, 1781). 7th Virginia Regiment (1781) (Constituted in Virginia Line by redesignation of 9th Virginia Regiment of 1779. Disbanded January 1, 1783).
The life of General Daniel Morgan of the Virginia Line of the army of the United States. New York: Derby & Jackson, pp. 53–54 (Proceedings of the Frederick County, Virginia, Committee, June 22, 1775; and Morgan's commission, June 22, 1775), 118 (Morgan's commission, November 12, 1776). OCLC 6238492. Hazard, Samuel, ed. (1856).
The 14th Virginia Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, in western Virginia for service with the Continental Army. [1] The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine , Battle of Germantown , Battle of Monmouth , and Siege of Charleston . [ 2 ]