Lt. Samuel Waples recollected that Colonel Matthews was so severely wounded with the bayonets, and Lieutenant Colonel John Seares killed. The commanding officer of the Jail, Capt. William Raleigh of Captain Morriss Company fell wounded in the ankle and was captured. Sign Our Guestbook. At Germantown, under the command of Colonel George Mathews, the unit became separated from the remainder of General Nathanael Greenes division and over 400 men were taken prisoner by the British. JOHN H.: : Obituary notice declared that Stanley had served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, Four retreating companies of the 1st British Light Infantry Battalion found themselves in the rear of the Virginians and attacked. [1] The regiment penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated. 9th Virginia Regiment. JAMES WILLIAM. Captain Walkers riflemen had Charles, James, and John Goolsby in the ranks together.[5]. d. October 20, 1915 in Stafford Co. age 82. The 9th Virginia Historical Society is a not-for-profit entity based in Long Island that performs Civil War period impressions of both soldiers and civilians. "Faithful colored cook," frequently mentioned in contemporary He was discharged at Valley Forge. List of battleships of the United States Navy, United States Army Center of Military History, http://www.history.army.mil/books/revwar/contarmy/ca-fm.htm, Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia, Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment, Thruston's Additional Continental Regiment, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Virginia regiments of the Continental Army, Military units and formations established in 1775, Military units and formations disestablished in 1779. Lieutenant-colonel itth Virginia, November, 1776; colonel 2d Virginia, September 26, 1777. LACEY, 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 . Surgeon of the 9th Cav., 9/9/62 and present thru Oct. 1864. d. May 29, 1887 in Stuart. If you visit these pages please put a note in the guestbook. GREY, [9]This is calculated from the last monthly returns from each company, dated September 2, 1777. No other record. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Later the unit was involved in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. He took the oath and was sent to Baltimore. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. [17]Michael C. Harris, Germantown; A Military History of the Battle for Philadelphia, October 4, 1777(Savas Beatie; El Dorado Hills, CA 2020), 301. On a list of rebel deserters who took the oath at City Point on 4/12/65 and . Its major was congressman Kellian Whaley . Micajah Clark of Captain Woodsons Company who had attempted to escape capture by hiding under a barn. We enjoy reading what you have to say! in May 1863. : You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. No other records. [38] The 9th Virginia was officially consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment in September 1778. he resided in Wheeling and was captured at Petersburg, 4/24/65, and released 1862, Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green. W.A. It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. deserted at City Point on 4/12/65. Philadelphia. b. Aug. 25, 1846. as a member of the 9th Virginia Cavalry. Lt. Col. of Virginia troops, April [29]Thorsten Sellin, Philadelphia Prisons of the Eighteenth Century, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society43, no. The regiment was reorganized. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. POW at Bermuda Hundred, 4/4/65, took the oath and went to Philadelphia. Thomas B. Taylor of Captain Gilchrists Company was wounded by two musket balls in his leg. Scout in King William, King and Queen, and Gloucester Counties (detachment), The Cavalry Division of the Army of Northern Virginia was created under the command of Major General James E.B. records are so abbreviated that no information exists on them other than what is The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. In response to this, the Third Virginia Convention amended the July 1775 Ordinance and disbanded the minute companies. Inf. SAUNDERS, age 36. After suffering for two months with no fuel for fire and scanty rations, Waples escaped in late December 1777 disguised as a civilian and rejoined the Americans at Valley Forge three days later. No other records. The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown. With full cartridge boxes, no knapsacks (they were ordered to leave them in camp), and white slips of paper in their hats, the 9th Virginia (now consisting of around 200 men) marched from camp with the rest of General Greenes command around 6 p.m. on October 3, and were on the march till nearly 5 a.m. on October 4. CHARLES A.: Colonel Fleming had died of smallpox in January 1777 and was replaced by George Mathews. The Virginians turned to fight the light infantrymen who charged upon them and pushed them into the British camps. Of particular interest was the description of the POWs held in Philadelphia the fate of those held in New York City prisons and ships is well documented but the cruel treatment and hardships they faced in Philadelphia arent as well known. Surgeon of the regiment, relieved of duties on 6/12/62, due to the M.: The 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown. After being attacked on all sides and Mathews wounded, the regiment surrendered near Kellys Hill together with part of the 6th Virginia Regiment. We are truly living historians portraying a portion of American history that was pivotal in forging our nation. We also do a Union impression as the 2nd US Cavalry. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. This failed when the guards realized that one more woman exited the jail than had entered. RANKIN, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=9th_Virginia_Infantry_Regiment&oldid=1114799713, Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia, Military units and formations established in 1861, Military units and formations disestablished in 1865, American Civil War unit and formation stubs, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from public domain works of the United States Government, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 October 2022, at 09:35. Deserter, took the oath on 9/7/64, and was sent to Philadelphia. The regiment joined General George Washington 's army in December 1776, in which it embarked on Washington's Philadelphia campaign. : in May 1863. d. King William : The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled . View Our Guestbook It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. d. Entered Valley Forge with the 5th Virginia Regiment and the 1st Virginia Regiment. The only document in Lacey's file is a parole slip dated at Richmond, 4/26/65. Inf.). E.J. The 9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Armyduring the American Civil War. The official exchange, ironically, took place in Germantown. Colonel W.H.F. LELAND, Physician in Buffalo, W.Va., postwar. Conscript assigned to 9th Cav. 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. Colonel Burgess Ball [4], and Major John Fitzgerald. [4] The three Elliott brothers, William, Teackle, and John, all enlisted in Captain Poulsons Company. regiment. but he has no official record. United States Army Center of Military History, Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia, Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment, Thruston's Additional Continental Regiment, Rawling's Additional Continental Regiment, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=9th_Virginia_Regiment&oldid=1070327254, Virginia regiments of the Continental Army, Military units and formations established in 1775, Military units and formations disestablished in 1779, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Colonel Thomas Fleming [Died before March 22, 1777]; Colonel, This page was last edited on 6 February 2022, at 22:28. The only record an this man is a rather peculiar Federal document stating that The 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. [40]Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 17. Join us in our local cavalry forum to discuss events, authenticity, horses, weapons, drill, training or anything about cavalry you can think of. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. : It fought mostly with theArmy of Northern Virginia. VMI and U.Va. The Brigade reached here about noon and took an active part in the fight until it ended. F Company was an infantry company in the United States Army's 78th "Lightning" Division's second battalion of the 310th Infantry Regiment. This was very informative, thank you. Many survivors of the 9th Virginia were amongst the exchanged soldiers. CARLY, The only record in Short's file documents his desertion near Suffolk on Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations. The 9th Virginia were placed under the command of Brig, Gen, Peter Muhlenberg, alongside the 1st, 5th, and 13th Virginia Regiments, as well as the 8th Maryland (also referred to as the German Battalion). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article "9th_Virginia_Infantry_Regiment" (); it is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA. However, one common denominator I note was Capt. deserted at City Point on 4/12/65. Like many units, the 9th Virginia saw family members joining together. is probably garbled or bogus. HAWTHORN, THOMAS: Appointed 4/10/62. [7]Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations,59. 2 (1916): 206. of Richmond Co. : until he was By February 1777, Mathews was promoted to colonel of the 9th Virginia Regiment. No other records. HARRIS, GW had indicated the need for a current return of the 9th Virginia Regiment when he wrote Gov. Several things make the record suspect. If you can't find your ancestor in the rosters, perhaps he is here. Private William B. Todd of Company E, 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [10] The 9th Virginia had become known for its spirit in the field, but also for some of its enlisted mens argumentative nature. he resided in Wheeling and was captured at Petersburg, 4/24/65, and released 9th Connecticut Regiment (1776-1781) 198th Signal Battalion in the Delaware National Guard (1775-1783) 1st Delaware Regiment (1776-1783) 1st Georgia Regiment (1775-1783) 2nd Georgia Regiment (1776-1781) 3rd Georgia Regiment (1776-1781) 4th Georgia Regiment (1777-1781) 1st Maryland Regiment (1776-1783) 2nd Maryland Regiment (1776-1783) : It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. No other record. 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. : [20] It opposed the Federal occupation of Fredericksburg. Brief History. At the age of 16, in 1775, William Armstrong enlisted in the 9th Virginia Regiment and fought in the Revolutionary War, later serving with General Washington; he fought in "The Battle of Guilford". 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. "Rooney" Lee, and Thomas Waller; Lieutenant Colonel Meriwether Lewis; and Major Samuel A. Swann. Later the unit was involved in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. Chaplain of the regiment. var sc_security="5b2be6a1"; These companies and the two added were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond. Paroled at Bowling Green, 5/5/65. 9th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1779 Box 6 Folder 1 Back to Top. on 6/12/64. HENRY: No The9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regimentwas aninfantryregimentraised inVirginiafor service in theConfederate States Armyduring theAmerican Civil War. The only record on this 9th Virginia Cavalry- Col. Richard L. T. Beale 10th Virginia Cavalry- Col. J. Lucius Davis 13th Virginia Cavalry- Capt. U.Va. 7/13/64. man is a U.S. file showing that he deserted in April 1865. This Media And Culture Campbell 9th , as one of the most practicing sellers here will very be accompanied by the best options to review. [28]John F. Watson and Willis P. Hazard, Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the Olden Time, etc.,Vol. He became an aide on Ewell's staff b. Sept. 1814. att. Resident RUTLEDGE, [8]William Dews Pension S8312, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Lee was promoted to brigadier general and given command of a newly formed brigade of cavalry in Stuarts Cavalry Division. It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. Philadelphia. Slowly the Virginia and Connecticut troops were driven off and attempted to fight a rearguard action but were overwhelmed by superior numbers. JETT, Its members were raised in Upshur, Augusta, Highland, Bath, Pendleton, and Rockbridge counties. Captains John Cropper, Levin Joynes, Thomas Snead, George Gilchrist, Thomas Parramore, and John Poulson commanded the companies from Accomack County, while Capt. W.G. The only record is of his desertion on 7/22/64. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. were furnished transportation to Baltimore. The 9th went on to fight at Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. records. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. W.V. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. [6] In December 1776, Congress ordered the 9th Virginia to report to Philadelphia. U.Va. By early September 1777, the 9th Virginia had covered hundreds of miles over five different states and fought in several small engagements against British forces. 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. Well done! [1]E.M. Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787(Heritage Books; Westminster, MD 2007), 12. [37]Orderly Book of Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, 67. : The Virginians were further outflanked by the British 1st Battalion of Light Infantry. GALAHAN This unit reported 32 casualties at Upperville, lost four percent of the 490 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 22 disabled at Williamsport. 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. 5'6" tall. : age 36. Bolstered by the success of the Northern Army near Saratoga around the same time, Washington challenged his men to not let themselves be out done by their northern Brethren.[14] Each soldier was ordered to prepare three days rations and given forty rounds with good flints. . Conscript enrolled on 3/7/64 and assigned to 9th Cav. Though the 9th Virginia Regiment had effectively ceased to be a unit after Germantown, some of its officers and men continued to serve for the remainder of the war. 5'6" tall. The effects of the battle were still felt by the men and the communities on the Eastern Shore decades after the Revolution. In 1970, students at Miami (Ohio) University formed a group called the 9th Virginia Regiment, and recreated part of George Washington's Continental Army that fought from Fort Pitt into Ohio . The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled 435 men. Took the oath and went to All the Virginia regiments were also part of Greenes force, split between Muhlenbergs division and the division of Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen. J.P.: CRIST, The 9th Regiment was formed in February and March of 1776 on the Eastern Shore. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. Virginias 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using John E. Johnson's eight company 1st Battalion, Virginia Cavalry ("Lee's Legion") as its nucleus. Four of them were recruited from the Eastern Shore, while the other three were raised from the mainland of Virginia. JOHN EVANS: Nelson Co. Randolph had been surgeon with Cobbs Legion and the 5th N.C. The regiment was assigned to Cavalry, Aquia District, Army of Northern Virginia. Cumming also served with the 63rd Georgia Beale, Company A, Stafford Rangers, established May 6th 1861Company B, Caroline Light Dragoons, established May 6th 1861Company C, Lees Light Horse (Westmoreland), established May 25th 1861Company D, Lancaster Cavalry, established April 25th 1861Company E, Mercer Calvary (Spotsylvania), established April 25th 1861Company F, Essex Light Dragoons, established June 10th 1861Company G, Lunenburg Light Dragoons, established June 7th 1861Company H, Lees Rangers (King William), established June 10th 1861Company I, Potomac Cavalry (King George), established October 12th 1861Company K, Richmond County Cavalry, established October 24th 1861. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. there is virtually no extant service record on this fellow. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Virginia_Regiment, RevWarTalk Community Guidelines Privacy Terms info@revwartalk.com. Previous Engagements: Chesapeake Bay, Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia. Field Officers No further are the names of the men who have no company notation in their records or whose In addition, at least six men from the regiment were killed or wounded in the battle, including Capt. JOHNSON, Its virtually what you craving currently. Conscript enrolled on 3/7/64 and assigned to 9th Cav. [12] Both of these men, as well as the others in the regiment, were later engaged in the Philadelphia campaign of 1777. No further record. [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. No further record. Craft's comments since in the first sentence, he refers to the "peace, security and national, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2018. [16]Joynes, Thomas R. Memoranda Made by Thomas R. Joynes on a Journey to the States of Ohio and Kentucky, 1810, The William and Mary Quarterly10, no. HOWERTON, He planned a surprise attack, much like he had done at Trenton just ten months before, but this time, he had over 11,000 men, nearly six times as many men he had to attack Trenton. [38]Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, M246, NARA, Record Group 93, Roll 0107. Those who could march were taken to a church near the market house in Germantown, where young boys in the town came out to see the battalion of tall Virginians.[27] One witness remarked that the faces of the prisoners and their guards were well blackened about their mouths with gunpowder, in biting off their cartridges.[28] The prisoners spent the night at the church and were marched the next day to Philadelphia. : Pvt. The charge that day earned the regiment the nickname the brave and rash 9th.[16] The advance of the 9th Virginia also passed by the British 1st Battalion of Light Infantry and forced them to withdraw. [22] Cpl. B. J.: on 6/12/64. 35, No. From the War Department marker for F. Lees Brigade on the Antietam battlefield: The 3rd, 4th and 9th Virginia Cavalry of Lees Brigade reached the field late in the afternoon of the 15th and took position on the extreme left of the Confederate ArmyOn the night of the 16th the Brigade was massed near the river in support of the Horse Artillery.
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