On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [41] After the Revolution, John Cropper, who had risen to the rank of colonel, made a list of the men he had recruited in Accomack County for the 9th Virginia. His only record is of being captured on 6/3/64 on the Chickahominy; ten days [3]Ibid., 58; The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe with Notes on Some Connected Families. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Lee's, Chambliss', and Beale's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. William Cunningham, would take the food women brought for the prisoners and toss it onto the floor to watch the prisoners fight over the scraps. JOHN EVANS: [8] This further reduced the number of companies in the regiment to eight, and with disease and other men detached to serve in Gen. William Maxwells light infantryin September 1777, the regiment reported 224 officers and men present with the regiment.[9]. unfavorable report of the Army Medical Board, despite the fact that Johnston No further We are not a "reb" unit, we do not tolerate extremists or racism. 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". Newspaper obituary identifies him John Lowery of Captain Hays Company was charged in June 1777 for damning the General and his orders and received thirty-nine lashes for the charge. [9]This is calculated from the last monthly returns from each company, dated September 2, 1777. The Virginians were further outflanked by the British 1st Battalion of Light Infantry. Physician in Buffalo, W.Va., postwar. Designated as the 9th Virginia, it was sometimes referred to early in the war as the Eastern Shore Regiment due to its station and the number of recruits from that region. [11]General Orders, 9 June 1777, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-09-02-0646. Levi Bloxom, who had threatened to shoot an officer four months before, was killed in the fighting. After being attacked on all sides and Mathews wounded, the regiment surrendered near Kelly's Hill together with part of the 6th Virginia Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Waller was promoted to colonel, Major Samuel A. Swann was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and Robert H. Pratt was promoted to major. Before the battle, orders were given that twenty men from each brigade who were unfit for march or lacked shoes to remain in camp. were furnished transportation to Baltimore. Deserted 9/7/64, sent to Philadelphia. Colonel Fleming marched his regiment, now clad in new brown regimental coats with red facings, out of Virginia and northward to defend the capital city. Cavalry before joining the regiment. on 6/16/64. John Sayres was transferred from the 4th Virginia Regiment to serve as lieutenant colonel, and Capt. Some of the men serving as sharpshooters in the vicinity of theRummel Barnbut most of the Command participating in the charges made by the Cavalry during the afternoon. Visitors to this site, Nolan's System for Training Cavalry Horses. Lt George Chancellor Co E 9th Virginia Cavalry on the Wilderness Battlefield, standing at some Confederate breastworks near Palmer's field on the Orange Turnpike. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. Its major was congressman Kellian Whaley . The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. Craft's comments since in the first sentence, he refers to the "peace, security and national, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2018. The overpowered Virginians tried to fight their way out with the bayonet and ran as fast as they could to escape the trap. By the fall of 1776, the 9th Virginia Regiment had over 700 names on its muster roll. The 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. BOGGS, CHARLES A.: Chaplain of the regiment. (Fort Laurens), and on 12 May 1779 it was reorganized and redesignated as the 9th Virginia Regiment. 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). During the advance into the British camp, Stephens rode up to the 9th Virginia, who he described as advancing with spirit. He ordered them to charge at a body of British troops in his front. [7]Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations,59. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. [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. It left the field after nightfall. b. Sept. 1814. att. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=9th_Virginia_Cavalry_Regiment&oldid=1126802775, Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia, Military units and formations established in 1862, Military units and formations disestablished in 1865, 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 11 December 2022, at 09:07. 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 . The only record on this is probably garbled or bogus. The 1st through 9th Virginia Regiments were reconstituted in the Continental Army as regiments raised to serve for the duration of the war. On September 18th and 19th the Brigade covered the withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia to the south bank of the Potomac. Several things make the record suspect. CUMMING, Join us in our local cavalry forum to discuss events, authenticity, horses, weapons, drill, training or anything about cavalry you can think of. CRIST, The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled 435 men. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. Race and Elm, Cincinnati. The British troops found that the Virginians had been ransacking their camp and this only enraged the British more. but no dates or details are available. 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. In the advance, Colonel Mathews and his regiment were joined by other Virginians. Transferred to the 9th Cavalry in Jan. 1865 (had served earlier in the 47th : He was probably not actually a member of the 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. 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. [40] He, along with other comrades who had been disabled at the battle, received pensions for their injuries starting in 1778. [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. Its virtually what you craving currently. The unit reported 47 casualties at Drewry's Bluff, and many captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. Pvt. [20] Transferred to the 9th Cavalry in Jan. 1865 (had served earlier in the 47th var sc_project=1651399; 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. The 9th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Guyandotte, in western Virginia between November 28, 1861, and April 30, 1862. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. We elect our officers and board members at yearly elections. 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 . Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green. View Our Guestbook : RANDOLPH, 9th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Johnson's) Overview: 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. b. Aug. 25, 1846. 1861. Asst. It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. This was very informative, thank you. [29]Thorsten Sellin, Philadelphia Prisons of the Eighteenth Century, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society43, no. Lt. Col. of Virginia troops, April D.C.". Colonel Burgess Ball [4], and Major John Fitzgerald. 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. He took the oath and was sent to Baltimore. 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. [1] The regiment penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated. 1841 in Essex Co. att. We are a large organization with a membership that fluctuates from 60 to 90. Tell us if these pages helped you learn about the cavalry. Inf.). W.R.: . . LEWIS CARTER: While some accounts claim that Colonel Mathews ordered the attack, there is also evidence that he was ordered to the attack by General Stephens. His only record is a slip showing his parole at Louisa C.H., 5/15/65. It's possible it was incorrectly annotated. Maj. James Lewis remarked that the only man who made it off the field was a drummer who had held Colonel Mathews horse early in the battle. 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. VMI and U.Va. John Hays and his riflemen came from Gloucester County. 9th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. [22]Elijah Hickman Pension, VAS1511, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. The regiment joined General George Washington 's army in December 1776, in which it embarked on Washington's Philadelphia campaign. [15]Thomas McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign: Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge(Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2006), 2:101. Detached to Gates' Northern Army and participated in the battles of Saratoga. The only record in Short's file documents his desertion near Suffolk on On a list of rebel deserters who took the oath at City Point on 4/12/65 and accounts. Major Waller was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Samuel A. Swann was promoted to major. During the war it was attached to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. had been a physician for 18 years. Physician. : They, like the other Virginians in Washingtons Army, became known for their conduct and energy in the service, and the Virginians were seen as some of the best in the Army after consisting of much of the fighting force during the Foraging War and in other engagements in New Jersey in 1777. Press Esc to cancel. : 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. CARTER, No further record. Inf.). 2021 Valley Forge Legacy Muster Roll Project. Ketural Wilkerson (18551896). 1841 in Essex Co. att. This possibly could have been Fifer James Parsons, who remembered escaping capture at the battle. The regiment lost 32 casualties. regiment. As is frequent, with departmental staff officers of the 9th Cavalry, [34] Sgt. I have an ancestor who was in the 9th and captured at the Battle of Germantown, according to the Revolutionary War military records. HART, [35] Pvt. In the winter, the men were not given blankets and they suffered from exposure. d. October 20, 1915 in Stafford Co. age 82. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. HARMON, Pvt. U.Va. : [37]Orderly Book of Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, 67. Most of these men had enlisted in September 1777 and joined the army after Germantown. Philadelphia. S.C.: 3 (1902): 146. Journal of the American Revolution also produces annual hardcover volumes, a branded book series, and the podcast, Dispatches. Our Union impression is rare in Oregon because Union troops are numerous and we are needed in gray but when attending other events in other states we wear blue quite a bit. CHARLES W.: Va. Included in the captured was Cpl. The9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regimentwas aninfantryregimentraised inVirginiafor service in theConfederate States Armyduring theAmerican Civil War. It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. This may have worked if a British soldier had not pulled up the plank above Clark. At the Winchester re-arrangement January 1, 1783, it was decided that the Virginia soldiers whose terms had not run out were more than sufficient to make one regiment, so a 2d was formed to be under a major-commandant, consisting of two . var sc_security="5b2be6a1"; On this week's Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews history teacher and JAR contributor John Settle on the story of the 9th Virginia Regiment, the Eastern Shore Battalion, during the American Revolution.. New episodes of Dispatches are available for free every Saturday evening (Eastern United States Time) on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, Amazon Music, and the JAR Dispatches web site. GERLING, [23] Pvt. Of the eighty-five men he listed, eighteen (just over one fifth) were either killed at Germantown or died at the Walnut Street Jail. This man is shown as Capt, and AQM of the regimen, on one pay voucher. If you visit these pages please put a note in the guestbook. 11th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1778 . 10th Virginia Regiment, 1778-1779 Box 6 Folder 2 Back to Top. This failed when the guards realized that one more woman exited the jail than had entered. as a member of the 9th Virginia Cavalry. Its field officers were Colonels David J. Godwin, James J. Phillips, and Francis H. Smith; Lieutenant Colonels James S. Gilliam, John T. L. Preston, and William J. Richardson; and Majors Stapleton Crutchfield, Mark B. Hardin, and John C. Owens. W.A. Two days after the battle, the 1st Virginia State Regiment, which had been ordered to bolster the strength of the Virginia troops under Washington, marched into camp with over 200 officers and men. The regiment was assigned to the new brigade, Rappahannock Bridge, Kellys Ford and Beverly Ford, Assigned to W.H.F. The numerical designation was then given to the old 13th Virginia Regiment. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. [39] Pvt. GALAHAN It was again reorganized and redesignated as the 7th Virginia Regiment on 1 January 1781 to consist of two companies. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. Private William B. Todd of Company E, 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. [33] Those who were exchanged either reenlisted or were discharged, for their two years enlistment had run out in February. HENRY: The regiment was assigned to Cavalry, Aquia District, Army of Northern Virginia. Some found their way back to the American lines after being prisoners for some time. William Raleigh of Captain Morriss Company fell wounded in the ankle and was captured. T.M. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to the. The Fleming Family (Continued), The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography24, no. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. JOE: The British 4th Regiment of Foot advanced toward the Virginians and from behind fence rails along Church Lane, the Virginians ambushed them. In the fog and the smoke of battle, the Virginians didnt realize they were left unsupported with the rest of Muhlenbergs division falling further back. However, one common denominator I note was 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. Johnson served as Lt. Col. then Col. of the 9th Cav. : These companies and the two added were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond. This week I was reviewing Muster, Payrolls and List of Effectives for Capt Gross Scruggs company of the Fifth Virginia. 9th Virginia Cavalry- Col. Richard L. T. Beale 10th Virginia Cavalry- Col. J. Lucius Davis 13th Virginia Cavalry- Capt.

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