The overpowered Virginians tried to fight their way out with the bayonet and ran as fast as they could to escape the trap. The British troops found that the Virginians had been ransacking their camp and this only enraged the British more. Virginia Regiments in the Continental Army - American Revolutionary War Try again. Thomas Fleming of Goochland County, a veteran of the French and Indian War and wealthy landowner, was commissioned the first colonel of the regiment, with George Mathews as lieutenant colonel, and Matthew Donovan was appointed major, though he died after only a month in service.[3]. Bibliography (Continued) on JSTOR Journal Article OPEN ACCESS The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. Try again later. Part of the World's largest public domain source PICRYL.com. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Virginia's Soldiers in the Revolution. Bio:William Augustus Armstrong is the Son of Archibald and Margaret Armstrong; His Father, Archibald, was a 2nd Lietenant in the 9th Virginia Regiment in the Revolutionary War;Loving Husband of Margaret "Peggy" Jameson, whom he married on the 26th of March, 1793; Beloved Father of Thomas Armstrong, William Jameson Armstrong (Wife, Ann Tribbett Armstrong), Archibald Armstrong (Wife, Elizabeth "Betsey" McCutcheon Armstrong), John Armstrong and Rachel McCrory Armstrong (Mrs. Robert Wardlaw McCutcheon);Brother of Robert Armstrong, Ann Armstrong (Mrs. James Elliott), Thomas Armstrong, Isabella Armstrong (Mrs. Thomas Armstrong) and Jane Armstrong (Mrs. Samuel McCray). Captain Walkers riflemen had Charles, James, and John Goolsby in the ranks together.[5]. The next day, the 1st Virginia State Regiment was assigned to replace the 9th Virginia in General Muhlenbergs Brigade and later the Virginia General Assembly officially ordered the 1st Virginia State Regiment to serve in continental service until the 9th Virginia was reorganized and recruited.[37]. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series, vol. [5] At the same time New York and the Northern Department became practically coextensive; only the Hudson Highlands and parts of New York to the south remained in the Middle Department. Fifty-eight men were still enlisted in the 9th Virginia in September 1778, of which twenty-three were present and fit for duty. Husband of Nancy Willis and Elizabeth "Betsey" Cooper It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. In July 1776, Colonel Fleming marched 120 soldiers from the 9th Virginia (approximately two companies) to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to suppress a Tory uprising there. public. There was an error deleting this problem. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. While most of General Stephens division shifted toward the fighting around the Cliveden House, Muhlenbergs men, including the 9th Virginia, drove back the British 1st Battalion of Light Infantry. Private, Smith's Co., Continental Line, Revolutionary War. [39]Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Thomas W. White; Richmond, VA 1827), 85; James Ashby Land Bounty Record. 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. This Cemetery had been overgrown with shrubbery and fallen trees and forgotten for many years; it was restored in the early 2000's; many Headstones have crumbled and simply disappeared. Most of these men had enlisted in September 1777 and joined the army after Germantown. Micajah Clark of Captain Woodsons Company who had attempted to escape capture by hiding under a barn.
