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Virginia Infantry Regiments

Index

1775
1st VA Regt. 2d VA Regt.

1776
All of the above plus: 3d VA Regt. 4th VA Regt. 5th VA Regt. 6th VA Regt. 7th VA Regt. 8th VA Regt. 9th VA Regt.

1777
All of the above plus: 10th VA Regt. 11th VA Regt. 12th VA Regt. 13th VA Regt. 14th VA Regt. 15th VA Regt. 1st VA State Regt. 2d VA State Regt.

1779
1st VA Det. 2d VA Det. 3d VA Det.

1781
1st VA Bn.

1783
1st VA Regt. 2d VA Regt.

Other
Militia w/ Continental Army Militia on Home Defense


Index to Microfilmed Virginia Unit Records

Unit

Begin Date

End Date

Location

Source/Options

VA-01
1st (Henry's/Read's/Hendrick's/R.Parker's/Ball's) Virginia Regiment [1775-1780]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780

VA-01-01.
1st VA
[Muhlenberg's Bde.]

Aug 1779

Oct 1779

New Jersey

†Original: UNC-Chapel Hill: Whittle Papers #1517.

VA-02
2d (Woodford's/Spotswood's/Febiger's) Virginia Regiment [1775-1780]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780

VA-02-01.
2d VA
[Howe's Bde.]

27 Sept 1775

15 Apr 1776

College Camp,
Camp near Great Bridge, Norfolk,
Great Bridge, Suffolk

‡Original: H S Penn, Muhlenberg papers - Colledge Camp, pt. 1; and also published ⁶⁷.

VA-02-02.
2d VA
[Weedon's Bde.]

8 Jan 1778

11 Mar 1778

Valley Forge

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 60732.

VA-02-03.
2d VA
[Weedon's & Woodford's Bdes.]

10 May 1778

10 Sept 1778

Valley Forge, Springfield, Brunswick, Paramus,
White Plains

†Original: Library of Virginia, #35008.

VA-03
3d (Mercer's/Weedon's/Marshall's/Heth's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1780]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780
Disbanded Jan. 1783

VA-03-01.
3d VA
[Woodford's Bde.]

15 May 1777

1 Jul 1777

Boundbrook,
Middle Brook,
Quibbletown

‡Original: Virginia HS, also published ⁶⁵, and on the web.

VA-04
4th (Stephen's/Elliot's/Lawson's/Neville's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1780]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780
Disbanded Jan. 1783

VA-04-01.
4th & 5th VA
[? Bde.]

13 May 1776

20 Sept 1776

Suffolk, Portsmouth

‡Original: LOC #907 (Force). Online Catalog under: United States. Continental Army. Call Number: Force 8D. Microfilm: 17,137, reel 55, entry 126.

VA-05
5th (Peachey's/Scott's/J.Parker's/Buford's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1778]
Merged witn the 3d Virginia Sept. 1778

VA-05-01.
5th VA
[? Bde.]

3 Mar 1776

10 Jul 1776

Williamsburg, Richmond, Suffolk, Norfolk,
Kemp's Landing

†Original: Virginia HS, also published ⁶⁶.

VA-06
6th (Buckner's/Hendricks'/J. Gibson's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1778]
Merged with the 2d Virginia Sept. 1778

VA-06-01.
6th VA
[Lewis' Bde.]

18 Mar 1776

28 Aug 1776

Williamsburg,
Great Spring, Springfield,
Deep Spring

‡Original: Huntington, BR 28; also published ⁸.

VA-06-02.
6th VA
[Lewis' Bde.]

26 Mar 1776

9 Nov 1776

College Camp, Williamsburg

‡Original: DAR, Americana Collection. Also Available on microfilm.

VA-07

7th (Dangerfield's/Crawford's/McClanachan's/ Richardson's/Russel's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1778]	- [A]
Redesignated as the 5th (Russel's) Virginia Regiment [Sept. 1778]	- [B]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780 Disbanded Jan. 1783

VA-08
8th (Muhlenberg's/Bowman's/Nelson's/Neville's) Virginia Regiment¹⁴ [1776-1778]
Merged with the 4th Virginia [Sept. 1778]

VA-09
9th (Fleming's/Matthew's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1777]
Captured at Germantown Oct. 1777
Merged with the 1st Virginia Sept. 1778

VA-10

10th (Steven's/Green's) Virginia Regiment [1777-1778]	- [A]
Redesignated as the 6th (Green's) Virginia Regiment [Sept. 1778]	- [B]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780
Disbanded Jan. 1783

VA-11

11th (Morgan's) Virginia Regiment [1777-1778]	- [A]
Redesignated as the 7th (Morgan's/Posey's/Cabell's) Virginia Regiment [Sept. 1778]	- [B]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780
Disbanded Jan. 1781

VA-11A-01.
11th VA
[Woodford's Bde.]

14 Apr 1777

16 May 1777

Princeton, Boundbrook

‡Original: H S Penn, Am 60731, pt. 1.

VA-11A-02.
11th VA
[Woodford's Bde.]

15 May 1777

9 Jun 1777

Middle Brook

‡Original: NYHS, also microfilm: #45; reel 4.

VA-11A-03.
11th VA
[Woodford's Bde.]

15 May 1777

1 Jul 1777

Middle Brook

†Original: LOC #902(Force). Online Catalog under: Daniel Morgan. Call Number: Force 7E. Microfilm: 19,061, reel 29, entry 91.

VA-11A-04.
11th VA
[Woodford's Bde.]

10 Aug 1777

9 Oct 1777

Cross Roads, Wilmington, Pottsgrove, Pennypacker's Mills, Perkiomen

‡Original: H S Penn, Am 60731, pt. 2.

VA-12

12th (Wood's) Virginia Regiment [1777-1778]	- [A]
Redesignated as the 8th (Wood's) Virginia Regiment [Sept. 1778]	- [B]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780
Disbanded Jan. 1783

VA-13

13th (Russel's) Virginia Regiment¹⁵ [1777-1778]	- [A]
Redesignated as the 9th (J. Gibson's) Virginia Regiment [Sept. 1778]	- [B]
Redesignated as the 7th (J. Gibson's) Virginia Regiment [Feb. 1781]	- [C]
Disbanded Jan. 1783

VA-14

14th (Lewis'/Davies') Virginia Regiment [1777-1778]	- [A]
Redesignated as the 10th (Davies') Virginia Regiment [Sept. 1778]	- [B]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780
Disbanded Jan. 1781

VA-15

15th (Mason's/Innis'/Wallace's) Virginia Regiment [1777-1778]	- [A]
Redesignated as the 11th (Buford's) Virginia Regiment [Sept. 1778]	- [B]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780
Disbanded Jan. 1781

VA-16
1st (G. Gibson's) Virginia State Regiment [1777-1779]
Recalled to State service Jan. 1780

VA-16-01.
1st VA State
[Muhlenberg's Bde.]

20 Jan 1778

1 May 1778

Valley Forge

‡Original: Virginia HS, also published ⁹¹.

VA-16-02.
1st VA State
[Muhlenberg's Bde.]

3 May 1778

3 Jun 1778

Valley Forge

‡Original: Virginia HS, also published ⁹⁰.

VA-16-03.
1st VA State
[Muhlenberg's Bde.]

4 Jun 1778

4 Jul 1778

Valley Forge,
Coryells Ferry, Cranberry, Manalapan, Freehold, Englishtown,
Brunswick Landing

‡Original: Virginia HS, also published ⁹².

VA-16-04.
1st VA State
[Muhlenberg's Bde.]

14 Sept 1779

21 Dec 1779

The Clove, Ramapo, Paramus, Kakiate, Haverstraw, Morristown

‡Original: Virginia HS, also published ⁷⁹.

VA-17
2d (Smith's/Brent's) Virginia State Regiment [1778-1779]
Recalled to State service Jan. 1780

VA-18
1st (Parker's) Virginia Detachment [1779-1780]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780

VA-19
2d (Heth's) Virginia Detachment [1779-1780]
Captured at Charlestown May 1780

VA-19-01.
2d Virginia Detachment

11 Jan 1780

30 Apr 1780

Charlestown

‡Original: ? Transcript: Library of Virginia, also published ⁶⁸.

VA-20
3d (Buford's) Virginia Detachment [1779-1780]
Defeated at the Waxhaws [May 29, 1780]

VA-21

1st (Febiger's/Posey's) Virginia Battalion [1781-1782]	- [A]
1st (Wood's) Virginia Regiment [1783]	- [B]
Furloughed July 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

VA-21A-01.
1st VA
[? Bde.]

9 Oct 1781

3 May 1782

Yorktown, Cumberland Old Court House

‡Original: HS Penn, Am 60733.

VA-22
2d (Snead's) Virginia Regiment [1783]
Furloughed July 1783; Disbanded Nov. 1783

VA-23
Virginia Militia Serving with the Continental Army [1775-1783]

VA-24
Virginia Militia Serving on Home Defense [1775-1783]

VA-24-01.
Dinwiddie Militia
[? Bde.]

1775

1780

Williamsburg

†Original: Univ of Virginia, Mss. #993.

VA-24-02.
COL Meridith's Command of Independent Militia Companies
[? Bde.]

26 Jun 1776

15 Jul 1776

Hampton

‡Original: NARA, also microfilm: M853, r2, v14.

VA-24-03.
Prince William & Fairfax Virginia Militia
[? Bde.]

4 Mar 1781

11 Apr 1781

Fredericksburg, Williamsburg

‡Original: LOC #923. Online Catalog under: John Piper. Call Number: MMC. Microfilm: 16,628

VA-25
Virginia State Line [1776-1783]

VA-25-01.
LTC Joseph Crockett's Western Battalion
[not brigaded]

1780

1781

Albemarle Barracks, Shepherdstown, Fredericktown

†Original: Virginia HS, Faulkner Family Papers, Section X, commonplace book.