Cpl. [34]Orderly Book of Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, March 26-December 20, 1777,The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and BiographyVol. The Goolsby brothers, Benjamin Taylor, and other men of the regiment died alongside around 275 other Americans at the Walnut Street Jail. His only record is of being captured on 6/3/64 on the Chickahominy; ten days dropped at the April 1862 reorganization. We are truly living historians portraying a portion of American history that was pivotal in forging our nation. [26]Micajah Clark Pension, W6678, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. History of the 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War, with timeline of important events, battles and movements. Seven of the ten companies came from the Eastern Shore, recruited between Accomack and Northampton Counties. A British officer recalled that Greenes men threw in a most severe fire upon the 4th Regt . If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Lt. Samuel Waples recollected that Colonel Matthews was so severely wounded with the bayonets, and Lieutenant Colonel John Seares killed. 1841 in Essex Co. att. : In response to this, the Third Virginia Convention amended the July 1775 Ordinance and disbanded the minute companies. No Field Officers records. [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. Those men who got outside to the prison yard ate grass and roots, and caught rats for food. 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. On September 18th and 19th the Brigade covered the withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia to the south bank of the Potomac. on oath on 5/30/65. Maj. Gen. John Sullivan wrote that the regiment had about one hundred men who were captured. 2D REGIMENT, 1783. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. LEONARD: (Fort Laurens), and on 12 May 1779 it was reorganized and redesignated as the 9th Virginia Regiment. Took the oath and went to 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). He was probably not actually a member of the The officers and men were imprisoned at two places in Philadelphia. Stoddart; Philadelphia, 1877), 48. Tell us if these pages helped you learn about the cavalry. 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. [15]Thomas McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign: Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge(Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2006), 2:101. 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. [12]General Orders, 23 June 1777, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-10-02-0107. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. : This may have worked if a British soldier had not pulled up the plank above Clark. Those who didnt run were bayoneted by the advancing enemy. 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. Commissioned Samuel Woodson brought his company from Goochland County, and Capt. Physician. The 100 Best American Revolution Books of All Time, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-09-02-0646, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-10-02-0107, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-11-02-0403, The Eastern Shore Battalion: The Story of the 9th Virginia Regiment, Perspectives on the Ten Crucial Days of the Revolution, This Week on Dispatches: Gene Procknow on Ethan Allen and Revolutionary-Era Newspapers. This man is shown as a prisoner at Camp Chase, Ohio, in Aug.Sept. FIRST CORPS. : HAWTHORN, [31] He was furloughed to go home to Accomack County for three months. 1862, Rosters OF THE 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY LOOSE ENDS These are the names of the men who have no company notation in their records or whose records are so abbreviated that no information exists on them other than what is here. were furnished transportation to Baltimore. Resigned 3/28/64. Market Place, now Market Square, Germantown, PA, c. 1905 (Library of Congress). Stirlings Division|Muhlenbergs Brigade| 9th Virginia Regiment. [26] The Goolsby brothers of Albemarle County were both captured as well. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. JOHN H.: The unit was captured on May 12, 1780, by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15, 1783. In 1896, Yerby was a "wealthy and respected citizen of Levin Joynes had been promoted to major. Winder & Co., 142 Fourth Street, bet. Paroled at Bowling Green, 5/5/65. No further record. 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. d. October 20, 1915 in Stafford Co. age 82. In a Richmond hospital in June 1864. HARTFORD M.: Press Esc to cancel. John Hays and his riflemen came from Gloucester County. It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. THEODORE: J.W.E. JAMES WILLIAM. The numerical designation was then given to the old 13th Virginia Regiment. The only record is of his desertion on 7/22/64. Philadelphia. record. 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. 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. It left the field after nightfall. U.Va. [17] This was an issue as the 9th Virginia was not even in General Stephens division, meaning General Stephens had abandoned his own command in the battle. 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. 9th Virginia Regiment. Ford, Logan & Ahearn - Ft. Stevens 2002 tintype by Professor C. Davis. Sign Our Guestbook. Some found their way back to the American lines after being prisoners for some time. LELAND, No further record. The 9th Virginia Regiment of 1776, as a unit, had ceased to exist. Private William B. Todd of Company E, 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. he resided in Wheeling and was captured at Petersburg, 4/24/65, and released Join us in our local cavalry forum to discuss events, authenticity, horses, weapons, drill, training or anything about cavalry you can think of. 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. Before the battle, orders were given that twenty men from each brigade who were unfit for march or lacked shoes to remain in camp. dropped at the April 1862 reorganization. Our particular group has two separate camps at events, one for our military impression and one for our civilian impression. [1] The regiment penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated. The9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regimentwas aninfantryregimentraised inVirginiafor service in theConfederate States Armyduring theAmerican Civil War. : [38]Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, M246, NARA, Record Group 93, Roll 0107. : MURRAY, : . The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest. HOWERTON, After being attacked on all sides and Mathews wounded, the regiment surrendered near Kelly's Hill together with part of the 6th Virginia Regiment. Library of Congress. 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. 12 (1931), 23. U.S. Military Academy. : Micajah Clark, later served in the Virginia militia in battles such as Guilford Courthouse and Yorktown. A.H.: [3]Ibid., 58; The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe with Notes on Some Connected Families. [1] Four retreating companies of the 1st British Light Infantry Battalion found themselves in the rear of the Virginians and attacked. records. JOHN ALEXANDRIA: 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. [19] In their new position, the Virginians under Mathews and Towles were attacked by the reorganized British regiments led by Maj. Gen. James Grant. Co. bur. The Valley Forge Park Alliance maintains the Muster Roll Project and helps to inspire appreciation of and support for Valley Forge National Historical Park. Newspaper obituary identifies him Physician. 9TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT Stirling's Division | Muhlenberg's Brigade | 9th Virginia Regiment History Organized February-March 1776 on Eastern Shore from Accomac, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle, and Augusta Counties. CHARLES W.: 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. 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. [23] Pvt. Like many units, the 9th Virginia saw family members joining together. (J.M. d. June 9, 1908, Richmond. He became an aide on Ewell's staff Journal of the American Revolution is the leading source of knowledge about the American Revolution and Founding Era. 2 (1916): 206. other records. He was discharged at Valley Forge. SAUNDERS, 1861. Type above and press Enter to search. What struck me is the summary of the June 1777, I agree, and checked my source before submitting. [21] The remainder of the Virginians were surrounded and fought on with Colonel Mathews on a spot now known as Kelly Hill. [24]Samuel Waples Pension, W6427, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. : Levi Bloxom of Captain Poulsons Company was charged about two weeks later with insolence to, and threatening to shoot Ensign Robbins of the same regiment. He was found guilty and also received thirty-nine lashes. [36]Isaiah Bagwell Pension, S6550, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. The 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. [11] Pvt. d. October 20, 1915 in Stafford Co. age 82. Paroled at Mechanicsville, 5/2/65. The company was called Fox, which was the sixth letter in the phonetic alphabet used during World War II.The Company participated in three major campaigns: Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. Lee was promoted to brigadier general and given command of a newly formed brigade of cavalry in Stuarts Cavalry Division. 2021 Valley Forge Legacy Muster Roll Project. Resident Colonel Burgess Ball [4], and Major John Fitzgerald. [20] Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations. W.V. [29] The Jail was converted to hold American rebels after the British occupied the city in the fall of 1777. Not all the men of the 9th Virginia were captured. No other record. : This possibly could have been Fifer James Parsons, who remembered escaping capture at the battle. No further record. After the defeat at Brandywine and the capture of Philadelphia, Washington devised a bold plan to reverse the tide of the war. Only record is of his parole on Northern Neck, 5/6/63. It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. CHARLES A.: JOHNSON, Beale. Very interesting and enlightening article. In a Richmond hospital in June 1864. Conscript enrolled on 3/7/64 and assigned to 9th Cav. In their retreat, the Virginians lost nearly all their prisoners and the wagons that had been captured earlier. JAMES: LEWIS CARTER: The only record on this Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The unit was consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment on May 12, 1779, and the consolidated unit was designated as the 1st Virginia Regiment. 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. It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. Entered Valley Forge with the 5th Virginia Regiment and the 1st Virginia Regiment. I have an ancestor who was in the 9th and captured at the Battle of Germantown, according to the Revolutionary War military records. They were rushed into the latter part of the battle alongside Gen. George Weedons 2nd Virginia Brigade, and while some accounts claim it was only Weedons brigade that took part in the rearguard to save the army, there is no evidence to say that Muhlenberg and his men remained near Chadds Ford where they had been stationed most of the day. The only document in Lacey's file is a parole slip dated at Richmond, 4/26/65. deserted at City Point on 4/12/65. Resigned 3/28/64. The regiment was reorganized. Many survivors of the 9th Virginia were amongst the exchanged soldiers. The only slip on record does not show a company, and declares that this man 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. : The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. are the names of the men who have no company notation in their records or whose which knocked down almost the whole of their right wing.[15] As the British 4th Regiment was driven toward Germantown, the Virginians advanced close behind, but the 9th Virginia pushed further than the other Virginia regiments, advancing as far as the market house in Germantown itself. 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. : The unit served in W.H.F. 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. Paroled 5/8/65 on Northern The British 4th Regiment of Foot advanced toward the Virginians and from behind fence rails along Church Lane, the Virginians ambushed them. We portray a Confederate cavalry regiment as it would have looked in 1863. Neck. Conscript assigned to 9th Cav. Thomas Jefferson on 26 Dec. 1779; . 1 (1953): 32631. Johnson served as Lt. Col. then Col. of the 9th Cav. Campbell spent the latter portion of 1780 in Richmond and carried Virginia government funds for military purposes on his return to the western frontier (see Steuben to Jefferson, 16 Dec., Jefferson to James . Philadelphia. Starting with the experiment with minute battalions was especially impressive, given how little is recorded on that. The 9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Armyduring the American Civil War. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. Provost Nelson, remained prisoners of war as late as 1783; he died on the way home to Accomack County after the Revolution. but no dates or details are available. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. Organized February-March 1776 on Eastern Shore from Accomac, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle and Augusta Counties. Four of them were recruited from the Eastern Shore, while the other three were raised from the mainland of Virginia. . Asst. 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. Colonel Mathews conduct and the confusion of the early morning fog, a large portion of the 6th Virginia of Weedons 2nd Virginia Brigade charged forth with them, led by Maj. Oliver Towles. B. J.: Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. The only record in Short's file documents his desertion near Suffolk on You may not be perplexed to enjoy every book collections Media And Culture Campbell 9th that we will extremely offer. [1]E.M. Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787(Heritage Books; Westminster, MD 2007), 12. is probably garbled or bogus. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. [5] Colonels [ edit | edit source] It opposed the Federal occupation of Fredericksburg. While the light infantry pressed the Virginians on the left and rear, the 49th Regiment of Foot struck the 9th Virginia on their right, freeing the British prisoners and capturing sixty-three Virginians that had thrown down their arms. Obituary notice declared that Stanley had served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, b. June 1838 in Albemarle Co. off. BOGGS, Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond. here. Josephus Zechariah Gregory [6th Great Uncle] He enlisted in the 9th Virginia Infantry" [6]The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe, 207. However, one common denominator I note was Capt. on oath on 5/30/65. 1841 in Essex Co. att. SETTLE, Chaplain of the regiment. . The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to the. 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. but he has no official record. The 1st through 9th Virginia Regiments were reconstituted in the Continental Army as regiments raised to serve for the duration of the war. Resident 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). Of the eighty-five men he listed, eighteen (just over one fifth) were either killed at Germantown or died at the Walnut Street Jail. JOHNSON, Followed again by Major Towles 6th Virginia, they fell back toward Kellys Hill and rallied to make a stand. In the advance, Colonel Mathews and his regiment were joined by other Virginians. unfavorable report of the Army Medical Board, despite the fact that Johnston POW at Bermuda Hundred, 4/4/65, took the oath and went to Philadelphia. b. Aug. 25, 1846. 9th Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. The unit was captured on May 12, 1780 by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15, 1783. [34] Sgt. Others, like Pvt. 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. : M.: The 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. : records are so abbreviated that no information exists on them other than what is Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. 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. "Faithful colored cook," frequently mentioned in contemporary : : Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. During the war it was attached to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Major Waller was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Samuel A. Swann was promoted to major. : While some accounts claim that Colonel Mathews ordered the attack, there is also evidence that he was ordered to the attack by General Stephens. Its members were raised in Upshur, Augusta, Highland, Bath, Pendleton, and Rockbridge counties. If you can't find your ancestor in the rosters, perhaps he is here. HART, ROBERT: D.C.". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. LACEY, By February 1777, Mathews was promoted to colonel of the 9th Virginia Regiment. It fought mostly with theArmy of Northern Virginia. It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. Pvt. 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. webbed toes mythology, hold on bank of america,
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