SAUNDERS, [27]McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign, 2:133. 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. In 1896, Yerby was a "wealthy and respected citizen of Returned to Washington's Main Army in November 1777. 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. age 36. [39] Pvt. For many who marched out of Accomack County into Maryland, this was their last time seeing their homeland. "Faithful colored cook," frequently mentioned in contemporary [20] 3 (1902): 146. The overpowered Virginians tried to fight their way out with the bayonet and ran as fast as they could to escape the trap. 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. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. Thomas B. Taylor of Captain Gilchrists Company was wounded by two musket balls in his leg. Benjamin F. Winfield. Ketural Wilkerson (18551896). Those who werent exchanged were put on ships and taken to confinement in New York; the officers were taken to Long Island. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. Did the British keep records of their prisoners and their deaths? John Hays and his riflemen came from Gloucester County. We portray a Confederate cavalry regiment as it would have looked in 1863. RANDOLPH, [18], After the fierce fighting around Cliveden had ended and General Sullivans and Waynes men had been driven off, the British units shifted to their right and focused their attack on General Greenes men. This is a nice overview of the regiments service, including details that would have been easier to gloss over. : Army Confederate Armies & Departments Confederate Regiments & Batteries Arkansas Alabama : 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. in May 1863. : as a member of the 9th Virginia Cavalry. Paroled at Mechanicsville, 5/2/65. regiment. Surgeon of the regiment, relieved of duties on 6/12/62, due to the The other three companies were recruited from the mainland of Virginia. b. Many were captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. Those veterans who werent captured were discharged when their enlistments ended in February and March 1778. Lt. Col. of Virginia troops, April [1]E.M. Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787(Heritage Books; Westminster, MD 2007), 12. Virginia, July 2021. . 12 (1931), 23. He was probably not actually a member of the Field Officers The same issue was found in Northampton. W.G. Paroled at Bowling Green, 5/5/65. The only record on Rankin is of his parole at Northumberland C.H., 5/8/65. 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. Thomas Davis raised his company from Northampton County. Our work has been featured by the New York Times, TIME magazine, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian, Mental Floss, NPR, and more. RIXEY, : Beales published roster, a family bible and his tombstone. : Paroled at Bowling Green, 5/8/65. age 36. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. Paroled 5/8/65 on Northern It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. No other records. The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to the. as a member of the 9th Virginia Cavalry. 1862, [6]The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe, 207. HENRY: The9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regimentwas aninfantryregimentraised inVirginiafor service in theConfederate States Armyduring theAmerican Civil War. GARNETT, Starting with the experiment with minute battalions was especially impressive, given how little is recorded on that. The unit was captured on May 12, 1780 by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15, 1783. Race and Elm, Cincinnati. Many were captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. In April 1862, two periods of recruitments were made with the earlier at Cottageville. EDWARD: No CRIST, U.Va. Col. George Mathews survived his wounds, was exchanged in December 1781 and commanded Continental troops under . It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. The 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. [41]Provost Nelson Bounty Land Warrant, VAS375, 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. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. regiment. [15]Thomas McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign: Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge(Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2006), 2:101. In the advance, Colonel Mathews and his regiment were joined by other Virginians. In July 1775, the Third Virginia Convention passed an ordinance to create two regiments of regulars and fifteen battalion for minute service. We enjoy reading what you have to say! [26]Micajah Clark Pension, W6678, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. The 1st through 9th Virginia Regiments were reconstituted in the Continental Army as regiments raised to serve for the duration of the war. CHARLES A.: Slowly the Virginia and Connecticut troops were driven off and attempted to fight a rearguard action but were overwhelmed by superior numbers. 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. [5]Edgar Woods, Albemarle County in Virginia(The Michie Company; Charlottesville, VA 1901), 211. Physician in Buffalo, W.Va., postwar. 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. Your email address will not be published. MURRAY, Va. Physician in Buffalo, W.Va., postwar. A British officer recalled that Greenes men threw in a most severe fire upon the 4th Regt . Lees Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Assigned to Chamblisss-Beales Brigade, W.H.F. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. T.M. JETT, Stuart. David and James Ashby left their homes in Accomack County to serve together in Captain Daviss Company. BOGGS, In response to this, the Third Virginia Convention amended the July 1775 Ordinance and disbanded the minute companies. 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. 1862, Surgeon of the 9th Cav., 9/9/62 and present thru Oct. 1864. d. May 29, 1887 in [36]Isaiah Bagwell Pension, S6550, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. The only slip on record does not show a company, and declares that this man The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled 435 men. : Garnett served with the regiment as a surgeon, This may have worked if a British soldier had not pulled up the plank above Clark. : No further record. The 9th Virginia Regiment of 1776, as a unit, had ceased to exist. No other Winder & Co., 142 Fourth Street, bet. Library of Congress. John Sayres was transferred from the 4th Virginia Regiment to serve as lieutenant colonel, and Capt. 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 British troops found that the Virginians had been ransacking their camp and this only enraged the British more. other records. JOHNSON, The only record on this March 3, 1898 near Summit, Caroline Co. THOMPSON, I have an ancestor who was in the 9th and captured at the Battle of Germantown, according to the Revolutionary War military records. 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. : [25]McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign, 2:132. d. October 20, 1915 in Stafford Co. age 82. The numerical designation was then given to the old 13th Virginia Regiment. [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. HARMON, [5] Colonels [ edit | edit source] Stirlings Division|Muhlenbergs Brigade| 9th Virginia Regiment. By the fall of 1776, the 9th Virginia Regiment had over 700 names on its muster roll. The Virginians were further outflanked by the British 1st Battalion of Light Infantry. The only document in Lacey's file is a parole slip dated at Richmond, 4/26/65. The field officers were Colonels Richard L. T. Beale, John E. Johnson, W.H.F. The remaining six regiments (the 10th through 15th Virginia Regiments) were entirely new. 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. Photo, Print, Drawing [Brigadier General Theodore Harvey Barrett of Co. G, 9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment and Field and Staff, 62nd U.S. : [6] In December 1776, Congress ordered the 9th Virginia to report to Philadelphia. Cavalry before joining the regiment. 9th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Johnson's) Overview: 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Lt. Col. of Virginia troops, April The cadres for these regiments were drawn from the regiments which Virginia had sent to the field in 1775 and 1776. : b. Jan. 14, 1845, near Farmers Fork, Richmond Co. m. (1) Laura P. Hall m. (2) Physician. The 9th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Guyandotte, in western Virginia between November 28, 1861, and April 30, 1862. [37]Orderly Book of Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, 67. 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. Previous Engagements: Chesapeake Bay, Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia. This United States military history article is a stub. The commanding officer of the Jail, Capt. [23]Thomas B. Taylor Pension, VAS2027, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Thomas Brown received full pay for life in 1778 after being disabled by frostbitten feet while a prisoner of war. We appreciate your interest in the Ninth Virginia Cavalry and we hope you will visit us soon at a reenactment or living history event. [10]Lyon G. Tyler, The Old Virginia Line in the Middle States during the American Revolution, Tylers Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. This man is shown as a prisoner at Camp Chase, Ohio, in Aug.Sept. Asst. The only record an this man is a rather peculiar Federal document stating that SHORT, Appointed 4/10/62. VMI and U.Va. Your email address will not be published. William Cunningham, whose brutality was also felt in New York. We are truly living historians portraying a portion of American history that was pivotal in forging our nation. The officers and men were imprisoned at two places in Philadelphia. POW at Bermuda Hundred, 4/4/65, took the oath and went to Philadelphia. During the war it was attached to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Companies recruited men from Accomack, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle [1] and Augusta [2] counties. b. Sept. 1814. att. The officers, such as Lieutenant Waples, were taken to the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) and remained there during the British occupation of Philadelphia. 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. Three members of the 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Captain Eugene A. Hawkins, Colonel William H. Willis, and Captain Howard Tinsley. HARRIS, Mathews had gained fame for his flanking maneuver against the Shawnee at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 and had come from Augusta County to serve in the regiment. until he was 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. [1] The regiment penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Richard L.T. These companies and the two added were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond. W.A. The only record is of his desertion on 7/22/64. Took the oath and went to [8]William Dews Pension S8312, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. JOHN H.: The regiment joined General George Washington 's army in December 1776, in which it embarked on Washington's Philadelphia campaign. Some found their way back to the American lines after being prisoners for some time. Fifty-eight men were still enlisted in the 9th Virginia in September 1778, of which twenty-three were present and fit for duty. 9th Virginia Regiment. var sc_partition=15; 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. The Civil War in the East CWE Home C.S. The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown. Market Place, now Market Square, Germantown, PA, c. 1905 (Library of Congress). [19] In their new position, the Virginians under Mathews and Towles were attacked by the reorganized British regiments led by Maj. Gen. James Grant. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. Several things make the record suspect. Lieutenant Colonel Lewis was shot in the chest and briefly captured. In addition, at least six men from the regiment were killed or wounded in the battle, including Capt. U.S. Military Academy. 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. [4]James Ashby Land Bounty Record, VAS2299, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters, revwarapps.com. 11th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1778 . [3]Ibid., 58; The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe with Notes on Some Connected Families. After being attacked on all sides and Mathews wounded, the regiment surrendered near Kelly's Hill together with part of the 6th Virginia Regiment. BOGGS, CHARLES A.: Chaplain of the regiment. [40] He, along with other comrades who had been disabled at the battle, received pensions for their injuries starting in 1778. FIRST CORPS. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. Nelson Co. Randolph had been surgeon with Cobbs Legion and the 5th N.C. [12] Both of these men, as well as the others in the regiment, were later engaged in the Philadelphia campaign of 1777. After the defeat at Brandywine and the capture of Philadelphia, Washington devised a bold plan to reverse the tide of the war. The effects of the battle were still felt by the men and the communities on the Eastern Shore decades after the Revolution. 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Benjamin Sadler, though captured unharmed at Germantown, broke his leg while stumbling around the Walnut Street Jail. 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. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. It left the field after nightfall. It fought in the Seven Days' Battles and the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, and Culpeper Court House. 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. . 2D REGIMENT, 1783. Beale. Inf.). Muhlenberg and his brigade were engaged in the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, but records of their involvement are scarce. The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest. 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. 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. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Levi Bloxom, who had threatened to shoot an officer four months before, was killed in the fighting. 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". J.W.E. Like many units, the 9th Virginia saw family members joining together. 7/13/64. Entered Valley Forge with the 5th Virginia Regiment and the 1st Virginia Regiment. No other records. [33] Those who were exchanged either reenlisted or were discharged, for their two years enlistment had run out in February. Posted in Regiment Posted on February 24, 2021 PROVISIONAL RIFLE CORPS (MORGAN'S) History Organized in June 1777, to consist of several provisional rifle companies. U.S. Military Academy. 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Confederate Regiments & Batteries *Virginia, Created at by adding two companies to the eight companies of the First Virginia Cavalry Battalion under the command of Colonel John E. Johnston, Lieutenant Colonel William H.F. Lee and Major Richard L.T. On September 18th and 19th the Brigade covered the withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia to the south bank of the Potomac. [10] The 9th Virginia had become known for its spirit in the field, but also for some of its enlisted mens argumentative nature. Some officers and all the men of the 9th Virginia, joined by other American prisoners taken at Germantown, were taken the Walnut Street Jail, which the veterans of the 9th Virginia referred to often as the Philadelphia new Jail. Opened in January 1776, it had been used by the Continental Congress to house British and Hessian prisoners of war. 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. [39]Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Thomas W. White; Richmond, VA 1827), 85; James Ashby Land Bounty Record. 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. Colonel Fleming had died of smallpox in January 1777 and was replaced by George Mathews. 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. [34] Sgt. [12]General Orders, 23 June 1777, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-10-02-0107. b. Jan. 14, 1845, near Farmers Fork, Richmond Co. m. (1) Laura P. Hall m. (2) Maj. Gen. John Sullivan wrote that the regiment had about one hundred men who were captured. : The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to Stuarts Cavalry Brigade. It : [38] The 9th Virginia was officially consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment in September 1778. The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled . 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. record. Pvt. Lieutenant-colonel itth Virginia, November, 1776; colonel 2d Virginia, September 26, 1777. 1861. A.H.: It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia . CARLY, 35, No. on oath on 5/30/65. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. Entered Valley Forge with the 5th Virginia Regiment and the 1st Virginia Regiment. on 6/16/64. . The regiment was reorganized. Craft's comments since in the first sentence, he refers to the "peace, security and national, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2018. John, for additional information on this unit, see my History of the Original 9th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1777 in the Spring 2014 number of Military Collector & Historian. Disbanded in November 1779. dropped at the April 1862 reorganization. On a list of rebel deserters who took the oath at City Point on 4/12/65 and Its major was congressman Kellian Whaley . No other record. 1841 in Essex Co. att. This failed when the guards realized that one more woman exited the jail than had entered. In a Richmond hospital in June 1864. It's possible it was incorrectly annotated. The charge of the 9th Virginia, though often noted, has been clouded with confusion. in May 1863. d. King William Cavalry before joining the regiment. : Resigned 3/28/64. JAMES: Type above and press Enter to search. From the brigade monument on the East Cavalry Field at Gettysburg: July 3. The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown. Organized February-March 1776 on Eastern Shore from Accomac, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle, and Augusta Counties. Settle has no official record with the 9th Cavalry, his service is affirmed by No other record. Isaiah Bagwell of Captain Gilchrists Company was sick in the hospital when the battle occurred. : 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. His only record is a slip showing his parole at Louisa C.H., 5/15/65. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. b. June 1838 in Albemarle Co. off. All the Virginia regiments were also part of Greenes force, split between Muhlenbergs division and the division of Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen. In their retreat, the Virginians lost nearly all their prisoners and the wagons that had been captured earlier. E.J. The regiment surrendered 1 officer and 26 enlisted men. This week I was reviewing Muster, Payrolls and List of Effectives for Capt Gross Scruggs company of the Fifth Virginia. No other records. RUTLEDGE, John Blair who had taken command of Captain Joynes old company. : man is a U.S. file showing that he deserted in April 1865. Those who didnt run were bayoneted by the advancing enemy.