but he has no official record. It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. Transferred to the 9th Cavalry in Jan. 1865 (had served earlier in the 47th The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War. 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. 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). b. : 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. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. 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. CRIST, 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. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. Deserter, took the oath on 9/7/64, and was sent to Philadelphia. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. Upon discovery, the soldier told Clark to come out damned Rebel and Clark became a prisoner of war. His only record is a slip showing his parole at Louisa C.H., 5/15/65. : JOHN ALEXANDRIA: in May 1863. d. King William JAMES WILLIAM. The official exchange, ironically, took place in Germantown. [5]Edgar Woods, Albemarle County in Virginia(The Michie Company; Charlottesville, VA 1901), 211. The only record on Rankin is of his parole at Northumberland C.H., 5/8/65. GEORGE: [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. [24]Samuel Waples Pension, W6427, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. : U.S. Military Academy. [41]Provost Nelson Bounty Land Warrant, VAS375, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. The 1st Cavalry, detached on the 10th, rejoined on the morning of the 17th and the Brigade took position on the left of Jacksons Command, which it assisted in resisting the Union advance. : Brief History. 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. Philadelphia. 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. HAWTHORN, Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The 9th Virginia Regiment of 1776, as a unit, had ceased to exist. The regiment surrendered 1 officer and 26 enlisted men. We are not a "reb" unit, we do not tolerate extremists or racism. 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. The Brigade reached here about noon and took an active part in the fight until it ended. The regiment was reorganized. 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. This man is shown as Capt, and AQM of the regimen, on one pay voucher. Lees Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Assigned to Chamblisss-Beales Brigade, W.H.F. Samuel Woodson brought his company from Goochland County, and Capt. [30] It Captains John Cropper, Levin Joynes, Thomas Snead, George Gilchrist, Thomas Parramore, and John Poulson commanded the companies from Accomack County, while Capt. Market Place, now Market Square, Germantown, PA, c. 1905 (Library of Congress). We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Those men who got outside to the prison yard ate grass and roots, and caught rats for food. Paroled at Mechanicsville, 5/2/65. [6] In December 1776, Congress ordered the 9th Virginia to report to Philadelphia. The regiment joined General George Washington 's army in December 1776, in which it embarked on Washington's Philadelphia campaign. Benjamin F. Winfield. No other records. Took the oath and went to b. Jan. 14, 1845, near Farmers Fork, Richmond Co. m. (1) Laura P. Hall m. (2) Lees Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia. The 9th Virginia, however, was soon replaced. 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. 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. [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 9th Virginia marched as part of Gen. Nathanael Greenes wing and formed part of the attack on the British right flank. deserted at City Point on 4/12/65. LACEY, This Week on Dispatches: John Settle on the 9th Virginia Regiment [10]Lyon G. Tyler, The Old Virginia Line in the Middle States during the American Revolution, Tylers Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. [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. Monekin Baptist Church. The other three companies were recruited from the mainland of Virginia. He was discharged at Valley Forge. SETTLE, b. Jan. 14, 1845, near Farmers Fork, Richmond Co. m. (1) Laura P. Hall m. (2) The regiment penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated. b. June 1838 in Albemarle Co. off. records are so abbreviated that no information exists on them other than what is The British 4th Regiment of Foot advanced toward the Virginians and from behind fence rails along Church Lane, the Virginians ambushed them. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled 435 men. 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment - The Civil War in the East It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. Others, like Pvt. This unit reported 32 casualties at Upperville, lost four percent of the 490 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 22 disabled at Williamsport. Beale, Company A, Stafford Rangers, established May 6th 1861Company B, Caroline Light Dragoons, established May 6th 1861Company C, Lees Light Horse (Westmoreland), established May 25th 1861Company D, Lancaster Cavalry, established April 25th 1861Company E, Mercer Calvary (Spotsylvania), established April 25th 1861Company F, Essex Light Dragoons, established June 10th 1861Company G, Lunenburg Light Dragoons, established June 7th 1861Company H, Lees Rangers (King William), established June 10th 1861Company I, Potomac Cavalry (King George), established October 12th 1861Company K, Richmond County Cavalry, established October 24th 1861. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel George Mathews, [3] Lt. had been a physician for 18 years. This may have worked if a British soldier had not pulled up the plank above Clark. Press Esc to cancel. until he was 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. 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". Previous Engagements: Chesapeake Bay, Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia. His only record is a slip showing his parole at Louisa C.H., 5/15/65. 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. 12 (1931), 23. 2. Provost Nelson, remained prisoners of war as late as 1783; he died on the way home to Accomack County after the Revolution. The 9th Virginia Historical Society is a not-for-profit entity based in Long Island that performs Civil War period impressions of both soldiers and civilians. : It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. 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. [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]. Well done! 1841 in Essex Co. att. Those who could march were taken to a church near the market house in Germantown, where young boys in the town came out to see the battalion of tall Virginians.[27] One witness remarked that the faces of the prisoners and their guards were well blackened about their mouths with gunpowder, in biting off their cartridges.[28] The prisoners spent the night at the church and were marched the next day to Philadelphia. If you can't find your ancestor in the rosters, perhaps he is here. No other records. SHORT, [25]McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign, 2:132. Benjamin Sadler, though captured unharmed at Germantown, broke his leg while stumbling around the Walnut Street Jail. The unit served in W.H.F . I have been wondering if there is any record of what happened to him after capture. Race and Elm, Cincinnati. 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. 9th Virginia 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. Commissioned : : John Blair who had taken command of Captain Joynes old company. The regiment was . "Faithful colored cook," frequently mentioned in contemporary Included in the captured was Cpl. Type above and press Enter to search. Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. Resident We are a large organization with a membership that fluctuates from 60 to 90. JOHNSON, The 9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Armyduring the American Civil War. Levin Joynes had been promoted to major.