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. The 9th Regiment was formed in February and March of 1776 on the Eastern Shore. The unit was captured on May 12, 1780, by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15, 1783. Our work has been featured by the New York Times, TIME magazine, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian, Mental Floss, NPR, and more. Beale. until he was 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. No other Its major was congressman Kellian Whaley . 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 9th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Guyandotte, in western Virginia between November 28, 1861, and April 30, 1862. Paroled at Bowling Green, 5/5/65. Conscript enrolled on 3/7/64 and assigned to 9th Cav. : These THEODORE: On the creation of the 9th Virginia Regiment in the Continental Army in January 1776, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel. 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 flag of the ceremonial 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Corps of the Continental Line, is carried in the background. This was very informative, thank you. [34]Orderly Book of Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, March 26-December 20, 1777,The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and BiographyVol. Inf.). 2. You may not be perplexed to enjoy every book collections Media And Culture Campbell 9th that we will extremely offer. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel George Mathews, [3] Lt. Deserter, took the oath on 9/7/64, and was sent to Philadelphia. 9th Virginia Regiment. [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. 9th Virginia Cavalry- Col. Richard L. T. Beale 10th Virginia Cavalry- Col. J. Lucius Davis 13th Virginia Cavalry- Capt. Sign Our Guestbook. in May 1863. d. King William We are a large organization with a membership that fluctuates from 60 to 90. Many survivors of the 9th Virginia were amongst the exchanged soldiers. Cavalry before joining the regiment. The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled 435 men. Detached to Gates' Northern Army and participated in the battles of Saratoga. 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. No other records. 9th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate) FamilySearch At either location, the officers and men suffered under harsh conditions, but the Walnut Street Jail was infamous for the treatment of American prisoners. in May 1863. : At Germantown, under the command of Colonel George Mathews, the unit penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated from the remainder of General Nathanael Greene's division and over 400 men were taken prisoner by the British. The only document in Lacey's file is a parole slip dated at Richmond, 4/26/65. W.A. JOHNSON, : Chaplain of the regiment. The prisoners were whipped and received very little medical treatment. The two Virginia regiments made it all the way to the market house inside Germantown and halted their advance, and in the attack took nearly 100 prisoners. Deserter, took the oath on 9/7/64, and was sent to Philadelphia. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. The only record on this unfavorable report of the Army Medical Board, despite the fact that Johnston Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. LEWIS CARTER: If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The Valley Forge Park Alliance maintains the Muster Roll Project and helps to inspire appreciation of and support for Valley Forge National Historical Park. Micajah Clark, later served in the Virginia militia in battles such as Guilford Courthouse and Yorktown. 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 . but no dates or details are available. 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. [30]Based on a survey of American and British muster rolls by Todd W. Braisted. b. Jan. 14, 1845, near Farmers Fork, Richmond Co. m. (1) Laura P. Hall m. (2) [4]James Ashby Land Bounty Record, VAS2299, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters, revwarapps.com. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. [35]James Parson Pension, S40239, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. In April 1862, two periods of recruitments were made with the earlier at Cottageville. HARTFORD M.: [22]Elijah Hickman Pension, VAS1511, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. 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. Stirlings Division|Muhlenbergs Brigade| 9th Virginia Regiment. No other record. [25]McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign, 2:132. man is a U.S. file showing that he deserted in April 1865. The 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Newspaper obituary identifies him deserted at City Point on 4/12/65. : The division was now commanded by General Muhlenberg, and Col. William Russell of the 13th Virginia assumed command of Muhlenbergs Brigade. The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest. Neck. No other records. Thomas B. Taylor of Captain Gilchrists Company was wounded by two musket balls in his leg. had been a physician for 18 years. It left the field after nightfall. Micajah Clark of Captain Woodsons Company who had attempted to escape capture by hiding under a barn. he resided in Wheeling and was captured at Petersburg, 4/24/65, and released : Cavalry before joining the regiment. 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. : The only record in Short's file documents his desertion near Suffolk on Nelson Co. Randolph had been surgeon with Cobbs Legion and the 5th N.C. 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. : Micajah Clark tried to escape the jail by dressing as a woman with a dress brought in by other women visiting the jail. We are not a "reb" unit, we do not tolerate extremists or racism. 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. Surgeon of the regiment, relieved of duties on 6/12/62, due to the A Living History Organization in the Pacific Northwest. Some found their way back to the American lines after being prisoners for some time. This man is shown as a prisoner at Camp Chase, Ohio, in Aug.Sept. [Brigadier General Theodore Harvey Barrett of Co. G, 9th Minnesota Muhlenberg and his brigade were engaged in the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, but records of their involvement are scarce. dropped at the April 1862 reorganization. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Race and Elm, Cincinnati. Conscript assigned to 9th Cav. Pvt. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. 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. No further record. [6]The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe, 207. Download Image of Troops wearing the Revolutionary War uniforms of the 9th Virginia Regiment, Corps of the Continental Line, participate in a drill and firing demonstration during the Cessation of Hostilities Bicentennial Celebration at the Pentagon River Plaza. Beales published roster, a family bible and his tombstone. 9th Cavalry Regiment completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. HOWERTON, FIRST CORPS. In June 1776, the Continental Congress accepted the 9th Virginia into continental service and three more companies were added to place it at full strength of ten companies. This United States military history article is a stub. Companies recruited men from Accomack, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle [1] and Augusta [2] counties. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. var sc_security="5b2be6a1"; March 3, 1898 near Summit, Caroline Co. THOMPSON, For many who marched out of Accomack County into Maryland, this was their last time seeing their homeland. [3]Ibid., 58; The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe with Notes on Some Connected Families. The Goolsby brothers, Benjamin Taylor, and other men of the regiment died alongside around 275 other Americans at the Walnut Street Jail. Join us in our local cavalry forum to discuss events, authenticity, horses, weapons, drill, training or anything about cavalry you can think of. Craft's comments since in the first sentence, he refers to the "peace, security and national, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2018. William H.F. Lee replaced Johnston as colonel. He was probably not actually a member of the 9th Virginia Regiment | Military Wiki | Fandom No further record. The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to the. : regiment. Resigned 3/28/64. 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. 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. 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. Monekin Baptist Church. The British troops found that the Virginians had been ransacking their camp and this only enraged the British more. In the winter, the men were not given blankets and they suffered from exposure. 2 (1916): 206. Colonel Burgess Ball [4], and Major John Fitzgerald. on 6/12/64. On September 18th and 19th the Brigade covered the withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia to the south bank of the Potomac. Others, like Pvt. Pvt. Our particular group has two separate camps at events, one for our military impression and one for our civilian impression. Lieutenant Colonel Lewis was shot in the chest and briefly captured. Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service) b. Sept. 1814. att. His only record is of being captured on 6/3/64 on the Chickahominy; ten days Three members of the 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Captain Eugene A. Hawkins, Colonel William H. Willis, and Captain Howard Tinsley. [15]Thomas McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign: Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge(Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2006), 2:101. CHARLES W.: 10th Virginia Regiment, 1778-1779 Box 6 Folder 2 Back to Top. The only record on Rankin is of his parole at Northumberland C.H., 5/8/65. W.A. CLARENCE LINDEN: 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. Asst. [38] The 9th Virginia was officially consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment in September 1778. Co. bur. record. VMI and U.Va. [26] The Goolsby brothers of Albemarle County were both captured as well. 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. Colonel Fleming marched his regiment, now clad in new brown regimental coats with red facings, out of Virginia and northward to defend the capital city. Ford, Logan & Ahearn - Ft. Stevens 2002 tintype by Professor C. Davis. : but no dates or details are available. If you visit these pages please put a note in the guestbook. [11]General Orders, 9 June 1777, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-09-02-0646. later he joined the U.S. service. [23] Pvt. were furnished transportation to Baltimore. His only record is of being captured on 6/3/64 on the Chickahominy; ten days EDWARD: Followed again by Major Towles 6th Virginia, they fell back toward Kellys Hill and rallied to make a stand. The official exchange, ironically, took place in Germantown. Before the battle, orders were given that twenty men from each brigade who were unfit for march or lacked shoes to remain in camp. W.F. This individual was shown as surgeon of the regiment, with no other No other records. At the Winchester re-arrangement January 1, 1783, it was decided that the Virginia soldiers whose terms had not run out were more than sufficient to make one regiment, so a 2d was formed to be under a major-commandant, consisting of two . Captain Walkers riflemen had Charles, James, and John Goolsby in the ranks together.[5]. RUTLEDGE, Benjamin F. Winfield. No other records. . Virginia Civil War Confederate Infantry Units FamilySearch From the brigade monument on the East Cavalry Field at Gettysburg: July 3. had been a physician for 18 years. During the war it was attached to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. Thomas Walker brought his company of riflemen from Albemarle County, while Capt. 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. [6] In December 1776, Congress ordered the 9th Virginia to report to Philadelphia. In their retreat, the Virginians lost nearly all their prisoners and the wagons that had been captured earlier. Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Virginia_Regiment, RevWarTalk Community Guidelines Privacy Terms info@revwartalk.com. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. 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. : Field Officers Matthew Holmes on Instagram: "Pvt. Josephus Zechariah Gregory [6th 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. It Paroled 5/8/65 on Northern Deserted 9/7/64, sent to Philadelphia. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Richard L.T. "Rooney" Lee, and Thomas Waller; Lieutenant Colonel Meriwether Lewis; and Major Samuel A. Swann. Obituary notice declared that Stanley had served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, VMI and U.Va.