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. as a member of the 9th Virginia Cavalry. Ford, Logan & Ahearn - Ft. Stevens 2002 tintype by Professor C. Davis. Thomas Davis raised his company from Northampton County. Beale. Not all the men of the 9th Virginia were captured. HAYDEN, It brought 490 men to the battle and lost 20 casualties. The regiment was assigned to Cavalry, Aquia District, Army of Northern Virginia. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. Sign Our Guestbook. No other record. Newspaper obituary identifies him 1841 in Essex Co. att. unfavorable report of the Army Medical Board, despite the fact that Johnston 2021 Valley Forge Legacy Muster Roll Project. We elect our officers and board members at yearly elections. HARTFORD M.: You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Before the battle, orders were given that twenty men from each brigade who were unfit for march or lacked shoes to remain in camp. Appointed 4/10/62. 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. The only record an this man is a rather peculiar Federal document stating that [33]Claiborne Bradshaw Pension, W8394, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. [38]Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, M246, NARA, Record Group 93, Roll 0107. b. Sept. 1814. att. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond. Deserter, took the oath on 9/7/64, and was sent to Philadelphia. but he has no official record. William Cunningham, whose brutality was also felt in New York. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! 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 In July 1776, Colonel Fleming marched 120 soldiers from the 9th Virginia (approximately two companies) to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to suppress a Tory uprising there. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. : W.F. Ketural Wilkerson (18551896). Followed again by Major Towles 6th Virginia, they fell back toward Kellys Hill and rallied to make a stand. Virginia, July 2021. . The only document in Lacey's file is a parole slip dated at Richmond, 4/26/65. LEONARD: Samuel Woodson brought his company from Goochland County, and Capt. The 9th attends both nationwide reenactments, as well as local historical preservation society and museum events. Captain Walkers riflemen had Charles, James, and John Goolsby in the ranks together.[5]. The regiment surrendered 1 officer and 26 enlisted men. 9th Connecticut Regiment (1776-1781) 198th Signal Battalion in the Delaware National Guard (1775-1783) 1st Delaware Regiment (1776-1783) 1st Georgia Regiment (1775-1783) 2nd Georgia Regiment (1776-1781) 3rd Georgia Regiment (1776-1781) 4th Georgia Regiment (1777-1781) 1st Maryland Regiment (1776-1783) 2nd Maryland Regiment (1776-1783) [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]. On the creation of the 9th Virginia Regiment in the Continental Army in January 1776, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel. b. Jan. 14, 1845, near Farmers Fork, Richmond Co. m. (1) Laura P. Hall m. (2) The only record on this Lt. Samuel Waples recollected that Colonel Matthews was so severely wounded with the bayonets, and Lieutenant Colonel John Seares killed. : Thomas B. Taylor of Captain Gilchrists Company was wounded by two musket balls in his leg. 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. W.A. Accomack County native Robert Russell witnessed the death of his comrade Elijah Hickman as he stood next to him, while Russell himself was wounded in the groin. : 2. The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to Stuarts Cavalry Brigade. HAWTHORN, : The remaining six regiments (the 10th through 15th Virginia Regiments) were entirely new. 1 (1953): 32631. Regardless of the details, all the Virginia regiments had been engaged that day, and their conduct prompted Richard Henry Lee to claim that the Virginia troops have gained for themselves immortal honor.[13] The men of the 9th Virginia were destined to show their prowess and eagerness to fight only three weeks later. "Combat Diary for Company F, 310th Infantry, 78th . regiment. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=9th_Virginia_Cavalry_Regiment&oldid=1126802775, Units and formations of the Confederate States Army from Virginia, Military units and formations established in 1862, Military units and formations disestablished in 1865, 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 11 December 2022, at 09:07. Nelson Co. Randolph had been surgeon with Cobbs Legion and the 5th N.C. [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. HOWERTON, The 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. age 36. CRIST, : is probably garbled or bogus. SAUNDERS, The cadres for these regiments were drawn from the regiments which Virginia had sent to the field in 1775 and 1776. It fought in many conflicts from Seven Pines to Gettysburg and after serving in North Carolina participated in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff. View Our Guestbook Like many units, the 9th Virginia saw family members joining together. The unit was captured on May 12, 1780, by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15, 1783. b. Jan. 14, 1845, near Farmers Fork, Richmond Co. m. (1) Laura P. Hall m. (2) Major Beale was promoted to lieutenant colonel Meriwether Lewis was promoted to major. 2D REGIMENT, 1783. No other records. there is virtually no extant service record on this fellow. deserted at City Point on 4/12/65. This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub. CHARLES W.: Deserted 9/7/64, sent to Philadelphia. Cumming also served with the 63rd Georgia Entered Valley Forge with the 5th Virginia Regiment and the 1st Virginia Regiment. Cavalry before joining the regiment. [7] Disease had taken scores of men in the winter of 1777, and most of the men from Captains Walkers and Hays Companies were taken and placed in Morgans Rifle Corps. [35]James Parson Pension, S40239, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Lees Brigade, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, Assigned to Chamblisss-Beales Brigade, W.H.F. : [15]Thomas McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign: Germantown and the Roads to Valley Forge(Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2006), 2:101. William Raleigh of Captain Morriss Company fell wounded in the ankle and was captured. A Living History Organization in the Pacific Northwest. The 9th Virginia, however, was soon replaced. The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest. as a member of the 9th Virginia Cavalry. [17]Michael C. Harris, Germantown; A Military History of the Battle for Philadelphia, October 4, 1777(Savas Beatie; El Dorado Hills, CA 2020), 301. During the war it was attached to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The only record is of his desertion on 7/22/64. The 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. man is a U.S. file showing that he deserted in April 1865. We appreciate your interest in the Ninth Virginia Cavalry and we hope you will visit us soon at a reenactment or living history event. Market Place, now Market Square, Germantown, PA, c. 1905 (Library of Congress). Settle has no official record with the 9th Cavalry, his service is affirmed by Four of them were recruited from the Eastern Shore, while the other three were raised from the mainland of Virginia. Pvt. Paroled at Burkesville Jct., April 14-17, 1865. On a list of rebel deserters who took the oath at City Point on 4/12/65 and in May 1863. : JOHNSON, No other records. Upon discovery, the soldier told Clark to come out damned Rebel and Clark became a prisoner of war. Paroled at Bowling Green, 5/5/65. [1]E.M. Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787(Heritage Books; Westminster, MD 2007), 12. accounts. 6 Likes, 0 Comments - Matthew Holmes (@virginia_fire_eaters_dna) on Instagram: "Pvt. RANDOLPH, John Hays and his riflemen came from Gloucester County. 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. No further 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 only record an this man is a rather peculiar Federal document stating that Private William B. Todd of Company E, 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. . Conscript assigned to 9th Cav. [12] Both of these men, as well as the others in the regiment, were later engaged in the Philadelphia campaign of 1777. Our work has been featured by the New York Times, TIME magazine, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian, Mental Floss, NPR, and more. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. : Winder & Co., 142 Fourth Street, bet. The overpowered Virginians tried to fight their way out with the bayonet and ran as fast as they could to escape the trap. Others, like Pvt. W.R.: Co. bur. Colonel Fleming had died of smallpox in January 1777 and was replaced by George Mathews. record. It It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment in uniform] / J.W. Many were captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. JAMES WILLIAM. 9th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Johnson's) Overview: 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. CHARLES A.: [1] In Accomack County, there was plenty of support for service in the militia, but very few were willing to join the minute service. : 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. Lee was promoted to brigadier general and given command of a newly formed brigade of cavalry in Stuarts Cavalry Division. : The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to the. [28]John F. Watson and Willis P. Hazard, Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the Olden Time, etc.,Vol. Levin Joynes had been promoted to major. B. J.: [41]Provost Nelson Bounty Land Warrant, VAS375, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. On September 18th and 19th the Brigade covered the withdrawal of the Army of Northern Virginia to the south bank of the Potomac. VMI and U.Va. The officers and men were imprisoned at two places in Philadelphia. We feature smart, groundbreaking research and well-written narratives from expert writers. MURRAY, Those men who got outside to the prison yard ate grass and roots, and caught rats for food. Major Waller was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Samuel A. Swann was promoted to major. 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 was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. : Photo, Print, Drawing [Brigadier General Theodore Harvey Barrett of Co. G, 9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment and Field and Staff, 62nd U.S. unfavorable report of the Army Medical Board, despite the fact that Johnston If you visit these pages please put a note in the guestbook. When the British evacuated Philadelphia in June 1778, 135 American prisoners were exchanged for British prisoners. Paroled at Mechanicsville, 5/2/65. 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. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. No While some accounts claim that Colonel Mathews ordered the attack, there is also evidence that he was ordered to the attack by General Stephens. 9th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. Only record is of his parole on Northern Neck, 5/6/63. GitHub export from English Wikipedia. CARLY, 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using the 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry as its nucleus. Later the unit was involved in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. : Obituary notice declared that Stanley had served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, The9th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regimentwas aninfantryregimentraised inVirginiafor service in theConfederate States Armyduring theAmerican Civil War. The only record on this His only record is of being captured on 6/3/64 on the Chickahominy; ten days Entered Valley Forge with the 5th Virginia Regiment and the 1st Virginia Regiment. 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. W.G. Micajah Clark tried to escape the jail by dressing as a woman with a dress brought in by other women visiting the jail. : The regiment was assigned to Cavalry, Aquia District, Army of Northern Virginia. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. No other records. : "Rooney" Lee, and Thomas Waller; Lieutenant Colonel Meriwether Lewis; and Major Samuel A. Swann. 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. until he was Those veterans who werent captured were discharged when their enlistments ended in February and March 1778. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. We are a large organization with a membership that fluctuates from 60 to 90. Resigned 3/28/64. Your email address will not be published. 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. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. Organized February-March 1776 on Eastern Shore from Accomac, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle, and Augusta Counties. : is probably garbled or bogus. were furnished transportation to Baltimore. The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled 435 men. : In addition, at least six men from the regiment were killed or wounded in the battle, including Capt. Many survivors of the 9th Virginia were amongst the exchanged soldiers. GALAHAN W.V. No other records. Craft's comments since in the first sentence, he refers to the "peace, security and national, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2018. Muhlenberg and his brigade were engaged in the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, but records of their involvement are scarce. The 9th went on to fight at Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. We portray a Confederate cavalry regiment as it would have looked in 1863. THEODORE: S.C.: KIMBALL, The counties of Accomack and Northampton constituted one district and was referred to as Accomack District Minute Battalion. The 9th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Guyandotte, in western Virginia between November 28, 1861, and April 30, 1862. Va. Captains John Cropper, Levin Joynes, Thomas Snead, George Gilchrist, Thomas Parramore, and John Poulson commanded the companies from Accomack County, while Capt. Your email address will not be published. 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 only record is of his desertion on 7/22/64. Lieutenant Colonel Lewis was shot in the chest and briefly captured. Army Confederate Armies & Departments Confederate Regiments & Batteries Arkansas Alabama [20] Resident The regiment was reorganized. This individual was shown as surgeon of the regiment, with no other After being attacked on all sides and Mathews wounded, the regiment surrendered near Kelly's Hill together with part of the 6th Virginia Regiment. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. He planned a surprise attack, much like he had done at Trenton just ten months before, but this time, he had over 11,000 men, nearly six times as many men he had to attack Trenton. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia . GARNETT, [36]Isaiah Bagwell Pension, S6550, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. 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. In a Richmond hospital in June 1864. During the war it was attached to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. 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. here. Physician. 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).