Rockingham County Virginia to secure the marriage of Daniel Trout to Catharine Grub b.] It was not until May that GW reluctantly ordered the remainder of the 13th Virginia Regiment at Valley Forge to march to Fort Pitt (see GW to Pickering, 23 May). That again in the spring of 1782 on the first of April he volunteered and served on spying parties and in Hamilons [sic] Garrison untill the first of October under the command of the said Capt William Hamilton That he recollects in this year that he went on a spying campaign in company with Lenard Cooper John Shoemate Jesse and John Aursbourn[?] I was there discharged, by my said Captain John Woods, discharged the last day of July or the first day of August 1778. [While] waiting for the millitia troops from the County of Bedford to arive waited till the grew impatient of waiting, they determined on sending an Express to Kentucky when this declarant and six others of his company was detailed by said officer to Cary said express. Hill Monument completed in 1843 commemorating the first battle, or at least one of the first battles, of the American Revolutionary War? From this service he was discharged but not in writing. He also sometimes went in company with the late Colonel Samuel Estill of Kentuckey; [T]hat the place where he performed the aforesaid services as an Indian Spy was in the gaps and low places in the chain of mountains between William Laffertys plantation on New River and the head waters of Laurel Creek where they met the Spies from Burnsides Fort. [B]ut peace being declared, [they were] disbanded in the now State of Kentucky and from there march[ed] home the last of May 1781 to Greenbrier County Virginia after serving a tower of three months. Harris. Thus, it was probably 1778. The Diaries of George Washington. He commanded frontier garrisons on the upper Ohio river at Fort Pitt (Pittsburg) and Fort Henry. Was two years & nine months in actual service I substituted as before stated for nine months. Special report of the Department of Archives and History for 1912 by Virginia State Library. The regiment or Battallion commanded by major Andrew Hamilton in Greenbrier County, State of Virginia, marched from thence to Fort Chisell (Fort Chiswell in present Wythe County VA). After the Revolution, the fort was the home of the First American Regiment, the oldest active unit in the United States Army. Sullivan settled out west after the war. The competing officers would engage in a power struggle in a letter writing campaign against one another to Gen. Washington. And that he this deponant perfectly recollects of hearing the said Peter Dixon, state more than thirty years since, that he the said Peter, was drafted for the term of six months in Greenbrier County Virginia, in the War of the Revolution. Archives Division Publication date 1913 Topics Virginia. Benjamin Harrison of VA. and further this deponant saith not. [T]hat he was generally out from three to four days in each week, and sometimes longer if the danger or the intelligence from the Indians seemed to require it and some times when they saw signs of the Indians they would fligh [sic, fly?] Author: John Guy Vassar (1811-1888) Release Date: March 1, 2023 [eBook #70180] Language: English. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. 2 vols. I remained in service under the aforesaid officer at Fort Laurence Fort McIntosh Fort Pitt & fort Wheeling removing from the one place to the other until the close of the Revolutionary war. Went on to Fort McIntosh lay there a while and then moved on with the army to Fort Laurence (Fort Laurens). Wright and being stationed at Byrnsides Fort, under Capt. The regiment contained, likewise, a large number of private soldiers from Bourbon. Left Valley Forge in May 1778 for Fort Pitt. [H]e states that he was engaged in a skirmish with the Indians on Greenbrier River in said State of Virginia. of Regiment not recollected and says he served as a private in the Virginia volunteer line under the following named officers under Captain John Ben Bever [?] Simon Girty a Messenger dispatched by General Hand to the Seneca towns on the Heads of the Allegeney, Returned here a few days a goe, he in forms us Guashota a Chief of them had Returned from War, that he had killed four people near Legonier,3 that another party Returned and Brought in a white Woman and three Scalps whilst he was in the towns, that they told him all the Nations Excepting White Eyes and a few Delawares woud strike us in the Spring. The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War . The regiment was disbanded at Fort Pitt on 1 January 1783. Heres the narrative portion: Gordon Griffin states that he was a Continental soldier in the revolutionary war, in the service of the United Colonies that he enlisted in Greenbrier County Virginia, he thinks about the middle of August 1777 that he belonged to a company commanded by Capt James Burnside (Byrnside) which was attatched to the thirteenth regiment of the Line from Virginia on continental establishment Commanded by Col. Daniel Brodhead and Lieut. The 13th Virginia Regiment was authorized on 16 September 1776 by the Continental Congress for service with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The unit sustained heavy losses at the Battle of Cedar Creek and surrendered at Appomattox Court House with 10 officers and 52 men. Dixon mustered for the 1778 trip, and ended up at Logans Station in Kentucky. description ends , 1:14344, 2:304, 310, 3:286). How much more then must our apprehension of Danger increase when we find that by an Act of Assembly we are to furnish 34 Men More for the Continental Army. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-13-02-0559, From Washington to Russell [30 March 1778], All correspondence between Washington and Russell, National Historical Publications and That would have been the 1778 trip to Kentucky. American Revolutionary War: John Page (April 28, 1743 - October 11, 1808) was an American politician. It appears that the force was then divided into two groups: one to assist Kentucky, and one to assist Montgomery County, Virginia with its Tory problem and guard the lead mines. After the war Gibson served as a judge of the court of common pleas and a general in the Pennsylvania militia, and in 1800 Jefferson appointed him secretary of the Indiana Territory, an office he held until 1816. We marched from Greenbrier County in the said State under the command of Captain T. Wright and Colonel J Henderson with about 30 men to Burnsides on the Frontier of said County of Greenbrier in said state where we were stationed for protecting the frontier settlements. The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War. During this campaign, the advanced guard was attacked by a large body of Indians, and after a short engagement in which they killed ten of the Indians they succeeded in defeating and driving them from the field. In the James Christy application below, Christy mentions serving under Capt. The 13th Virginia Regiment, much of which was comprised of militia from the western counties, such Greenbrier, was stationed at Fort Pitt at this time. This narrative by Mr. Griffin pertains to the western theater of war during the Revolution. Second Regiment of Connecticut Light Horse Militia, 1777. 13th Infantry Capt. Scott Keith Companies recruited men from Yohogania County; Monongalia County and West Augusta District, now Ohio County. But then it was marched to the Lead Mines (Fort Chiswell) on Holston, and then to Logans Station in Kentucky. That he entered the service of the United States about the first of March in the year 1778 as a drafted militia man in Captain Thomas Wrights Company of the County of Greenbrier State of Virginia to serve a tower [tour] of three months which tower he served, some few days after he joined the said Wrights Company the said company marched to New River in the State aforesaid where his Company was attached to Colonel James Hendersons Regiment. What struck me is the summary of the June 1777, I agree, and checked my source before submitting. Summary The 13th Virginia Regiment was authorized on 16 September 1776 by the Continental Congress for service with the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of This undoubtedly contained whiskey and flour. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of Book excerpt: A definitive guide to veterans from Blair County, Pennsylvania who served in: Revolutionary War; War of 1812; Mexican War; Civil War; Spanish American War; and, World War 1. We arrived to late to join said troops. Molly Pitcher In the American Revolutionary War during the Battle of Monmouth, the Continental Army fought the British Army. on one occasion I was out with three other men spying on Gauley River we were in this service for one month I dont know by what authority we were spying but suppose by the direction of Capt Hamilton. Wright, for many years. The regiment was formally authorized as a unit of the Continental Army on September 16, 1776. Brodhead and his colonial troops traveled up the Allegheny River on their expedition against the Seneca Indians. Washington, D.C., 190437. History Organized from Augusta, Amherst, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and King George Counties. He served to the best of his recollection under this draft three months. \ \x7 o .'X*- r, \ .^. His name was Capt. I have a record of my age in a very old family Bible now in my possession. The 8th Pennsylvania, also stationed there, was commanded by Col. Daniel Brodhead. 1 13th Virginia Regiment (1777) 1.1 Officers 1.1.1 Senior Officers 1.1.2 Captains 1.1.3 Regimental Staff 1.2 List of Soldiers without linked profiles 2 Sources 13th Virginia Regiment (1777) Officers Senior Officers 1776-1778 Colonel William Russell Colonel George Gibson Lt. State Troops recruited men from Botetourt, Augusta, Hampshire, and Frederick counties and West Augusta District. Reuben Gilder's Co. Capt. Booty to the value of $30,000 was taken. Mr. Griffin, by now an elderly man, half a century after-the-fact, recollects that he joined the military in 1777 and joined up at Byrnsides Fort itself, which is pretty cool. No. Entered Valley Forge with 175 men assigned, 69 fit for duty. Hble Servants. The 13th Virginia was commanded by Col. John Gibson (previously Col. William Russel). One Samuel H. Shute gave a statement in support of George Dixons application, which mentions that while serving as an Indian Spy for Capt. Apparently the value for this particular expedition was anticipated to be $50.00. The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War. John Griffee Isaac Fisher [pension application S39524] and James Claypale that they left Hamiltons Fort and traveld along what was then called Lewises Campaign why that was the rout that General [Andrew] Lewis had marched his troops from Greenbrier to the Battle of the Point fought against the Indians at the mouth of the Greate Kanahawa in the fall of 1774 [sic: Battle of Point Pleasant at the mouth of Kanawha River, 10 Oct 1774]. The 169-year-old colony declared its independence from Britain. Historical data on wars and the local area is also included. John Gibson (17401822) was a French and Indian War veteran and Indian trader who had settled near Fort Pitt. While it is impossible to track every unit that fought in the Revolutionary War due to all the militia this is a good starting point for understanding where your ancestor may have fought and what they endured during the war. I believe the Brodhead expedition is mentioned in the following narrative by another member of the Greenbrier Militia, who mustered at Byrnsides Fort, in what was most assuredly 1778: The Winckleback application was known. The Valley Forge Park Alliance maintains the Muster Roll Project and helps to inspire appreciation of and support for Valley Forge National Historical Park. Records Commission (NHPRC) is part of the National That they marched on to Fort Chisel (Chiswell) where they met with Major Quirk or Kirk a Continental Officer who assumed the command over Major (Andrew) Hamilton, and thence they marched on to Kentucky to Colonel Logans Station where they remained until the three months draft expired when they were informed that the object of the draft was to go to Detroit (with George Rogers Clark) and a number of the men becoming dissatisfied deserted the next day but he remained and went on to Baughmans Station and remained until most of the men left the Station when he was permitted to return home having served five months in said tour; that he never received any pay for said Services when acting as a Spy and but $6 for his services while drafted. Eckenrode, H. J. Virginia soldiers of the American Revolution. James O'Hara's Company of Regulars, was a messenger for General Irvine; he later served as a Captain in the Allegheny County Militia and was a noted scout and Indian fighter with Samuel Brady[1]. 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=13th_Virginia_Regiment&oldid=1112805480, Virginia regiments of the Continental Army, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 September 2022, at 06:24. The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War. If youve read That Dark and Bloody Water, by Allen Eckert, then youve read extensively about Col. Gibson and the entire ordeal of what occurred in the theater of operations around Fort Pitt at this time. After having served the foregoing period and performed the foregoing services, he was discharged by Captain Woods and Henderson both signing a written discharge which discharge is either lost or mislaid. Indeed, Company C, Capt. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I then volunteered in the company of Captain Andrew Kinkade [Andrew Kincaid] Lieutenant James Calwell [James Caldwell] at Whitleys Station [on Walnut Flat Creek in Lincoln County] in Kentucky in the month of November 1780, in the Regiment or Battallion commanded, by Colonel Benjamin Logan, marched from thence to the Ohio river, crossed the same at the mouth of Licking, from thence we marched to the Old Chilicothe Indian Towns, thence to the head of the Miami.