2 vols. Our work has been featured by the New York Times, TIME magazine, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian, Mental Floss, NPR, and more. Inside were three barracks, warehouses, officers quarters, a forge, kitchen, and powder magazines. Henry Baughman to protect a company of movers to Kentucky. Their party suffered only slight wounds., After the Battle of Thompson Island, Brodheads troops proceeded to Conewago, where they found abandoned Seneca towns. This is George Dixons own pension narrative, which follows: [H]e entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated That he entered the said service in the month of September AD 1777 A volenteer of the County of Greenbrier in the state of Virginia, in the Company commanded by Captain James Armstrong, marched from the said County of Greenbrier [illegible word] the Kenhaway to Point Pleasent [sic: Kanawha River to Point Pleasant] on the Ohio River Captain [Matthew] Arbuckle commanded said Garison [Fort Randolph] at Point Pleasent. Hill Monument completed in 1843 commemorating the first battle, or at least one of the first battles, of the American Revolutionary War? I returned home to Greenbrier my place of residence after serving in this tour 30 days. I highly recommend it. Washington, D.C., 190437. For to march to Kentucky, for the purpose of joining General Clark on an expedition against the Indians North West of the Ohio River, That he the said Peter was marched, to Fort Chissell, and my Father George Dixon, was sent on an express to Kentucky, and that the said Peter was detained at said Fort until the Bedford Co militia arived, under the command of Major. . . Reuben Gilder's Co. Capt. Thus, around 1778-1779, the British were uneasy having Clark so nearby, and were therefore unsure what to do. It seems Kincaid stayed back to protect against such an attack, as well as for regular ranging duty. . That between the 20thand 25thof Aprile in that year he was drafted under the command of Captain John Woods to go to New River that he served three months under Captain Woods on New River after which he was discharged and returned to Burnsides Fort. The 11th Virginia Regiment was a Continental Army regiment that fought in the American Revolutionary War. That he was at the Building of Fort McIntosh, on Ohio below Big Beaver Creek (this is the Beaver River at present Beaver PA, constructed in the Fall of 1778) and was discharged at that place by Col. Brodhead . 13th Virginia: Brig. I am happy to be informd by Major Campbell, that your Excellency intends shortly to have the divided and disagreeable situation of the 13th Virginia Regiment laid before Congress; that thereby that part of the Regiment here, and those over the Mountain at Fort Pitt may be joind together, and act accordingly at such place as your Excellency and Congress may think propper to direct.1, That the Soldiers of that Regiment had assurances by the Officers who enlisted them to be continued on that side of the Mountain, is a fact, perhaps unknown to your Excellency, but true it is such engagements drew in many married Men to enlist, who have since been forced down here, leaving their helpless Families in a most miserable condition. This one was also previously unknown to me, and discusses the same period of service: [H]e volunteered in the service of the United States in the month of March 1779 and served nine months in the State of Virginia against the Shaun (Shawnee) Indians. Theres strong evidence through these narratives that our fort was in active military use from around 1774 through 1782, which for the most part is the entire timeline of Lord Dunmores War and the American Revolution. The unit was organized on 12 February 1777 at Fort Pitt in present-day western Pennsylvania to consist of nine companies of troops from the far-western Virginia counties (now parts of West Virginia and western Pennsylvania). And to spare them all at this time, GW wrote Gates, is impossible. On 6 Mar., Congress referred GWs letter of 27 Feb. to the Board of War, and it did the same on 13 Mar. with another letter from Russell on the same subject, but it postponed consideration of the Board of Wars report on the matter (JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Colonel Hill was promoted to brigadier general. Subscribe now and get each blog post by email. 13th Virginia Regiment 14th Virginia Regiment 15th Virginia Regiment 1st Virginia State Regiment 2nd Virginia State Regiment Miscellaneous German Regiment Grayson's Regiment Hartley's Regiment Hazen's Regiment Malcolm's Regiment Patton's Regiment Provisional Rifle Corps (Morgan's) Spencer's Regiment The regiment was disbanded at Fort Pitt on 1 January 1783. (From http://www.myrevolutionarywar.com/states/va/va-13.htm), I didnt find my ancestor on your list, so here is his information, plus the names of the colonels he served under, in case you are still adding names to the site. The company was assembled in Greenbrier County Virginia they were then marched to the fort Chessel then in Montgomery County Virginia (Fort Chiswell now in Wythe County). The reason Capt. Note: The annotations to this document, and any other Born 1749. I do not recollect the name of the Regiment I belonged to and the following officers are all that I recollect being in this Expedition General (Andrew) Lewis of Virginia. The Diaries of George Washington. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.[1]. Prussian, or Polish-into their regiment. he was a regular officer if the united states Army. Relationship: My wifes gggggrandfather. This narrative doesnt expressly mention Byrnsides Fort, but its apparent from the wording that he was in the same militia unit in 1778 formed by Capt. It appears that Kincaid (who was a neighbor of James Byrnside) was part of the contingent who remained in western Virginia, rather than going on to Kentucky. 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. He this said declarant halted at said Garison untill the troops commanded by General Hann (Edward Hand) would arive this said declarant was to join General Hann to go against the Indians on the Sciote (Scioto River) now in the State of Ohio While he this said declarant lay at Point Pleasent, aforesaid Robert Gilmore a private (Lt. James Gilmore) in the Company that this said declarant belonged to was kild by the Indians. 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. Some outfit their troops at personal Lithuanian. 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. Thus, it was probably 1778. The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War . 1778, having lost his entire right forearm due to an injury in the military service. The first commander of the Twenty-first was E. L. Dudley, of Lexington, who died February 20, 1862. The 13th Virginia completed its organization during the summer of 1861 with men from Winchester and Culpeper, Orange, Louisa, and Hampshire counties, and one company from Maryland. John Sproull's Co. Lt. John Williams's Detachment Company not indicated 14th Infantry Regimental Staff Capt. Likewise, the Indians were somewhat divided in their loyalties, with the Delawares and Cherokee loosely hanging onto the Americans, and the Shawnee, and others, openly and actively engaging in warfare against the American settlers. Gibson made an error when adding the figures of one row of the return, resulting in an incorrect total of 258. At the end of that year, their service was extended for the duration of the war. The regiment saw action in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, and the Battle of Monmouth. Archives. Gibson made an error when adding the figures of one row of the return, resulting in an incorrect total of 258. Here's a list of over 20 Black-owned restaurants and bars that you can visit to celebrate Black History Month in Pensacola. Title: Twenty years around the world. That he again Forted and Scouted as an Indian Spy in the year 1777 from the 1stday of May until the 1stof November that he was stationed in Burnsides Fort under the command of the aforesaid Captain Wright. On a second tour (1778) this said declarant was drafted from the Milletia of said County of Greenbrier in Virginia (at the station of Burnsides, in the Co of Greenbrier in the State of Virginia with his Brother Peter Dixon -detail from his statement for his brothers application) to go to Kentucky, (and there join General [George Rogers] Clark on a expedition to the Scioto now in the State of Ohio. That as early as the 1stday of May in the year 1779 he again commenced his Services in Burnsides Fort and continued in service until the 1stof November following that he thinks it was in this year a party of Indians came into the settlement and Murdered William Bradshaws Wife the circumstances are these Bradshaw had remained at home with his Family and two of the Spys returning to Cooks Fort [on Indian Creek just below Greenville] called at his Cabbin to rest and informed him. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of It was again reorganized and redesignated as the 7th Virginia Regiment on 1 January 1781 to consist of two companies. Colonel Richard Campbell, and Major Richard Taylor. 2. Mar 11, 2023 1790 Early Slave Bill of Sale (Virginia) $500. The 13th Virginia was commanded byCol. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg: Of the eight companies in this regiment, four were raised in Pennsylvania and four from Maryland. We found a Methodist book belonging to him inside Byrnsides Fort, discussed in the above post. Additional regiments were raised, and then many were transferred to the emerging "national" Continental army - where they served outside of the new . . Mar 11, 2023 . he says the News of Burgoynes Surrender had not Reached there.4, Lt Cane was ordered down the Country to Bring up the Cloathing for the Remainder of the 13th Virga Regt now here, But as the Cloathing is not Yet Arrived, and the men Being in the most distressed Condition, I have now sent Capt. skeith@waynesville.k12.mo.us 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. The application contains an amendment, this time with more detail: [W]hile he was stationed at Fort McIntosh, he was sent out with fifteen or twenty others on a scouting party; while out on this party they were attacked by about forty Indians and succeeded in killing a great many of them. 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[?] modern editorial content, are copyright The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. Interrogatory 1. [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. In a strategic attempt to divert the enemys attention from these campaigns, Washington requested that Brodhead resume his expedition along the Allegheny. While at Fort Pitt he was sent out on a campaign under the command of Col Gibson and Crawford. I returned home to Greenbrier County in the State of Virginia the troops were discharged our tour of service was on this campaign three months. In those days, you could avoid a military draft by hiring someone else to go in your place. James Armstrong was in command.. 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 Records Commission (NHPRC) is part of the National However, they had threats opening up on all fronts, and decided that discretion was the better part of valor. Hble Servants. That he moved from the Eastern part of Augusta County in the year 1774 to Turkey Creek a tributary stream of Indian Creek now in the County of Monroe then he thinks called West Augusta and better known by the name of the Greenbriar [sic: Greenbrier] Country. At this period I had been transfered to the Company of Captain John Wood who had been promoted to the office of Captain. Many records include addresses, dates of birth and death, burial places and other information. Produced by: MFR, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) That he was a sergeant and acted as such during said three months tour, that he received his warrant as such, but not supposing that it would ever be of any service to him has long since lost or mislaid it and does not now remember to have seen it for at least forty years. 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. I mention this real fact, the better to enable your Excellency to form a judgment for the disposal of the Regiment. Entered Valley Forge with 175 men assigned, 69 fit for duty. Records Commission (NHPRC) is part of the National That in the early part of the year 1776 he commened the service of his Country as an Indian Spy under the Command of Captain Wright and was Stationed in Burnsides Fort. 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. First settler of Wood County VA/WV, Parkersburg area. That he entered the service of the United States, & served under the following named Officers, he was drafted for six months at the House or Station called, Burnsides Station [near present Salt Sulfur Springs in Monroe County WV], in month of February 1778, in the company commanded, by Captain John Henderson, Lieutenant John Woods. Wright and being stationed at Byrnsides Fort, under Capt. He then discusses the attack at Donnellys Fort. [1] References That again in the Spring of the year 1777 he entered the service as an Indian Spy on the 15thday of April and was discharged as before on the first day of November following having that summer performed a tour of six months and a half; he again went into service as an Indian Spy on the 15thday of April 1778 and continued in said service until the first of November following having again performed a tour of six months and a half and that he again commenced his expedition as an Indian Spy on the first day of May 1779 and continued in service until the first day of November 1779 having performed a tour of six months that summer, making in all Two years and one months services which he performed as an Indian Spy. I was drafted in this Campaign but owing to my situation being lately married I could not go with the troops. On December 27, 1776 it was assigned to the Southern Department, then under the command of General . Its believed that such was the plan under which troops were being raised in these counties. Entered Valley Forge with 175 men assigned, 69 fit for duty. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for 13th Virginia Regiment . My wifes gggggrandfather fought at the Battle of Brandywine. This was across the river from the site of the James Graham cabin, which is still standing. The regiment saw action in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, and the Battle of Monmouth. 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. Clark did so, in an epic way, and now was positioned within striking distance of the British fort at Detroit. Through its grants program, the NHPRC supports a wide range of activities to John Hardin and advance guard discovered thirty or forty of the enemy descending the river in canoes. GW had known Kiashuta since 1753, when Kiashuta had acted as a guide on GWs mission to warn off the French troops on the Ohio. We are Sir Your most Obedt. [I]t was in one of those trips to Fort St. Laurence that he substituted as above stated. Pennsylvania (should be Virginia) Line on Continental Establishment Commanded by Col Broadhead, & in Capt Jas Burnsides Company. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg: September 14, 1778: redesignated the 9th Virginia: . The unit sustained heavy losses at the Battle of Cedar Creek and surrendered at Appomattox Court House with 10 officers and 52 men. We feature smart, groundbreaking research and well-written narratives from expert writers. The National Historical Publications and I remained in the Station about Two or three weeks. So just to clarify, there were two separate militia musters at Byrnsides Fort, for the Greenbrier Militia to march for Kentucky in order to serve in expeditions under George Rogers Clark: one in 1778, and one in 1781. List of the revolutionary soldiers of Virginia. Graham, Dixon warned Cpt. The 13th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in central and western Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It seems likely that Thomas Wright is the militia captain generally in command at Byrnsides Fort during the Rev War years. I was attached to Capt Uriah Springers company Col John Gibson Regt. Please add Mathias Shaner, Sargent in the 13th Virgina and a member of Captain James Sullivans Company commanded by Col. William Russel. They had marched [26 Jun 1778] some considerable time before we arived at said station. and further this deponant saith not. Stephen Watts Kearney's Co. Capt. In 1777 when he was 40 years old, David Scott served as a captain in the 13th Regiment of Virginia Militia during the American Revolution. (Van Bibber) agreeable to order of Colonel (William) Preston and Major James Henderson as he believes and left the Service in the month of December 1779 and that he resided in Green Brier, now Monroe County in the said State of Virginia. Dixon mustered for the 1778 trip, and ended up at Logans Station in Kentucky. Woods and served three months guarding the Country from the depredations of the Indians. It was also at McAfees Station in Kentucky where Capt. That before he entered the service as a spy he took the Oath of Fidelity and the Oath to perform the duties of a Spy That he went into service as a spy on the first day of May 1776 and was discharged on the first of November following, having continued in service six months and until that season of the year arrived when the fear of Indian depredation no longer existed, they having as was their general custom retired to winter quarters. 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. Drafted as aforesaid in the month of Febuary seventeen hundred seventy Eight, And marched in the month of March of the same year To Fort Chissell (Chiswell) in Virginia In the Company Commanded by Captain John Henderson under the command of Major Hamilton [probably Andrew Hamilton] stationed at Fort Chisel aforesaid. 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]. List of battleships of the United States Navy, United States Army Center of Military History, http://www.history.army.mil/books/revwar/contarmy/ca-fm.htm, Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia, Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment, Thruston's Additional Continental Regiment, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Virginia regiments of the Continental Army. 1 Image Add a Fact Owner: Fold3_Team Anyone can contribute Created: 10 Oct 2013 Modified: 10 Oct 2013 View Count: 32 (Recent: 1) The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War. Archives. [I]n the year 1781 I was drafted & marched from Greenbrier County under Capt John Henderson. [T]hat he first marched from Ben Bevers (Van Bibbers) ford (probably fort) to the part of Virginia known by the name of the Wilderness and continued scouting through the Wilderness to keep of [off] the Indians during said tower [tour] of nine months. whilst the war of the Revolution was going on, my Fathers family includeing myself and many others, were forted during the summer season & in the winter we would return to our Cabbins. He was concerned, however, that doing so might set an uncomfortable precedent, and he complained to Horatio Gates on 9 Mar. The 8th Pennsylvania, also stationed there, was commanded by Col. Daniel Brodhead. That in the spring of 1777 he entered the servis of his countary and served against the Indians as herein stated That he was living in Augustia [sic: Augusta] County Virginia in that part that is now the county of Greenbrier That oweing to the depredations committed by the Indians on the Inhabitants along the new settlements in Western Virginia the people were compelled to errect Fort for their protection and Government ordered a number of men to be stationed in each Fort or garrison for their defence in case they was attacked by Indians and to scout by turns on scouting and spying parties to watch the aproach of the Indians, For this purpose on the first of April 1777 he volinteered under the command of Captain William Hamilton [pension application R4513] and was stationed in a garrison scituated on Muddy creek and range and reconnoiter along the Medow river [sic: Meadow River] and cross over onto the waters of New River thence return to the Fort dureing this season they had no engagement with the Indians.