Bill. 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. 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. [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. Some of the men serving as sharpshooters in the vicinity of theRummel Barnbut most of the Command participating in the charges made by the Cavalry during the afternoon. No other are the names of the men who have no company notation in their records or whose J.W.E. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. The division was now commanded by General Muhlenberg, and Col. William Russell of the 13th Virginia assumed command of Muhlenbergs Brigade. 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 . Colored Troops Infantry Regiment in uniform] / J.W. there is virtually no extant service record on this fellow. Lt. Gen. James Longstreet. had been a physician for 18 years. Captains John Cropper, Levin Joynes, Thomas Snead, George Gilchrist, Thomas Parramore, and John Poulson commanded the companies from Accomack County, while Capt. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. Slowly the Virginia and Connecticut troops were driven off and attempted to fight a rearguard action but were overwhelmed by superior numbers. 9TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT Stirling's Division | Muhlenberg's Brigade | 9th Virginia Regiment History Organized February-March 1776 on Eastern Shore from Accomac, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle, and Augusta Counties. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations. 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. Levi Bloxom, who had threatened to shoot an officer four months before, was killed in the fighting. The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest. The only record on this Those who died in the jail were dragged outside and buried in a ditch. : b. June 1838 in Albemarle Co. off. The same issue was found in Northampton. Join us in our local cavalry forum to discuss events, authenticity, horses, weapons, drill, training or anything about cavalry you can think of. RIXEY, Journal of the American Revolution also produces annual hardcover volumes, a branded book series, and the podcast, Dispatches. 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. The overpowered Virginians tried to fight their way out with the bayonet and ran as fast as they could to escape the trap. dropped at the April 1862 reorganization. His only record is a slip showing his parole at Louisa C.H., 5/15/65. This unit reported 32 casualties at Upperville, lost four percent of the 490 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 22 disabled at Williamsport. Those who didnt run were bayoneted by the advancing enemy. Private William B. Todd of Company E, 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. Lt. Samuel Waples recollected that Colonel Matthews was so severely wounded with the bayonets, and Lieutenant Colonel John Seares killed. It is not nearly the costs. All the Virginia regiments were also part of Greenes force, split between Muhlenbergs division and the division of Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Later the unit was involved in the Petersburg siege north of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. Conscript assigned to 9th Cav. These SETTLE, CARLY, Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green. in May 1863. d. King William Ketural Wilkerson (18551896). : 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. records. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. 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. : : : : Major Waller was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Samuel A. Swann was promoted to major. 9th Virginia Cavalry- Col. Richard L. T. Beale 10th Virginia Cavalry- Col. J. Lucius Davis 13th Virginia Cavalry- Capt. Required fields are marked *. Type above and press Enter to search. From the brigade monument on the East Cavalry Field at Gettysburg: July 3. Virginia's 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using John E. Johnson's eight company 1st Battalion, Virginia Cavalry ("Lee's Legion") as its nucleus. Resigned 3/28/64. Josephus Zechariah Gregory [6th Great Uncle] He enlisted in the 9th Virginia Infantry" . In a Richmond hospital in June 1864. The British troops found that the Virginians had been ransacking their camp and this only enraged the British more. CRIST, 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. Colonel Mathews conduct and the confusion of the early morning fog, a large portion of the 6th Virginia of Weedons 2nd Virginia Brigade charged forth with them, led by Maj. Oliver Towles. 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. While some accounts claim that Colonel Mathews ordered the attack, there is also evidence that he was ordered to the attack by General Stephens. Settle has no official record with the 9th Cavalry, his service is affirmed by Stoddart; Philadelphia, 1877), 48. [33] Those who were exchanged either reenlisted or were discharged, for their two years enlistment had run out in February. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. RANKIN, Winder & Co., 142 Fourth Street, bet. These companies and the two added were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond. LEONARD: Lee was promoted to brigadier general and given command of a newly formed brigade of cavalry in Stuarts Cavalry Division. Asst. 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, Military units and formations established in 1775, Military units and formations disestablished in 1779. b. The flag of the ceremonial 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Corps of the Continental Line, is carried in the background. Conscript enrolled on 3/7/64 and assigned to 9th Cav. Media/News Inquiries Contact AJCarrick@aol.com. 2. It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. The 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The next day, the 1st Virginia State Regiment was assigned to replace the 9th Virginia in General Muhlenbergs Brigade and later the Virginia General Assembly officially ordered the 1st Virginia State Regiment to serve in continental service until the 9th Virginia was reorganized and recruited.[37]. 1862, record. Not all the men of the 9th Virginia were captured. THEODORE: The only record on Rankin is of his parole at Northumberland C.H., 5/8/65. 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. 11th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1778 . GEORGE: man is a U.S. file showing that he deserted in April 1865. This man is shown as Capt, and AQM of the regimen, on one pay voucher. but no dates or details are available. Both counites raised only one company each for the minute service. As is frequent, with departmental staff officers of the 9th Cavalry, The 9th West Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized at Guyandotte, in western Virginia between November 28, 1861, and April 30, 1862. deserted at City Point on 4/12/65. In July 1775, the Third Virginia Convention passed an ordinance to create two regiments of regulars and fifteen battalion for minute service. This week I was reviewing Muster, Payrolls and List of Effectives for Capt Gross Scruggs company of the Fifth Virginia. 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. This is a nice overview of the regiments service, including details that would have been easier to gloss over. Those who werent exchanged were put on ships and taken to confinement in New York; the officers were taken to Long Island. 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. Thomas Fleming of Goochland County, a veteran of the French and Indian War and wealthy landowner, was commissioned the first colonel of the regiment, with George Mathews as lieutenant colonel, and Matthew Donovan was appointed major, though he died after only a month in service.[3]. T.M. Conscript assigned to 9th Cav. JOE: The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. Ford, Logan & Ahearn - Ft. Stevens 2002 tintype by Professor C. Davis. Some think he died while imprisoned in 1778. No further record. [23] Pvt. Major Beale was promoted to lieutenant colonel Meriwether Lewis was promoted to major. The only record in Short's file documents his desertion near Suffolk on [17]Michael C. Harris, Germantown; A Military History of the Battle for Philadelphia, October 4, 1777(Savas Beatie; El Dorado Hills, CA 2020), 301. 25th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Heck's) Overview: 25th Infantry Regiment was organized during the early summer of 1861 and included the four companies of the 9th Battalion Virginia Infantry. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. were furnished transportation to Baltimore. Your email address will not be published. Unlike the recruitment for the minute service, recruiters for the 9th Virginia had no problem recruiting for continental service. Johnson served as Lt. Col. then Col. of the 9th Cav. The unit reported 47 casualties at Drewry's Bluff, and many captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. other records. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Richard L.T. Its virtually what you craving currently. : The only record on this The unit reported 47 casualties at Drewry's Bluff, and many captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. d. October 20, 1915 in Stafford Co. age 82. In early 2010 the 9th Virginia Cavalry celebrated its 21st anniversary. [19] In their new position, the Virginians under Mathews and Towles were attacked by the reorganized British regiments led by Maj. Gen. James Grant. KIMBALL, Deserter, took the oath on 9/7/64, and was sent to Philadelphia. Followed again by Major Towles 6th Virginia, they fell back toward Kellys Hill and rallied to make a stand. The only record on Rankin is of his parole at Northumberland C.H., 5/8/65. unfavorable report of the Army Medical Board, despite the fact that Johnston Surgeon of the 9th Cav., 9/9/62 and present thru Oct. 1864. d. May 29, 1887 in [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]. he resided in Wheeling and was captured at Petersburg, 4/24/65, and released 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. 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. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. Cavalry before joining the regiment. Colonel Fleming had died of smallpox in January 1777 and was replaced by George Mathews. History of the 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War, with timeline of important events, battles and movements. : [1] The regiment penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated. [4]James Ashby Land Bounty Record, VAS2299, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters, revwarapps.com. The 9th Virginia were placed under the command of Brig, Gen, Peter Muhlenberg, alongside the 1st, 5th, and 13th Virginia Regiments, as well as the 8th Maryland (also referred to as the German Battalion). Lieutenant Colonel Lewis was shot in the chest and briefly captured. had been a physician for 18 years. The only record in Short's file documents his desertion near Suffolk on The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. other records. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. in May 1863. : Three members of the 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Captain Eugene A. Hawkins, Colonel William H. Willis, and Captain Howard Tinsley. W.B. 10th Virginia Regiment, 1778-1779 Box 6 Folder 2 Back to Top. We appreciate your interest in the Ninth Virginia Cavalry and we hope you will visit us soon at a reenactment or living history event. LELAND, JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. After the defeat at Brandywine and the capture of Philadelphia, Washington devised a bold plan to reverse the tide of the war. Neck. [9]This is calculated from the last monthly returns from each company, dated September 2, 1777. No other records. The unit was captured on May 12, 1780 by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15, 1783. [28]John F. Watson and Willis P. Hazard, Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the Olden Time, etc.,Vol. The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. Johnson served as Lt. Col. then Col. of the 9th Cav. 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. The regiment was reorganized. Obituary notice declared that Stanley had served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, The commanding officer of the Jail, Capt. 12 (1931), 23. No further record. : F Company was an infantry company in the United States Army's 78th "Lightning" Division's second battalion of the 310th Infantry Regiment. 7/13/64. HAWTHORN, He was exchanged eight months later. : William H.F. Lee replaced Johnston as colonel. [10] The 9th Virginia had become known for its spirit in the field, but also for some of its enlisted mens argumentative nature. It fought mostly with theArmy of Northern Virginia. 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). Others, like Pvt. but no dates or details are available. Physician. 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. : Bolstered by the success of the Northern Army near Saratoga around the same time, Washington challenged his men to not let themselves be out done by their northern Brethren.[14] Each soldier was ordered to prepare three days rations and given forty rounds with good flints. Benjamin Sadler, though captured unharmed at Germantown, broke his leg while stumbling around the Walnut Street Jail. records are so abbreviated that no information exists on them other than what is WHEELER, Cavalry before joining the regiment. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 9th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. 5'6" tall. Deserted 9/7/64, sent to Philadelphia. var sc_project=1651399; 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. Race and Elm, Cincinnati. D.C.". 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. If you can't find your ancestor in the rosters, perhaps he is here. of Richmond Co. : Levin Joynes had been promoted to major. Pvt. The regiment was assigned to Cavalry, Aquia District, Army of Northern Virginia. Major Scott who had his arm broken was with us and many others wounded and in short, it was a seane of carnage.[24] Surrounded and with much of the regiment already killed or wounded, the last of the 9th Virginia was captured. 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. The 9th Virginia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. [1] Four retreating companies of the 1st British Light Infantry Battalion found themselves in the rear of the Virginians and attacked. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. The counties of Accomack and Northampton constituted one district and was referred to as Accomack District Minute Battalion. Physician in Buffalo, W.Va., postwar. The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment penetrated so deeply into the British lines that it was isolated. No further record. This man is shown as Capt, and AQM of the regimen, on one pay voucher. During the war it was attached to General Armistead's, Barton's, and Steuart's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia. information at all being supplied. No further GREY, on 6/16/64. Captain Charles Robinson of Company C was wounded by a sabre blow to the head and taken prisoner, and Captain Haynes was wounded. 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. The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled 435 men.