This man is shown as a prisoner at Camp Chase, Ohio, in Aug.Sept. Many were captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. Ketural Wilkerson (18551896) Although 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. as a member of the 9th Virginia Cavalry. We are known as the Ninth Virginia Cavalry, Inc. , a non-profit corporation located on the west coast in the state of Oregon. 3 (1902): 146. Maj. James Lewis remarked that the only man who made it off the field was a drummer who had held Colonel Mathews horse early in the battle. The regiment served in the Department of Norfolk and in June, 1862, totalled . but no dates or details are available. d. Dec. 23, 1905. bur. Four retreating companies of the 1st British Light Infantry Battalion found themselves in the rear of the Virginians and attacked. [35]James Parson Pension, S40239, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Confederate Regiments & Batteries *Virginia, Created at by adding two companies to the eight companies of the First Virginia Cavalry Battalion under the command of Colonel John E. Johnston, Lieutenant Colonel William H.F. Lee and Major Richard L.T. The only record an this man is a rather peculiar Federal document stating that RIXEY, 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 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. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations. Visitors to this site, Nolan's System for Training Cavalry Horses. Included in the captured was Cpl. Levi Bloxom, who had threatened to shoot an officer four months before, was killed in the fighting. The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to the. record. We feature smart, groundbreaking research and well-written narratives from expert writers. 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. regiment. Philadelphia. In response to this, the Third Virginia Convention amended the July 1775 Ordinance and disbanded the minute companies. 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 . Required fields are marked *. 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. 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. The cadres for these regiments were drawn from the regiments which Virginia had sent to the field in 1775 and 1776. Josephus Zechariah Gregory [6th Great Uncle] He enlisted in the 9th Virginia Infantry" Asst. Colonel Fleming had died of smallpox in January 1777 and was replaced by George Mathews. In their retreat, the Virginians lost nearly all their prisoners and the wagons that had been captured earlier. he resided in Wheeling and was captured at Petersburg, 4/24/65, and released No other record. We appreciate your interest in the Ninth Virginia Cavalry and we hope you will visit us soon at a reenactment or living history event. Those who werent exchanged were put on ships and taken to confinement in New York; the officers were taken to Long Island. : It left the field after nightfall. BOGGS, Previous Engagements: Chesapeake Bay, Northern New Jersey, Defense of Philadelphia. age 36. He took the oath and was sent to Baltimore. The 1st through 9th Virginia Regiments were reconstituted in the Continental Army as regiments raised to serve for the duration of the war. Thomas Davis raised his company from Northampton County. U.Va. 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. b. Aug. 25, 1846. Starting with the experiment with minute battalions was especially impressive, given how little is recorded on that. [1]E.M. Sanchez-Saavedra, A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations in the American Revolution, 1774-1787(Heritage Books; Westminster, MD 2007), 12. age 36. [11]General Orders, 9 June 1777, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-09-02-0646. The 9th Virginia marched as part of Gen. Nathanael Greenes wing and formed part of the attack on the British right flank. Beales published roster, a family bible and his tombstone. [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. Surgeon of the regiment, relieved of duties on 6/12/62, due to the It is not nearly the costs. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776 and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men. 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. No other record. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. Inf. No other This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub. A.H.: 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. No further record. Thomas Walker brought his company of riflemen from Albemarle County, while Capt. The effects of the battle were still felt by the men and the communities on the Eastern Shore decades after the Revolution. 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. 9th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1779 Box 6 Folder 1 Back to Top. Garnett served with the regiment as a surgeon, Lee was promoted to brigadier general and given command of a newly formed brigade of cavalry in Stuarts Cavalry Division. No other records. We are truly living historians portraying a portion of American history that was pivotal in forging our nation. regiment. The 9th went on to fight at Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. William Raleigh of Captain Morriss Company fell wounded in the ankle and was captured. 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. : records are so abbreviated that no information exists on them other than what is Lieutenant Colonel Lewis was shot in the chest and briefly captured. Back to Search Results . The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. Race and Elm, Cincinnati. GREY, POW at Bermuda Hundred, 4/4/65, took the oath and went to Philadelphia. other records. b. Sept. 1814. att. Thomas Jefferson on 26 Dec. 1779; . [29]Thorsten Sellin, Philadelphia Prisons of the Eighteenth Century, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society43, no. : Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. The regiment participated in the Battle of Brandywine and the Battle of Germantown. Appointed 4/10/62. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. From the brigade monument on the East Cavalry Field at Gettysburg: July 3. Entered Valley Forge with the 5th Virginia Regiment and the 1st Virginia Regiment. Monekin Baptist Church. Chaplain of the regiment. "Rooney" Lee, and Thomas Waller; Lieutenant Colonel Meriwether Lewis; and Major Samuel A. Swann. I have an ancestor who was in the 9th and captured at the Battle of Germantown, according to the Revolutionary War military records. LEWIS CARTER: On a list of rebel deserters who took the oath at City Point on 4/12/65 and [40] He, along with other comrades who had been disabled at the battle, received pensions for their injuries starting in 1778. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Captain Walkers riflemen had Charles, James, and John Goolsby in the ranks together.[5]. : It Those veterans who werent captured were discharged when their enlistments ended in February and March 1778. This may have worked if a British soldier had not pulled up the plank above Clark. LELAND, In addition, at least six men from the regiment were killed or wounded in the battle, including Capt. Capt. brigade of Brigadier General Fitzhugh Lee, W.H.F. Stirlings Division|Muhlenbergs Brigade| 9th Virginia Regiment. var sc_project=1651399; The British troops found that the Virginians had been ransacking their camp and this only enraged the British more. No other record. Contribute to chinapedia/wikipedia.en development by creating an account on GitHub. [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]. Not all the men of the 9th Virginia were captured. Many were captured at Five Forks and Sayler's Creek, and surrendered 2 officers and 37 men on April 9, 1865. . Paroled at Bowling Green, 5/5/65. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 12 (1931), 23. The official exchange, ironically, took place in Germantown. Paroled at Bowling Green, 5/8/65. 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. [36], Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, who assumed command of the brigade after the battle, had lost an entire regiment that weakened his brigade. 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) Obituary notice declared that Stanley had served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, : RANDOLPH, The 9th Virginia Cavalry is a founding member of Civil War reenacting in the northwest. A few years after his wife Peggy died, William married a second time, in April of 1809, this marriage being to Margaret Kirkpatrick of Little Calf . The field officers were Colonels Richard L. T. Beale, John E. Johnson, W.H.F. 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. d. October 20, 1915 in Stafford Co. age 82. [6] In December 1776, Congress ordered the 9th Virginia to report to Philadelphia. The 9th Virginia Regiment of 1776, as a unit, had ceased to exist. 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. Cavalry before joining the regiment. The 9th Virginia Regiment of 1776, as a unit, had ceased to exist. JOHNSON, Physician. Lees Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Well done! KIMBALL, Use tab to navigate through the menu items. 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. records. L.B. For many who marched out of Accomack County into Maryland, this was their last time seeing their homeland. Physician in Buffalo, W.Va., postwar. : GitHub export from English Wikipedia. No further Only record is of his parole on Northern Neck, 5/6/63. The Valley Forge Park Alliance maintains the Muster Roll Project and helps to inspire appreciation of and support for Valley Forge National Historical Park. 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 unit was consolidated with the 1st Virginia Regiment on May 12, 1779, and the consolidated unit was designated as the 1st Virginia Regiment. GW had indicated the need for a current return of the 9th Virginia Regiment when he wrote Gov. Designated as the 9th Virginia, it was sometimes referred to early in the war as the Eastern Shore Regiment due to its station and the number of recruits from that region. Entered Valley Forge with the5th Virginia Regimentand the1st Virginia Regiment. [36]Isaiah Bagwell Pension, S6550, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. During the advance into the British camp, Stephens rode up to the 9th Virginia, who he described as advancing with spirit. He ordered them to charge at a body of British troops in his front. 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. 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. This United States military history article is a stub. b. Sept. 1814. att. [9]This is calculated from the last monthly returns from each company, dated September 2, 1777. It was subsequently organized between February 5 and March 16, 1776, and comprised seven companies of troops from easternmost Virginia. The overpowered Virginians tried to fight their way out with the bayonet and ran as fast as they could to escape the trap. : The division was now commanded by General Muhlenberg, and Col. William Russell of the 13th Virginia assumed command of Muhlenbergs Brigade. Cpl. These [6]The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe, 207. [21] The remainder of the Virginians were surrounded and fought on with Colonel Mathews on a spot now known as Kelly Hill. Four of them were recruited from the Eastern Shore, while the other three were raised from the mainland of Virginia. [22] Cpl. Bill. CHARLES A.: The unit was captured on May 12, 1780, by the British Army at the Siege of Charleston and was disbanded on November 15, 1783. [4]James Ashby Land Bounty Record, VAS2299, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters, revwarapps.com. I have been wondering if there is any record of what happened to him after capture. 5'6" tall. 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. : [27]McGuire, The Philadelphia Campaign, 2:133. Several things make the record suspect. Those who didnt run were bayoneted by the advancing enemy. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. : d. June 9, 1908, Richmond. Its members were from Portsmouth and the counties of Roanoke, Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, Nansemond, Lunenburg, Dinwiddie, and Norfolk. It brought 490 men to the battle and lost 20 casualties. Micajah Clark, later served in the Virginia militia in battles such as Guilford Courthouse and Yorktown. The regiment was assigned to the new brigade, Rappahannock Bridge, Kellys Ford and Beverly Ford, Assigned to W.H.F. Organized February-March 1776 on Eastern Shore from Accomac, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle, and Augusta Counties. D.C.". : Created at by adding two companies to the eight companies of the First Virginia Cavalry Battalion under the command of Colonel John E. Johnston, Lieutenant Colonel William H.F. Lee and Major Richard L.T. Inf.). HARTFORD M.: Settle has no official record with the 9th Cavalry, his service is affirmed by Inf.). 5'6" tall. RUSSELL: Field Officers While some accounts claim that Colonel Mathews ordered the attack, there is also evidence that he was ordered to the attack by General Stephens. The 9th Virginia Cavalry was assigned to Stuarts Cavalry Brigade. unfavorable report of the Army Medical Board, despite the fact that Johnston 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. U.S. Military Academy. HAYDEN, This individual was shown as surgeon of the regiment, with no other JOHNSON, GERLING, C.H., June 11, 1905. 9th Virginia Cavalry Regiment. No other 9th Regiment, Virginia Infantry Overview: 9th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. The regiment was . The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. 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. but he has no official record. Appointed 4/10/62. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. : Thomas B. Taylor of Captain Gilchrists Company was wounded by two musket balls in his leg. Commissioned The regiment was reorganized. While there has been much research and many articles and books written on the Battle of Germantown and the confusion of the foggy morning, nearly all can agree that the Virginians under Muhlenberg, alongside Gen. Alexander McDougalls Connecticut brigade, pushed the furthest of any American unit and saw the most success over the whole day. LACEY, 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. Others, like Pvt. [14]General Orders, 3 October 1777, founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-11-02-0403. Conscript enrolled on 3/7/64 and assigned to 9th Cav. By the fall of 1776, the 9th Virginia Regiment had over 700 names on its muster roll. A British officer recalled that Greenes men threw in a most severe fire upon the 4th Regt . In a Richmond hospital in June 1864. b. He became an aide on Ewell's staff These companies and the two added were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond. The regiment joined General George Washington 's army in December 1776, in which it embarked on Washington's Philadelphia campaign. Its companies were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond. SAUNDERS, on oath on 5/30/65. The regiment lost 32 casualties. Unlike the recruitment for the minute service, recruiters for the 9th Virginia had no problem recruiting for continental service. This is a nice overview of the regiments service, including details that would have been easier to gloss over. [23] Pvt. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment in uniform] / J.W. Winder & Co., 142 Fourth Street, bet. Cavalry before joining the regiment. Philadelphia. The unit was adopted into the Continental Army on May 31, 1776. : 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. I am wondering, however, about the timing of Mr. in May 1863. : Garnett served with the regiment as a surgeon, The Virginians turned to fight the light infantrymen who charged upon them and pushed them into the British camps. [37]Orderly Book of Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg, 67. Nelson Co. Randolph had been surgeon with Cobbs Legion and the 5th N.C. Lt. Col. of Virginia troops, April W.B. Join us in our local cavalry forum to discuss events, authenticity, horses, weapons, drill, training or anything about cavalry you can think of. Conscript enrolled on 3/7/64 and assigned to 9th Cav. [16]Joynes, Thomas R. Memoranda Made by Thomas R. Joynes on a Journey to the States of Ohio and Kentucky, 1810, The William and Mary Quarterly10, no. 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. M.: U.Va. Lees Brigade, Cavalry Division, Army of Northern Virginia. W.G. All the Virginia regiments were also part of Greenes force, split between Muhlenbergs division and the division of Maj. Gen. Adam Stephen. Slowly the Virginia and Connecticut troops were driven off and attempted to fight a rearguard action but were overwhelmed by superior numbers. Your email address will not be published. 1861. JOHN H.: 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. on 6/16/64. had been a physician for 18 years. Surgeon of the 9th Cav., 9/9/62 and present thru Oct. 1864. d. May 29, 1887 in Conscript assigned to 9th Cav. 1841 in Essex Co. att. The 9th Virginia Regiment was authorized in the Virginia State Troops on January 11, 1776. Physician in Buffalo, W.Va., postwar. EDWARD: VMI and U.Va. On the creation of the 9th Virginia Regiment in the Continental Army in January 1776, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel. Va. 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 on Rankin is of his parole at Northumberland C.H., 5/8/65. 1862, William Cunningham, whose brutality was also felt in New York. : [26]Micajah Clark Pension, W6678, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. [28]John F. Watson and Willis P. Hazard, Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the Olden Time, etc.,Vol. JOHNSON, Type above and press Enter to search. John Blair who had taken command of Captain Joynes old company. in May 1863. d. King William : In July 1775, the Third Virginia Convention passed an ordinance to create two regiments of regulars and fifteen battalion for minute service. This Media And Culture Campbell 9th , as one of the most practicing sellers here will very be accompanied by the best options to review. later he joined the U.S. service. HART, other records. Neck. : Cumming also served with the 63rd Georgia b. Aug. 25, 1846. Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green. LEONARD: JAMES WILLIAM. 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]. SETTLE, 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]. [3]Ibid., 58; The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe with Notes on Some Connected Families. With full cartridge boxes, no knapsacks (they were ordered to leave them in camp), and white slips of paper in their hats, the 9th Virginia (now consisting of around 200 men) marched from camp with the rest of General Greenes command around 6 p.m. on October 3, and were on the march till nearly 5 a.m. on October 4. It opposed the Federal occupation of Fredericksburg. Isaiah Bagwell of Captain Gilchrists Company was sick in the hospital when the battle occurred. CRIST, 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. 9th Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. The 9th Virginia completed its organization at Portsmouth, Virginia, in July, 1861. [25] The pay rolls of the 9th Virginia taken after Germantown indicate that 185 officers and men were killed, wounded, or captured at Germantown. This was very informative, thank you. By February 1777, Mathews was promoted to colonel of the 9th Virginia Regiment. VMI and U.Va. var sc_partition=15; Resigned 3/28/64. [11] Pvt. View Our Guestbook Deserter, took the oath on 9/7/64, and was sent to Philadelphia. At Germantown, under the command of Colonel George Mathews, the unit became separated from the remainder of General Nathanael Greene's division and over 400 men were taken prisoner by the British. The only record an this man is a rather peculiar Federal document stating that [8]William Dews Pension S8312, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Like many units, the 9th Virginia saw family members joining together. [33]Claiborne Bradshaw Pension, W8394, Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements and Rosters. Companies recruited men from Accomack, Northampton, Goochland, Albemarle [1] and Augusta [2] counties.