The 7th Virginia Regiment was one of six additional battalions raised in the colony in early 1776. It played a prominent role in driving Lord Dunmore and his loyalist forces off of Gwynn's Island and out of Virginia. Captain Thomas Posey commanded a rifle
The 7th Virginia Regiment was one of six additional battalions raised in the colony in early 1776. It played a prominent role in driving Lord Dunmore ...
Charles Porterfield was one of many Virginians who helped secure America's independence. He served in Daniel Morgan's rifle company at Boston and Quebec. He commanded a company in Morgan's 11th Virginia Regiment as well as William Maxwell's Light Infantry
Charles Porterfield was one of many Virginians who helped secure America's independence. He served in Daniel Morgan's rifle company at Boston and Queb...
Captain John Chilton's letters and diary offer insight into the more routine aspects of life in the American army during the Revolutionary War, along with detailed observations of his military experiences, the marches, battles, hardships and frustrations.
Captain John Chilton's letters and diary offer insight into the more routine aspects of life in the American army during the Revolutionary War, along ...
Great joy was expressed at our arrival and great things [are] expected from the Virginians and of consequence we must go through great fatigue and danger.-Captain John Chilton, Third Virginia RegimentSeptember 13, 1776Harlem Heights, New YorkThese wo
Great joy was expressed at our arrival and great things [are] expected from the Virginians and of consequence we must go through great fatigue and dan...
The story of America 's riflemen in the Revolutionary War begins with their formation in 1775. First person accounts of their recruitment, long march, and encampment at Boston, introduce readers to the flamboyant and sometimes unruly nature of riflemen. Gr
The story of America 's riflemen in the Revolutionary War begins with their formation in 1775. First person accounts of their recruitment, long march,...
