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. [M[y Father and my self each had a settlement right of 400 acres of land the title to which we perfected[?] When the said Genl Hann (Hand) discharged his troops in the month of November in the year seventeen hundred seventy seven when this said declarant after being Honorably discharged returned home. Ligonier, a town and township about thirty miles southeast of Fort Pitt in Westmoreland County, Pa., was the site of a British fort between 1758 and 1765. Washington, D.C., 190437. part of the State of Ohio. 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[?] Benjamin' Harrison Company - 13th Virginia Regiment" of Fairfax, Virginia, USA, as well as other members of the Reed "Revolutionary War - Capt. The regiment moved by train to Manassas but was stationed on the unengaged right flank during the battle. I returned home to Greenbrier my place of residence after serving in this tour 30 days. that he was several times engaged in routing the picket guard of the enemy during the aforesaid tour. In the James Christy application below, Christy mentions serving under Capt. Upon the evening of the same day, 13th of October, 1862, with my husband and a lady friend, we accompanied the detachment of his own regiment which carried his body to the grave. Organized February 1777 at Fort Pitt from Yohogania, Monongalia, and Ohio Counties. These expeditions aimed to protect frontier colonists from the threat of American Indians and made up a large part of Western Pennsylvanias role in the Revolutionary War. Note: The annotations to this document, and any other That in the Spring of 1778 on the first of May he Valenteered and Served under Capt William Hamilton untill the first of Sept in the same year that in this year he was stationed in Hamiltons Garrison which was situated on Muddy creek (a tributary stream of Greenbrier river) about five miles higher up on said creek than the Fort that he had served in the year previous that he remained in Hamiltons Fort untill the night of the 28 of May when Leonard Cooper and a nother Spy came and informed the Garrison that Donlyes Fort (Donnallys Fort) (which was about 12 miles distance from Hamiltons Fort) was attacked by about two Hundred Indians and Capt Hamilton supposeing that his Fort was not strong enough to withstand and attack from such a force of Indians ordered his men to march that night to Keeny Fort [Fort Keeney] which was situated five miles below on Muddy Creek where he remained with a regulary embodied corps untill the time above named that is untill the 1st September 1778. There seems to be confusion about whether this is the same fort as Arbuckles Fort. ==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. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named Officers and Served as herein Stated. In the summer of 1783 [could be 1782] the month he does not recollect he was again called into the service as a drafted militia man under the same Captain A. I was born on Wolf Creek near Greenbrier River then called West Augusta now Monroe County in the year 1753 and I have heard it frequent said that I was the first white child ever born in what is now the limits of Monroe County. It's free, no spam, and you can unsubscribe at any time. 1778, having lost his entire right forearm due to an injury in the military service. Discharged here in August, 1780, his term of service calling for twelve months. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. William McIlvain's Co. I mention this real fact, the better to enable your Excellency to form a judgment for the disposal of the Regiment. John L. Fink's Co. Capt. He was drafted as a private in said company but if there were any stated time for the termination of his service he does not now recollect. Michael Swopes father was perhaps the first permanant settler in what is now Monroe County, West Virginia, and was likely the first white child born in Monroe County, in 1753 the second probably being John Byrnside in 1763. 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. A Choice Body of Men: The Continental Army on the Upper Ohio . Fort McIntosh was an early American log frontier fort situated near the confluence of the Ohio River and the Beaver River in what is now Beaver, Pennsylvania. Ans. Each time they marched to Fort Chiswell, which existed for the purpose of guarding the lead mines, of which Chiswell himself was the first owner, hence the naming of the fort. 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. In response, the said Greenbrier Militia officers, Andrew Donnally, Samuel Brown, and Andrew Hamilton, penned the following response to Jefferson: A Letter from your Excellency of the 24th of December directing that 137 Men of the Militia of this County shoud forthwith be raised and sent to the County of Kentucky to join Colo. Clarke, and serve under him this ensueing Summer on an Expedition against the Indians in Consequence of which We have given orders to Draft that Number together with Proper Officers to Command them, amounting to 146 effective Men; so large a number out of a Militia scarcely 550 strong lying in a County exposed to the daily inroads of the Indians, fill[s] us with much uneasiness about the dangers we are like[ly] to suffer from this weakening of our Militia, especially at a time when we cannot expect to be reinforced from any of the interiour Counties, shoud any such danger arise. >"% '^' k:' * n^ >7-, %.^ ^^% ,x^^' - '^. 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. he was a regular officer if the united states Army. Colonel Richard Campbell Major Richard Taylor Major Richard Campbell Inthe Library of Congress, Manuscript Division,inWashington, D.C., there are several muster rolls of the Thirteenth Virginia and the Eighth Pennsylvania Regiments, as well as that of a Virginia militia company, all of which served at Fort Pitt and accompanied Reached home the last of August in Company with twenty-eight others who had been in the same service. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. On 24 May 1778 the unit was assigned to the Western Department (Fort Laurens), and on 12 May 1779 it was reorganized and redesignated as the 9th Virginia Regiment. 13th Virginia Regiment - Brandywine Soldiers Category: 13th Virginia Regiment "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. I remained thus forted and thus employed during the whole war we kept no guard at the Fort in the Winter Spring and fall we employed ourselves in hunting wild game. It appears that there were musters at Byrnsides Fort for expeditions to Kentucky to assist George Rogers Clark in 1778, and also again in 1781. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg: September 14, 1778: redesignated the 9th Virginia: . I was detailed to wait on the sick and did not reach the point until after the Battle was fought with the Indians at Point Pleasant [October 10, 1774]. . About the year 1779 or 1780 as I think I volunteered under Captain Thomas Wright of Greenbrier County in the State of Virginia in which County I still lived with a body of Militia ordered out by the authority of Virginia. Travelled to a place near the Crab Orchard [in Lincoln County KY], we encamped at night. 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. He was confronted with the same issues that previous generals had faced before him: shortages of supplies, food, and men. Benjamin' Harrison Company - 13th Virginia Regiment" family, on Ancestry. But then it was marched to the Lead Mines (Fort Chiswell) on Holston, and then to Logans Station in Kentucky. That he was again drafted in the latter part of the summer or in the early part of the autumn of the same year 1781 from the County of Augusta and State aforesaid & was again command by Captain Thomas Hicklin and was attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Vance; that he was marched accross the Blue Ridge at Rockfish gap, thence on by a place called Bowling green, thence on by Pages Ware House and thence on to Little York where Lord Cornwallis with his Army were then stationed; that he was at the Seige of York [28 Sep 19 Oct 1781] and at the taking of Lord Cornwallis and his army; that the British Army was marched out between two lines of the American Army to the place where they laid down their arms and then they returned through the same lines to their encampment in York Town, and on the next day they were marched out with their knapsacks on, and then took up their line of march under a strong escort or guard of the American Soldiers to the Barracks at Winchester Virginia; that he was one of the guard who escorted the prisoners to Winchester where he was discharged on the next day after his arrival having again served a tour of about three months as near as he now recollects. The acquisition of Texas involved us in the Mexican War. Stirlings Division|Muhlenbergs Brigade| 13th Virginia Regiment. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel William Russell, Colonel George Gibson, Lt. Crawford was experienced in frontier warfare, well-liked by his men, and had served as an officer under Gen. Hands squaw campaign the year prior. [2] The original Companies B and E enlisted only for 6 months, the others for one year. October 24, 1776 put in the "Continental establishment" in Captain Marshall's Company in the 13th PA regiment commanded by Col. Walter Stewart. The 13th Virginia Regiment was a United States infantry regiment during the American Revolutionary War. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of Told from a soldier's point-of-view, Blood and Fury: America's Civil War features the war's most significant battles: Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettsyburg . Title: Twenty years around the world. The regiment was disbanded at Fort Pitt on 1 January 1783. That in the early part of the Indian War there was a Fort or Garrison erected on a plantation belonging to James Burnsides two miles north west from where he lived which was called Burnsides Fort. 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. Its commanders were Colonels George A. Goodman, Ambrose P. Hill, James B. Terrill, and James A. Walker; and Majors Charles T. Crittenden and John B. Sherrard. Went on to Fort McIntosh lay there a while and then moved on with the army to Fort Laurence (Fort Laurens). This was across the river from the site of the James Graham cabin, which is still standing. The bill was then read a third time amidst a profound silence, and without the yeas and nays being called, and passed." The annexation was consummated on the 4th of July, 1845, by a convention of the people of Texas acceding to the terms of the Joint Resolution. This one was also a new find. 1 Image Add a Fact Owner: Fold3_Team Anyone can contribute Created: 10 Oct 2013 Modified: 10 Oct 2013 View Count: 32 (Recent: 1) I have a record of my age in a very old family Bible now in my possession. 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). 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. 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. September 14, 1778: redesignated the 10th Virginia: The German Regiment: Brig. that sending the 13th Virginia companies at Valley Forge to Fort Pitt would result in similar demands being made by members of the . 13th Virginia: Brig. He served in the U.S. Congress and as the 13th Governor of Virginia. I would doubt that they drove beef cattle, because they would have been using a wilderness trail to reach the destination. modern editorial content, are copyright The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. He is most noted for signing a treaty of alliance with the United States in September 1778. 1.GW wrote Henry Laurens on 27 Feb. suggesting the reunification of the parts of the 13th Virginia Regiment at Fort Pitt and Valley Forge. Sullivan settled out west after the war. He was concerned, however, that doing so might set an uncomfortable precedent, and he complained to Horatio Gates on 9 Mar. 3 companies under Major Hamilton, includeing mine went to Chissels Mountain [sic] and from there towards Kentucky a part of the men indeed almost all of them went on to Kentucky. They had marched [26 Jun 1778] some considerable time before we arived at said station. That the nature of his service was to guard the Fort and go out when commanded in pursuit of the Indians when they would make their appearance in the settlement that his companions in service was commonly Matthew Patterson and John Cantly who are long since Dead. Second Canadian Regiment of Infantry, 1776. from Fort to Fort and give the alarm so that preparations might be made for defensive operations by the people that were forted and that those who had ventured out to work their corn might betake themselves to the Fort before the Indians would attack them. He was right. The Swopes settled on Wolf Creek. Mordecai Myers's Co. Capt. [fn p. 14: on May 11, 1848 in Harrison County Indiana, Mary Catherine Trout, 72, filed for a widow's pension under the 1848 act stating that she is the widow of Anthony D. Trout, a pensioner at the rate of $80 per annum for his services in the revolution.] 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. GW wrote Henry Laurens on 27 Feb. suggesting the reunification of the parts of the 13th Virginia Regiment at Fort Pitt and Valley Forge. This article about a specific military unit of the American Civil War is a stub. This week I was reviewing Muster, Payrolls and List of Effectives for Capt Gross Scruggs company of the Fifth Virginia. The regiment was formally authorized as a unit of the Continental Army on September 16, 1776. He served to the best of his recollection under this draft three months. Entered Valley Forge with 175 men assigned, 69 fit for duty. He retired September 30. From this service he was discharged but not in writing. Col. John Gibson which regiment was attached to the command of Gen. Lachlan McIntosh. We arrived to late to join said troops. However, they had threats opening up on all fronts, and decided that discretion was the better part of valor. The regiment contained, likewise, a large number of private soldiers from Bourbon. This is one of the new ones I discovered. During this battle at least 100 out of the nearly 350 American troops died due to heat strokes caused by the continuous heat of over 100 degree weather. made by the famous Mingo chief Logan, who was said to be the brother of Gibsons Indian wife. 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. Byrnsides Fort Open House and the Farmers Day Parade 2022, Confederate Civil War Camp Found Near Union, WV, Fort Pitt During the Revolutionary War: General Brodheads Expedition, Finding Crawfords Burn Site article, 1985, Pension Application of George Dixon S16764, To Thomas Jefferson from the Officers of the Greenbrier County Militia, John Kincaids Rev War Narrative, Frontier Forts, Lead Mines, Scandal, and Forensic Pathology, James Christy of Byrnsides Fort: Indian Spy and Frontier Minister, Tub Mills on the 18th Century Virginia Frontier, Fire Strikers, a.k.a., Strike-a-Lites in the American fur trade. The circumstance of Gilmore being kild exasperated and enraged the Millitia to such a hight, that they fiered upon and kild four friendly Indians that had been several days in the fort (Murder of Chief Cornstalk on 10 Nov 1777). That was likely during the aforesaid tour of duty, which he thought was 1779 or 1780. During the Revolutionary War, . 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. It was again reorganized and redesignated as the 7th Virginia Regiment on 1 January 1781 to consist of two companies. The National Historical Publications and This was generally in Greenbrier County after which time he was verbally discharged by his Captain. 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. 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. [W]hen forted it was the custom (and we always pursued it) to live pretty much in common[?] Combined with the ones we already knew about, they paint a good picture of the importance of Byrnsides Fort, as well as James Byrnside himself during the Revolutionary War era. Save Page Now. we got behind the army and returned home cant tell why we done so we did not desert some that went on to Kentucky got back home as soon as we did I think I was at least three months gone in this expedition. 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). For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for 13th Virginia Regiment . William was a son of William Harvey II(1744-1819)and Polly Jane Robinson Harvey(1749-1844). That in the winter of the year 1781, he was drafted for a three months Tour to go as he was then told against the Indians on Cumberland River and on the 15th day of February of that year he together with about thirty others took up their march as they supposed for that place under the command of Captain John Henderson, Lieutenant John Wood and Ensign John Hall, their company was joined at Burnsides Fort by a company from the County of Greenbrier Commanded by Captain James Armstrong and another Company commanded by Captain Davidson, in the whole was under the command of Major Hamilton. But, it was too late. This narrative was previously known, and has been often cited as being a good description of the details surrounding service as an Indian Spy, a militia ranger tasked with being the early warning system of an Indian attack, as well as being the quick reaction force in the event of an emergency. Records Commission. (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. that sending the 13th Virginia companies at Valley Forge to Fort Pitt would result in similar demands being made by members of the 12th Virginia and the 8th and 12th Pennsylvania regiments. We were stationed at Col Logans until General Clark returned to Kentucky from the Old Chilecothe [sic: Chillicothe] Indian Towns. The 13th Virginia Regiment in the Revolutionary War. 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. Subscribe now and get each blog post by email. This undoubtedly contained whiskey and flour.

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