I'll have to go back and look again at my "evidence" and see what it is. I am working a five week music and arts festival here and have been out of the loop. Thanks for the info. Best Regards David Armstrong Elkins, WV ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 6:50 AM Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] 14th VA Regiment > > In a message dated 06/08/05 3:40:56 PM, [email protected] writes: > > << I have uncovered evidence, however, that seems to indicate that Thomas > Gaskins Virginia Regiment of 1781 was designated the 14th. >> > ________ > I have reviewed the VA units serving in the Continental Line and have > found > an 1781 Thomas Gaskin's VA Regiment in a pension application as follows: > "a > soldier in Captain Reuben Fields Company-of 4th Regiment of the Virginia > Troops-Commanded by Cl Thomas Gaskins (Revolutionary War)" > > When I search the among the known VA Continental Line Regiments I find the > following: > > "4th (Stephen's/Elliot's/Lawson's/Neville's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1780] > Captured at Charlestown May 1780 > Disbanded Jan. 1783 > ___________ > 8th (Muhlenberg's/Bowman's/Nelson's/Neville's) Virginia Regiment14 > [1776-1778] > Merged with the 4th Virginia [Sept. 1778]" > > Also found: > "4th Virginia Regiment > > LINEAGE > > * Authorized 28 December 1775 in the Continental Army as the 4th > Virginia > Regiment. > * Assigned 27 February 1776 to the Southern Department. > * Organized 28 February 1776 at Suffolk Court House to consist of 10 > companies from Berkley, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Sussex, Southampton, > Nansemond, > Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Surry and Princess Anne Counties. > * Relieved 3 September 1776 from the Southern Department and assigned > Stephen's Brigade, an element of the Main Army. > * Relieved 11 May 1777 from Stephen's Brigade and assigned to the 4th > Virginia Brigade, an element of the Main Army. > * 4th Virginia Brigade redesignated 22 July 1778 as the 3d Virginia > Brigade. > * Reorganized 1 November 1777 to consist of 8 companies. > * Consolidated 12 May 1779 with the 8th Virginia Regiment and > redesignated > as the 4th Virginia Regiment, to consist of 9 companies; concurrently > relieved > from the 3d Virginia Brigade and assigned to the 2d Virginia Brigade, an > element of the Main Army. > * Captured 12 May 1780 by the British Army at Charleston, South > Carolina. > * Disbanded 1 January 1783." > > It seems that Thomas Gaskins organized a new 4th VA Regiment after the > capture of the original 4th VA Regiment in 1780. However I can find > nothing > official to establish the fact. > > Best regards, > Hugh > <[email protected]> > >