In a message dated 06/21/05 10:25:42 PM, [email protected] writes: Re: John Cason << He enlisted in Spotsylvania County, VA in February 1777 for three years under Captain Shelton in the regiment commanded by Colonel Walker and another undecipherable name. He also served under Colonel Fleury in General Wayne's division Virginia Line. He states he was marched to Williamsburg where the regiment was organized and from there to Danbury near the city of Philadelphia where the army went into winter quarters. In the spring they marched to New York and from there to the north. He was in the storming and taking of Stony Point in July 1779 where he continued for two months. From there they marched to the south to join General Gates army. On his way south at Fredericksburg, VA in February 1780, his term of enlistment expired and he was discharged. He served as a private. >> _____________ Based on the following information- Captain Clough Shelton commanded a company in the 6th VA and he commanded a company in 1st Light Infantry Regiment (Febiger's) of Wayne's Corps of Light Infantry (May1779-Dec 1779). 6th (Buckner's/Hendricks'/J. Gibson's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1778] Merged with the 2d Virginia Sept. 1778 10th (Steven's/Green's) Virginia Regiment [1777-1778]  - [A] Redesignated as the 6th (Green's) Virginia Regiment [Sept. 1778]  - [B] Captured at Charlestown May 1780   Disbanded Jan. 1783        Major A. Wallace commanded the 15th VA which Col. Buford took over after Valley Forge-winter of 77-78. As I found no Colonel Walker is it possible that it was Wallace that commanded. 15th VA (Wallace's) was redesignated the 11th VA (Buford's) in Sept 1778 Lt Col Fleury (a French Engineer) commanded a provisional battalion of the 1st Light Infantry Regiment commanded by Col Febiger (formerly of the 2nd VA.) The 1st LI Regt. was a part of Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne's Corps of Light Infantry formed in May 1779 for the assault on Stony Point, NY, 15-16 July 1779. The Corps was disbanded in the winter of 1779 and the troops went back to their parent regiments for the move south. I assume the three year enlistment of John Cason ended in February 1780 while the VA troops were moving south to assist General Greene in the Southern theater. Gen. Wayne was PA Brigade Commander and did not command a VA organization although VA troops were often attached to his command. I will hazard an educated guess that John Cason served initially in the 6th VA which was merged with the 2nd VA in Sept 1778. Col. Febiger commanded the 2nd VA at the time that the Corps of Light Infantry was formed using all the Light Infantry Companies in the Main Army including those among the VA troops. Colonel Febiger was selected to be a Regimental Commander (one of four LI Regimental Commanders) in the Light Infantry Corps of 1779 tells me that he brought his Light Infantry Company with him. In this case Captain Clough Shelton probably was that LI Company Commander. I will try to varify this scenario. Best regards, Hugh <[email protected]> [DENTON, FRENCH, GOAR, GURNEE, GURNEY, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, KNOX, LEE, MIZNER, POILLON, REIDY, ROSE, RUTGERS, SMOCK, THOMASON, WOOD]