Great site! Are you aware of any such list of Militia Units? I had family in the PA militia in 1775-6 and during the War of 1812 in the SC Militia. James rJohn Philip Adams wrote: >Is there a muster roll of the 7th's soldiers? > >John Philip Adams >-----Original Message----- >From: Debbie Wood [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 6:58 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] 7th VA Continental Line and Lee's Legion > >Dear Hugh!!! >I'm sure this will help many of us for along time to >come!! >Fantastic sites and information!! >Thank you so very much! > >Deborah > >--- [email protected] wrote: > > > >>FYI >> >>There were two 7th Regiments of VA as follows: >> >>From URL <http://www.revwar75.com/ob/books.htm> >> >>7th (Dangerfield's/Crawford's/McClanachan's/ >>Richardson's/Russel's) Virginia Regiment [1776-1778] >> - [A] >>Redesignated as the 5th (Russel's) Virginia Regiment >>[Sept. 1778] - [B] >>Captured at Charlestown May 1780 >>Disbanded Jan. 1783 >> >>11th (Morgan's) Virginia Regiment [1777-1778] >> - [A] >>Redesignated as the 7th (Morgan's/Posey's/Cabell's) >>Virginia Regiment [Sept. >>1778] - [B] >>Captured at Charlestown May 1780 >>Disbanded Jan. 1781 >> >>Your ancestor could have served in either 7th VA >>Regiment. Note the names of >>the commanders, this may help in the identification >>of the regiment. In as >>much as the terms of enlistment varied, he could >>have served in several units >>over the course of the RW. Also note that the VA >>Reigiments of the Continental >>Line did not use the term "Continental" in the >>designation of the Regiment, >>they were simple a part of the Continental Line >>(those troops committed to >>continental service under General Washington). >> >>As to: >> >>From URL: >> >> >> ><http://www.uswars.net/1775-1783/states/ct/cl-17.htm> > > >>2d Partisan Corps >>(aka Lee's Legion) >> >>LINEAGE >> >>* Authorized 8 June 1776 in the Virginia State >>Troops as the 5th Troop of >>Light Horse. >> >>* Organized in summer 1776 at Williamsburg with >>recruits from northern >>Virginia. >> >>* Redesignated 25 June 1776 as the 5th Troop of >>Virginia Light Horse. >> >>* Virginia Light Horse adopted 25 November 1776 >>into the Continental Army, >>assigned to the Main Army, and redesignated as the >>1st Continental Light >>Dragoon Regiment. >> >>* Withdrawn 7 April 1778 from the 1st Continental >>Light Dragoon Regiment >>expanded to form Lee's Corps of Partisan Light >>Dragoons, an element of the Main >>Army, to consist of 3 troops. >> >>* Captain Allen McLane's Company assigned 13 July >>1779 as the 4th Troop. >> >>* Expanded and redesignated 1 January 1781 as the >>2d Partisan Corps, to >>consist of 3 mounted and 3 dismounted troops. >> >>* Disbanded 15 November 1783 at Winchester, >>Virginia. >> >>Note: This unit used the term "Continental" in its >>designation, but not the >>term "Virginia" once in the Continental Service. >> >> >>Captain Allen McLane's Company >>(formally of Patton's Additional Continental >>Regiment) >> >>LINEAGE >> >>* Authorized 13 January 1777 as Captain Allen >>McLane's Company, Patton's >>Additional Continental Regiment, an element of the >>Main Army. >> >>* Organized 14 February - 23 April 1777 at Dover, >>Delaware, with recruits >>from Delaware. >> >>* Withdrawn 16 December 1778 from Patton's >>Additional Continental Regiment >>and assigned to the Delaware Regiment, an element of >>the 3d Virginia Brigade >>of the Main Army. >> >>* Withdrawn 13 July 1779 from the Delaware >>Regiment and assigned to Lee's >>Corps of Partisan Light Dragoons as the 4th >>(Dismounted) Troop. >> >> >>Hope this helps in your search. >> >> >>Best regards, >>Hugh >><[email protected]> >>[DENTON, FRENCH, GOAR, GURNEY, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, >>KNOX, LEE, MIZNER, POILLON, >>ROSE, RUTGERS, SMOCK, THOMASON, WOOD] >> >> >>==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== >>List Mom for AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L: >>Diana Boothe [email protected] >> >>============================== >>Search the US Census Collection. 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