Speaking of which. . . . I'm still looking for the men from the VA militia referred to as the Virginia Volunteers, who volunteered to go with Col. Henry Bouquet in his expedition of 1764. Since they preceded the Revolution, it's hard to find info about them. . Goal was to free the prisoners held by the Indians and to forge some sort of peace treaty. Because of state law at the time, it was not possible for the governor nor the counties to sent the militia out of state, but when word got out that Bouquet was in need of help, many VA militia men volunteered, many of whom had relatives captured and held by the Shawnee and other tribes. After the prisoners were rescued, they were brought to Ft. Pitt and then escorted home. In early 1765, Col. Bouquet attempted to get the VA government to at least reimburse these militiamen for their time, but according to what I've learned so far, little came of it, although a few were rewarded with small land grants (50 acres.) Any help or suggestions most welcomed. Joanne William L Simpson Jr <wlsimpsonjr@comcast.net> wrote: The Rockbridge Volunteers were militia from Rockbridge County VA there is a Sons of the American Revolution Chapter named after them. I know little other than what is in "Devil of a Whipping" which recounts a unit of the Rockbridge Volunteers marching from Virginia to SC to fight in the Battle of Cowpens. Bill -----Original Message----- From: american-revolution-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:american-revolution-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of american-revolution-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 3:00 AM To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com Subject: AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Digest, Vol 2, Issue 16 Today's Topics: 1. Rockbridge Men in the Am.Rev. (Peg Michenzi) 2. Re: Rockbridge Men in the Am.Rev. (qvarizona) 3. Re: Rockbridge Men in the Am.Rev. (qvarizona) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:15:11 -0500 From: "Peg Michenzi" Subject: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Rockbridge Men in the Am.Rev. To: Message-ID: <000501c740bd$857fcb90$0301a8c0@PEGBRONZ> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original Did the "men from Rockbridge County, VA" do something specific for the Revolution or is it just a reference to the point of origin? Any suggestions appreciated. I am looking for a John Wilcher who may be included in the group. TY Peg ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:25:04 -0800 (PST) From: qvarizona Subject: Re: [AMERICAN-REVOLUTION] Rockbridge Men in the Am.Rev. To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <353804.42247.qm@web53712.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Peg Michenzi wrote: Did the "men from Rockbridge County, VA" do something specific for the Revolution or is it just a reference to the point of origin? Any suggestions appreciated. I am looking for a John Wilcher who may be included in the group. TY Peg List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have archives! 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To: american-revolution@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <332755.65607.qm@web53701.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sorry, I hit the wrong button and my posting was sent before I wrote it! Wanted to ask Peg: Could you explain your question re. the Rockbridge men in the Revolution? Was it in response to a recent posting? There were several rather famous battles that Rockbridge Co. men took part in, but I suspect you may be referring to a particular group mentioned in mail to this list that I overlooked. Joanne qvarizona wrote: Peg Michenzi wrote: Did the "men from Rockbridge County, VA" do something specific for the Revolution or is it just a reference to the point of origin? Any suggestions appreciated. I am looking for a John Wilcher who may be included in the group. TY Peg List Mom for the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION mailing list: Diana Boothe philsbarbie1@arkansasfamilies.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have archives! 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