10th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)

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Brief History
This Unit was formed in ... Companies recruited men from Augusta, Amherst, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and King George counties. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel John Green, Colonel Edward Stevens, Lt. Colonel Lewis Willis, and Major Samuel Hawes.

Colonels

 * 1776-1778 - Colonel Edward Stevens in command 12 Nov 1776 to 31 Jan 1778
 * 1778-1778 - Colonel John Green in command 26 Jan 1778 to 14 Sep 1778
 * 1778-1781 - Colonel William Davies in command 14 Sep 1778 to 12 Feb 1781

Companies

 * Company - Captain Thomas Blackwell


 * Company - Captain Clough Shelton


 * Company - Captain John Gillison


 * Company - Captain David Laird


 * Company - Captain John Mountjoy


 * Company - Captain John Spotswood


 * Company - Captain Richard Stevens


 * Company - Captain John Syme - many men from Augusta County


 * Company - Captain Thomas West


 * The information above is from 10th Virginia Regiment at Valley Forge Legacy: The Muster Roll Project.


 * Rosters Companies 1-9

Other Officers

 * Lt. Colonel Samuel Hopkins of Albemarle County, captured at Charleston, S.C.

Websites

 * 10th VA Regiment of the Continental Line