3rd Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)

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Brief History
The 3rd Regiment was formed in February 1776 at Alexandria and Dumfries. Companies recruited men from Prince William, Fauquier, Stafford, Louisa, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun and Culpeper Counties. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel William Heth, Lt. Colonel Charles Flemming, and Major Charles West.

Colonels

 * 1776-1776 - Colonel Hugh Mercer in command 13 Feb 1776 to 5 Jun 1776
 * 1776-1777 - Colonel George Weedon in command 13 Aug 1776 to 27 Feb 1777
 * 1777-1777 - Colonel Thomas Marshall in command 21 Feb 1777 to 4 Dec 1777
 * 1778-1781 - Colonel William Heth in command 30 Apr 1778 to 12 Feb 1781
 * 1781-1783 - Colonel Abraham Buford in command 12 Feb 1781 to close of war


 * Colonel George Mathews of Augusta County, previously Colonel of the 9th Virginia Regiment.

Companies

 * Company - Captain David Arell


 * Company - Captain Valentine Peyton


 * Company - Captain John Blackwell


 * Company - Captain Philip R.F. Lee


 * Company - Captain John Peyton


 * Company - Captain Robert Powell


 * Company - Captain Reubin Briscoe


 * Company - Captain John Mercer


 * The information above is from 3rd Virginia Regiment at Valley Forge Legacy: The Muster Roll Project.


 * Rosters Companies 1-8

Other Officers

 * Captain John Anderson
 * Captain Henry Bedinger
 * Captain Thomas Edmund
 * Captain Le Roy Edwards
 * Captain Nathaniel Pendleton
 * Captain Thomas Ransdall
 * Lieutenant Nathaniel Anderson of Albemarle County

Other Sources

 * Cecere, Michael. They Behaved Like Soldiers: Captain John Chilton and the Third Virginia Regiment, 1775-1778. Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2004.