6th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)

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Brief History
The 6th Regiment was formed in February 1776 at Williamsburg. Companies recruited men from Pittsylvania, Amherst, Buckingham, Charles City, Lunenburg, New Kent, Mecklenburg, Dinwiddie, Prince George, and Spotsylvania Counties. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel John Gibson, Lt. Colonel Charles Simms and Major Samuel Hopkins.

Colonels

 * 1776-1777 - Colonel Mordecai Buckner in command from 13 Feb 1776 to 9 Feb 1777
 * 1777-1778 - Colonel John Gibson in command from 25 Oct 1777 to 14 Sep 1778
 * 1778-1783 - Colonel John Green in command from 14 Sep 1778 to 1 Jan 1783

Companies

 * Company - Captain Richard Anderson


 * Company - Captain Nathaniel Fox


 * Company - Captain Nicholas Hobson


 * Company - Captain Peter Garland of Albemarle County


 * Company - Captain John Hockaday


 * Company - Captain Samuel Hopkins


 * Company - Captain Thomas Massie


 * Company - Captain Alexander Rose


 * Company - Captain William H. Avery


 * Company - Captain Peter Dunn


 * The information above is from 6th Virginia Regiment at Valley Forge Legacy: The Muster Roll Project.


 * Rosters Companies 1-10

Other Officers

 * Captain William Simms of Albemarle County
 * Captain Thomas Barbee
 * Captain Thomas Bowne
 * Captain Joseph Blackwell
 * Captain Mayo Carrington