4th Virginia Regiment (Revolutionary War)

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Brief History
The 4th Regiment was formed in February 1776 at Suffolk Courthouse. Companies recruited men from Berkeley, Charlotte, Prince Edward, Sussex, Southampton, Nansemond, Brunswick, Isle of Wight, Surry, Princess Anne, and Norfolk Boro Counties. Field officers were Colonel Isaac Read, Lt. Colonel Thomas Gaskins, Lt. Colonel William Taliaferro, Major Isaac Beall, and Major John Brent.

Companies

 * Company - Captain John Stith


 * Company - Captain Jason Reddick


 * Company - Captain James Lucas


 * Company - Captain William Cherry


 * Company - Captain John Holcombe


 * Company - Captain Thomas Ridley


 * Company - Captain Arthur Smith


 * Company - Captain George Walls


 * Company - Captain John Grogan


 * Company - Captain Jonathan Clark


 * The information above is from 4th Virginia Regiment at Valley Forge Legacy: The Muster Roll Project.


 * Rosters Companies 1-10

Other Officers

 * Lieutenant Joseph Holt of Albemarle County