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Amick's Rangers Virginia Militia |
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1776-1782: Call 1 thru 10 for Continental enlistments, Greenbrier sends troops July 1778- Capt John Whitzells Company of Rangers: Philip Nicholas, John Nicholas, pvt 1789- 18th Regiment, Kanawha County forms from Greenbrier 1790- Company of Scouts- Valentine Stalnaker, Robert Lowther, Charles Parsons 1791, Sept 30: Captain John Morris' Company of Rangers, Kanawha County, Elk River John Sheppard, Davis Alderson, George Alderson; pvts 1792, May 6- Captain Hugh Caperton's Company of Rangers, Greenbrier & Kanawha Samuel McClung & Andrew McClung; Privates (Blue Sulphur Springs) 1792, Dec. 22-: Virginia Military Establishment Act: County regiment of free white male citizens over 16 of county of census, and must furnish own rifle (lock, stock, & barrel), shot bag, powder; Eastern Virginia: Muskets, western Virginia: Rifles. Third Division: Gen. Daniel Morgan (7 Brigades) 7th Brigade- 10th Brigade- Gen. Benjamin Briggs 4th Regt-Ohio Co. 103rd- Ohio Co. 11th Regt- Harrison Co. 6th & 104th- Monogalia 13th Brigade- Gen. John Bowyer (exempt Whiskey Rebellion, Indian warfare) 79th- Greenbrier (Apr.-May once a year muster, Blue Sulphur Springs) 80th- Kanawha (Apr.-May once a year muster, Elk River) 108th- Greenbrier, moves to Monroe 16th Brigade- Gen William Darke 55th & 76th: Berkeley 18th Brigade- Gen. Joesph Neville 14th- Hardy Co. 46th Pendelton Co. 77th- Hampshire 19th Brigade- 108th Regt, Greenbrier, then moves to Monroe 1794- Whiskey Rebellion: 79th & 80th exempt from service 1799 - January 14 - Monroe county created from Greenbrier county. (108th moves?) 1804, Jan. 28- Virginia Military Establishment Act Greenbrier: 79th Regt. Col Thomas Beard, Major James Matthews, Major Andrew McClung- Apr. 18, 1811 commission Kanawha: 80th Regt. Col. David Ruffner, Maj. John Stark, Maj. C. Buster 1812- Cavalry Company; Capt. Wm. McClung, Greenbrier War of 1812- 79th & 80th Regt, exempt for Indian frontier duty, Act of Apr.19, 1812, 1818, Jan. 29- Nicholas County from Kanawha & Greenbrier Counties (79 & 80 >126?) 1831- Fayette County from Greenbrier, Kanawha, Logan and Nicholas. (79 & 80 >142?) 1847-War with Mexico: All western Virginia Regiments exempt from service. (3 Co. do go) 1861- 19th Brigade- Gen. Augusta Chapman...Towns of Union & Lewisburg 86th, 135th, 151st, 108th, 166th, 79th- Col. George Henry (79th, Co 4: Capt. Andrew H. McClung, "Squire Andy" @ Meadow Bluff) 27th Brigade- Gen. Alfred Beckley........129th, 187th, 184th, 190th, 198th, 142nd; Col Samuel Woods (Fayette), 126th (Nicholas)..unk. enlistments |
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