7th Virginia Regiment

7th Virginia Regiment
Active	1776–1783
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Part of	Virginia Line
Engagements	Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Siege of Charleston, Waxhaw Massacre
Commanders
Notable commanders	Col. William Dangerfield (2/29/1776-8/13/1776; resigned), Capt. Thomas Posey (3/20/1776-3/10/1783) Col. William Crawford (8/14/1776-3/4/1777; resigned), Col. Alexander McClanachan (10/17/1776-5/13/1778; resigned), Lt. Col. Holt Richeson (5/14/1778-9/14/1778; transferred to 5th Virginia Regiment), Col. William Russell (9/14/1778-1/1/1783)

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The 7th Virginia Regiment was raised on January 11, 1776 at Gloucester, Virginia for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown (after which it wintered at Valley Forge^[1]), Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina on May 12, 1780 by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on January 1, 1783. A 3rd Virginia Detachment made up of the 7th Virginia Regiment was at the so-called Waxhaw Massacre in 1780.

References

↑ Hilden, P.W. (October 1936). "The Graves Family of Essex Co.". William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. 16 (4): 650–668.

The Virginia Line and Militia in the American Revolutionary War

Virginia Regular Units	1st Virginia Regiment 2nd Virginia Regiment 3rd Virginia Regiment 4th Virginia Regiment 5th Virginia Regiment 6th Virginia Regiment 7th Virginia Regiment 8th Virginia Regiment 9th Virginia Regiment 10th Virginia Regiment 11th Virginia Regiment 12th Virginia Regiment 13th Virginia Regiment 14th Virginia Regiment 15th Virginia Regiment

Continental Army Units	1st Continental Light Dragoons 1st Continental Artillery Regiment Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment Gist's Additional Continental Regiment Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment Thruston's Additional Continental Regiment Sherburne's Additional Continental Regiment

Militia	Culpeper Minutemen Ethiopian Regiment Fluvanna County militia 1st Virginia State Regiment 2nd Virginia State Regiment

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