3rd Virginia Regiment

3rd Virginia Regiment

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name=3rd Virginia Regiment


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dates=1775 - 1783
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allegiance=
branch=Infantry
type=
role=
size=
command_structure=Virginia Line
current_commander=
garrison=
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto=
colors=
identification_symbol=
march=
mascot=
battles=New York Campaign,
Battle of Trenton,
Battle of Princeton,
Battle of Brandywine,
Battle of Germantown,
Battle of Monmouth,
Siege of Charleston
notable_commanders=Colonel Hugh Mercer
Colonel George Weedon
Colonel Thomas Nelson Jr
anniversaries=
decorations=
battle_honours=
Campaign
name=New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777
battles=Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem HeightsPell's PointWhite PlainsFort Washington1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook
Campaign
name=Southern theater Participation, 1780
battles=Charleston
The 3rd Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775 at Alexandria, Virginia for service with the Continental Army. [cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Continental Army Units|year=1972|publisher="Stackpole Books"|author=Berg, Fred Anderson|pages=125] The 3d Virginia's initial commander was Colonel Hugh Mercer, who was quickly promoted to brigadier general. Its second commander was George Weedon, who was also promoted to brigadier general. Weedon was succeeded in command by Colonel Thomas Marshall, the father of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall. The regiment saw action in the New York Campaign the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, 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 November 15, 1783. James Madison and John Marshall served as lieutenants in this regiment.

References

Further Reading

Cecere, Michael. "They Behaved Like Soldiers: Captain John Chilton and the Third Virginia Regiment, 1775 - 1778." Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2004. ISBN 0788424793.

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