Continental Establishment, 2nd
Virginia Regiment, private
Date Company Regiment Pay Notes
May 1777 Saml Haws Alex
Spotswood $6.67
June 1777 Saml Haws Alex
Spotswood
July 1777 Saml Haws Alex
Spotswood
Aug 1777 Saml Haws Alex
Spotswood
Oct 1777 Saml Haws Christian
Febiger
Dec 1777 James Upshaw “ on
furlough
Jan 1778 James Upshaw “
Feb 1778 Wood Jones “ on
furlough
Mar 1778 Wood Jones “
Apr 1778 James Upshaw “ due
$6.48
June 1778 James Upshaw “ sick
at Coryell’s Ferry
In
the same month, 7 sick at Valley Forge, 2 sick at Corryells Ferry, 1 at Prince
Town
Washington
marched to Coryell’s Ferry after Valley Forge to cross the Delaware River
July 1778 James Upshaw “ sick
at Coryell’s Ferry
Aug 1778 James Upshaw “ pay
$20 for 3 months
Omitted
June & July
Sept 1778 Wm Taylor “
On
list as private in Wm Taylor Co, present 9 Sep 1778, enlisted 2 Dec 1777 for 3
yrs
Oct 1778 Wm Taylor “
Nov 1778 Wm Taylor “
Dec 1778 Wm Taylor “
Roll
dated 13 Jan 1779 Middle Brook, enlist 28 Dec 1778 for term war
On
furlough Jan 1778
Mar 1779 Wm Taylor “ pay
$26.67-4 months
Apr 1779 Wm Taylor “
May 1779 Wm Taylor “
Jun 1779 Wm Taylor “
July 1779 Wm Taylor “
Aug 1779 Wm Taylor “ pay
+$5 subsistence
Sep 1779 Wm Taylor “ pay
+$10 subsistence
Oct 1779 Wm Taylor “ pay
+$10 subsistence
Nov 1779 Wm Taylor “ pay
+$10 subsistence
2nd Virginia Regiment
Movement
Feb 1776 9th company of 2nd Virginia Regiment
formed, raised in Caroline Co, VA
Dec 1776 ordered to join Washington’s main army in New Jersey
Feb 1777 Daniel Woodford brigadier Gerneral and Alex Spotswood to
colonel
Marched
to Baltimore to be equipped
Marched
to Maryland’s western shore to suppress Loyalists
Marched
to Philadelphia for clothing
Joined
Main Army as part of Weedon’s Brigade in Nathaniel Greene’s division
Aug 1777 Marched with Washington to Head of Elk, Maryland to counter
British
Sep 1777 held off British advance at close of Battle of Brandywine
Oct 1777 Fighting in Battle of Germantown, Spotswood retired
Dec 1777 Arrived at Valley Forge
Jun 1778 Left Valley Forge, to Coryell’s Ferry, Battle of Monmouth
Sep 1778 At White Plains, NY, consolidated with 6th VA
regiment
Colonel
Febiger retained position
Jan 1779 137 men were fighting for “duration of war” which was
unusually high
Captain
William Taylor of the 4th copany
Dec 1779 consolidated with 3rd Virginia Regiment, assigned
to Southern Department
Urgent
need to conter new British threat
May 1780 Siege of Charleston, 2nd regiment captured,
Some stragglers
made it to Chesterfield CH
Christian
Febiger in charge there, placed in 18-month tours under Smauel Hawes
Fought
with Nathaniel Greene’s army in Carolinas at Battle of Guilford CH, siege
Of
Ninety Six, Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill, and Battle of Eutaw Springs
July 1780 Colonel Febiger took 2nd regiment and
participated in capture of Stony Point
Mar 1781 Battle of Guilford CH
Apr 1781 Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
May 1781 Siege of Ninety Six, lasted into June
Sep 1781 Battle of Eutaw Springs