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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)
Military unit
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Units by state
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
Non-state units
Extra and Additional regiments
Armand's Legion
Pulaski's Legion
Lee's Legion
Ottendorf's Corps
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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 Battle of Waxhaws in 1780.
^Hilden, P.W. (October 1936). "The Graves Family of Essex Co". William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. 16 (4): 650–668. doi:10.2307/1920614. JSTOR 1920614.
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