3rd Virginia Regiment

3rd Virginia Regiment
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3rd Virginia Regiment
Active	1775 - 1783
Branch	Infantry
Part of	Virginia Line
Engagements	New York Campaign, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Siege of Charleston
Commanders
Notable commanders	Colonel Hugh Mercer Colonel George Weedon Colonel Thomas Nelson Jr

New York and New Jersey, 1776–1777

Long Island – Kip's Bay – Harlem Heights – Pell's Point – White Plains – Fort Washington – 1st Trenton – 2nd Trenton – Princeton – Forage War – Bound Brook

v • d • e Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778

Cooch's Bridge – Brandywine – Paoli – Germantown – Red Bank – Gloucester – White Marsh – Matson's Ford – Valley Forge – Crooked Billet – Barren Hill – Monmouth

Southern theater Participation, 1780

Charleston

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The 3rd Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775 at Alexandria, Virginia for service with the Continental Army.¹ 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

^ Berg, Fred Anderson (1972). Encyclopedia of Continental Army Units. Stackpole Books, 125.

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