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Return of the Virginia Regiment, 1 December 1757
Return of the Virginia Regiment
A Return of the 8 Compys of the Virga Regimt on the Frontiers of that Colony Decemr 1st 1757
Officers Present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Commissiond | Staff | non Commd | Effective Rank and File | Wanting to Compleat | ||||||||||||||||
Companies | Colo. | Major | Captains | Lieutenants | Ens. | Adjutants | Qtr Mastr | Surgeon | Mate | Serjts | Drumrs | Fit for Duty | Sick | on Commd | on furlough | Recruiting | Total | Serjeants | Drums | Rank & File |
Colo. Washingtons | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 79 | 21 | ||||||
Major Lewis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 94 | 6 | |||||||||
Captn Waggenner | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 75 | 25 | ||||||||
Captn Stewart | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 1 | 26 | |||||||||
Capt. McNeill | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 74 | 26 | |||||||||
Capt. Joshua Lewis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 77 | 23 | |||||||||
Capt. Woodward | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 74 | 26 | |||||||||||
Capt. McKenzie | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 48 | 80 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
Draughts not Compad | 26 | 10 | 10 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 424 | 45 | 198 | 6 | 673 | 2 | 173 |
A State of the Strength of Each Company & where Station’d | ||
Colo. Washingtons Capt. Stewarts & the Draughts |
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At Fort Loudoun[,] Detacht 1 Serjt & 15 rank & file to Capt. Lewis Stephens, To Edward’s Fort 9 Rank & File[,] to Baldwins Fort 9 Rank & File |
Major Lewis at Dickinsons Fort or Fort Yong Detach’t 1 Serjt & 11 Rank & file To Fort Dinwiddie | ||
Capt. Jno. McNiell[,] Do, Ens. Stark with 1 Serjt & 19 Rank & file at Cloyds Fort & 5 Rank & file at Fort Dinwiddie | ||
Capt. Woodward at Fort Littleton, or Fort Vause | ||
Capt. Waggenner at the Town Fort, Lieut. Steenburgen with 1 Serjt & 19 Rank & file at Powers Mill, 1 Serjt & 9 Rank & file at Harness Fort, & 9 Rank & file at Fort Hollond | ||
Capt. Josha Lewis at Pattersons Fort Lt Baker 1 Serjt & 15 Rank & file at Mendenhalls Fort, 6 Rank & file at Bells Fort 5 rank & file at Evans’s Fort 5 Rank & file at Smalls fort & 5 rank & file at Catons | ||
Capt. McKenzie at Pearsalls Fort Lt King 1 Serjt & 3 Rank & file at Fort Pleasant |
D, CSmH; DLC:GW. The return at DLC contains additional information.