1756 Militia Roster, Culpeper County, Virginia
Culpeper County, March, 1756. The Virginia Regiment was formed in 1754 by Virginia’s Royal Governor Robert Dinwiddie, as a provincial corps. The regiment served in the French and Indian War, with members participating in actions at Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity in 1754, the Braddock expedition in 1755, and the Forbes expedition in 1758. Small detachments of the regiment were involved in numerous minor actions along Virginia’s extensive wilderness frontier. Officers Wm. Russell, Lieut. Col. William Brown, Capt. John Field, Lieut. Geo. Weatherall, Serj. Charles Yancey, Ensign John Strother, Capt. Francis Strother, Lieut. William Roberds, Ensign Stephen Rogers, Serj. John … Read more