12TH VIRGINIA



DIVISION: THIRD

BRIGADE: 4TH VA

HISTORY: ORGANIZED FEBUARY 1777 FROM HAMPSHIRE, BERKELEY, BOTETOURT, DUNMORE, AND PRINCE EDWARD COUNTIES PLUS STATE TROOPS FROM BOTETOURT, AGUSTA, HAMPSHIRE, FREDERICK COUNTIES AND WEST AGUSTA DISTRICT. 

ENTERED VALLEY FORGE WITH 495 ASSIGNED AND 164 FIT FOR DUTY, LEFT VALLEY FORGE WITH 4TH VA. 

PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS WERE; NORTHERN NEW JERSEY, DEFENSE OF PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA-MONMOUTH.

Staff Officers
Colonel JAMES WOOD
Lt. Colonel JOHN NEVILLE
Major GEORGE SLAUGHTER
Company Officers
Captain ANDREW WAGGONER
Captain STEVEN ASHBY
Captain MICHAEL BOWYER
Captain THOMAS BOWYER
Captain BENJAMIN CASEY
Captain ROWLAND MADISON
Captain WILLIAM VAUSE
Captain ANDREW WALLACE
Staff Officers

CHAPLAIN

 
QUARTERMASTER ACHILLES FOSTER
ADJUTANT  HENRY BOWYER /WILLIAM KINCAID
PAYMASTER WILLIAM BAYLIS
SURGEON  SAMUEL CULBERTSON /STEPHEN RANNY
SURGEON MATE  HUGH MARTIN / PATRICK LAWRENCE
QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT  THOMAS LOWELL / BARNEY HAGANS
SERGEANT MAJOR WILLIAM PALMER / BARNEY HAGLE
DRUM MAJOR  PATRICK ST LAWRENCE
FIFE MAJOR  WILLIAM COVENTRY