"The World Turned Upside Down - 8th Virginia Cont. Regiment" Topic
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| carojon | 22 Aug 2026 1:17 a.m. PST |
The 8th Virginia Regiment was authorized in December 1775 and organized between February and April 1776 at Suffolk Court House, Virginia, as one of eight rifle-equipped provincial regiments raised by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
In 1777, it joined George Washington's main army, serving in the 4th Virginia Brigade under Charles Scott, and fighting in major engagements including Brandywine and Germantown in 1777 and at Monmouth in June 1778 before reassignment to the 3rd Virginia Brigade.
If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's. link JJ |
14Bore  | 22 Aug 2026 2:00 a.m. PST |
Another fantastic Regiment and history Peter Mulenburg's house is very close to me. Recently was refurbished and open for tours often. |
| carojon | 22 Aug 2026 3:10 a.m. PST |
Hi and thank you.
It's fun having and being aware of historically important places in our home area, with lots of folks not into the stuff that ‘float's our boats', completely unaware of their significance until it's pointed out to them. John Graves Simcoe of the Queen's Rangers and the first Gov General of Canada was an Exeter man and had his former residence is close to my home town, overlooking the sea at Budleigh Salterton, and I did a post about it a few years ago, link below. link Cheers
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| cavcrazy | 22 Aug 2026 5:11 a.m. PST |
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| carojon | 23 Aug 2026 1:28 a.m. PST |
Hi and thank you, much appreciated. Cheers
JJ |
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