For Virginia and for independence : twenty-eight Revolutionary War soldiers from the Old Dominion /
Ward, Harry M.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland,
c2011.
"These portraits of 28 Virginia Revolutionary soldiers expand the historical record of those who have earned the appellation of hero. Whether as infantryman, cavalryman, marine, militiaman, spy, frontier fighter or staffer, all performed with distinction that contributed to victory"--Provided by publisher.
"These portraits of 28 Virginia Revolutionary soldiers expand the historical record of those who have earned the appellation of hero. Whether as infantryman, cavalryman, marine, militiaman, spy, frontier fighter or staffer, all performed with distinction that contributed to victory"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Virtute et Armis -- Marines -- Alexander "Sawny" Dick -- Coast Guard -- John "Jack" Cropper -- Continental Infantry -- Richard Clough Anderson -- John Chilton -- Peter Francisco -- Nathaniel Gist -- William Grayson -- William Heth -- Josiah Parker -- Richard Parker -- Charles "Charley" Porterfield -- Thomas Posey -- Gustavus "Gusty" Brown Wallace -- Continental Cavalry -- George Baylor -- Theodorick Bland, Jr. -- William Washington -- Continental Artillery -- Charles Harrison -- Militia -- James Innes -- Robert Lawson -- Edward Stevens -- John "Jack" Jouett -- State Legion -- Charles Dabney -- Anna Maria Lane -- Overmountain Men -- William Campbell -- William Crawford -- Spies -- James Armistead Lafayette -- Quartermaster -- Edward Carrington -- Commissioner of War -- William Davies -- Appendix.
Soldiers
Heroes