Virginia in the Revolutionary War

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Virginia Military Units
Most units were numbered, however, many especially in the ... were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and other units

The information in the lists of Virginia Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. That web site also can be searched by the name of a soldier but also see A Guide to Virginia Military Organizations 1861-1865 at and Confederate Regimental Histories with links to other sites.


 * 1st Virginia Regiment
 * 2nd Virginia Regiment
 * 3rd Virginia Regiment
 * 4th Virginia Regiment
 * 5th Virginia Regiment
 * 6th Virginia Regiment
 * 7th Virginia Regiment
 * 8th Virginia Regiment
 * 9th Virginia Regiment
 * 10th Virginia Regiment
 * 11th Virginia Regiment
 * 12th Virginia Regiment
 * 13th Virginia Regiment
 * 14th Virginia Regiment
 * 15th Virginia Regiment

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Virginia Districts
Virginia was divided into 16 military districts during the Revolutionary War. Each district encompassed mulitple counties.


 * 1) Amelia District
 * 2) Buckingham District
 * 3) Caroline District
 * 4) Frederick District
 * 5) Hanover District
 * 6) Prince George District
 * 7) Prince William County District
 * 8) Southampton District
 * 9) Westmoreland District

Service Records
The Family History Library and the National Archives have the:

Regimental Rosters
Regimental rosters with biographical information of Virginia soldiers are published in:

Guides to Military Units
For guidebooks to Virginia's military units for the Revolutionary War, the following sources are helpful: