• Source: 12th Virginia Regiment

      • The 12th Virginia Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776, at Williamsburg, Virginia, for service with the (U.S.) Continental Army. The regiment saw action in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. Most of the regiment was captured at Charlestown, South Carolina, on May 12, 1780, by the British and the regiment was formally disbanded on January 1, 1783.
      From at least October 1777 until June 1778, the 12th Virginia Regiment was under the command of Colonel James Wood and contained companies under the command of the following captains:
      October 1777 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders
      Captain Andrew Waggoner
      Captain Steven Ashby
      Captain Michael Bowyer
      Captain Thomas Bowyer
      Captain Rowland Madison
      Captain William Vause
      Captain Andrew Wallace
      Captain Samuel Lapsley
      Captain Joseph Mitchel
      Captain Johnathan Langdon
      November 1777 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders
      Captain Andrew Waggoner
      Captain Steven Ashby
      Captain Michael Bowyer
      Captain Thomas Bowyer
      Captain Rowland Madison
      Captain William Vause
      Captain Andrew Wallace
      Captain Samuel Lapsley
      Captain Joseph Mitchel
      Captain Johnathan Langdon
      December 1777 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders
      Captain Andrew Waggoner
      Captain Steven Ashby
      Captain Michael Bowyer
      Captain Thomas Bowyer
      Captain Benjamin Casey
      Captain Rowland Madison
      Captain William Vause
      Captain Andrew Wallace
      Captain Samuel Lapsley
      January 1778 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders
      Captain Andrew Waggoner
      Captain Steven Ashby
      Captain Michael Bowyer
      Captain Thomas Bowyer
      Captain Benjamin Casey
      Captain Rowland Madison
      Captain William Vause
      Captain Andrew Wallace
      Captain Samuel Lapsley
      February 1778 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders
      Captain Andrew Waggoner
      Captain Steven Ashby
      Captain Michael Bowyer
      Captain Thomas Bowyer
      Captain Benjamin Casey
      Captain Rowland Madison
      Captain William Vause
      Captain Andrew Wallace
      Captain Samuel Lapsley
      March 1778 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders
      Captain Andrew Waggoner
      Captain Steven Ashby
      Captain Michael Bowyer
      Captain Thomas Bowyer
      Captain Benjamin Casey
      Captain Rowland Madison
      Captain William Vause
      Captain Andrew Wallace
      Captain Samuel Lapsley
      April 1778 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders
      Captain Andrew Waggoner
      Captain Steven Ashby
      Captain Michael Bowyer
      Captain Thomas Bowyer
      Captain Benjamin Casey
      Captain Rowland Madison
      Captain William Vause
      Captain Andrew Wallace
      Captain Samuel Lapsley
      May 1778 12th Virginia Regiment Company Commanders
      Captain Andrew Waggoner
      Captain Steven Ashby
      Captain Michael Bowyer
      Captain Thomas Bowyer
      Captain Benjamin Casey
      Captain Rowland Madison
      Captain William Vause
      Captain Andrew Wallace
      Captain Samuel Lapsley


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      Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History

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