Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War

McAllister, J.T.

This book includes a listing of Virginia militia units and the actions in which they were engaged, abstracts of the pension applications of several hundred militia pensioners, lists of militia officers appointed by the various counties and a list of 1835 pensioners with militia service.

n 1776 a large number of Virginians were in the field against Dunmore. Some went to the relief of North Carolina and others were in the Cherokee Expedition in the West. In 1778 Virginia had a number of militia in the Operations in the West and for defense along the frontiers.  In 1779, Virginia was authorized to send militia to South Carolina.

337 pages; Westminster, Maryland:  Heritage Books, 2006. index.