List of officers and soldiers of the Virginia Line for whom it appears warrants have issued from that state for services rendered in the Revolutionary War; on continental establishment, and now presented at the War Department, n.d.

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List of officers and soldiers of the Virginia Line for whom it appears warrants have issued from that state for services rendered in the Revolutionary War; on continental establishment, and now presented at the War Department, n.d.

Theses records contain a list divided into sixteen columns of which only the first three contain entries. The number of the warrant, the nameof the person to whom it was issued, and his rank are recorded. However, the columns noting the regiment or corps in which he served, the date he entered service, the term of his service, and the date he resigned or was discharged for the first, second, and third enlistments, or "engagements," are blank.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6788988

Library of Virginia

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