Among the negroes serving in the 5th Virginia was James Due. Due was a soldier under the command of Captain John Hawkins of Maryland. James Due was captured at Elizabethtown, NJ and served eleven months as a prisoner of war. He obtained a pension in 1821.[1]
virginia, regiment, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013, learn, w. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The 5th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28 1775 at Richmond Virginia for service with the U S Continental Army The regiment saw action at the Battle of Trenton Battle of Princeton Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston The regiment was joined to the 3rd Virginia Regiment on May 12 1779 General William Russell and Col Josiah Parker were two of its commanders 5th Virginia RegimentActive1775 1779TypeInfantryPart ofVirginia LineEngagementsBattle of Trenton Battle of Princeton Battle of Brandywine Battle of Germantown Battle of Monmouth Among the negroes serving in the 5th Virginia was James Due Due was a soldier under the command of Captain John Hawkins of Maryland James Due was captured at Elizabethtown NJ and served eleven months as a prisoner of war He obtained a pension in 1821 1 Contents 1 List of commanders 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList of commanders editColonel William Peach from 13 February 1776 7 May 1776 Colonel Charles Scott from 7 May 1776 1 April 1777 Colonel Josiah Parker from 1 April 1777 12 July 1778 Colonel William Russell from 14 September 1778 12 May 1779See also edit3rd Virginia RegimentReferences edit Caldwell Evans freeafricanamericans com External links editBibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History nbsp This United States military history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 5th Virginia Regiment amp oldid 1019489974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
