15th Virginia Regiment

15th Virginia Regiment
Active	1776-1780
Allegiance	Continental Congress of the United States
Type	Infantry
Size	728 soldiers
Part of	Virginia Line
Engagements	Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth, Siege of Charleston
Commanders
Notable commanders	Captain William Grimes

Philadelphia campaign 1777–1778
Bound Brook Short Hills Staten Island Cooch's Bridge Brandywine Clouds Paoli Germantown Red Bank Fort Mifflin Gloucester White Marsh Matson's Ford Valley Forge Conway Cabal Quinton's Bridge Crooked Billet Barren Hill Carlisle Peace Commission Monmouth

Southern theater Participation, 1780
Charleston

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The 15th Virginia Regiment was authorized by the Virginia General Assembly in October of 1776. It was raised in November and December of 1776 in eastern, Virginia, for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at 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 November 15, 1783.

References

Wright, Jr., Robert K. (1983). The Continental Army. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. pp. 289–290. CMH Publication 60-4-1.

The Virginia Line and Militia in the American Revolutionary War
Virginia Regular Units	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
Continental Army Units	1st Continental Light Dragoons 1st Continental Artillery Regiment Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment Gist's Additional Continental Regiment Grayson's Additional Continental Regiment Thruston's Additional Continental Regiment Sherburne's Additional Continental Regiment
Militia	Culpeper Minutemen Ethiopian Regiment Fluvanna County militia 1st Virginia State Regiment 2nd Virginia State Regiment

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