Brandywine Soldiers » 2nd Virginia Regiment http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com Compiling a list of soldiers who fought at the Battle of Brandywine Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:53:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Foddrell, Charles http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/battles/brandywine/foddrell-charles http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/battles/brandywine/foddrell-charles#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:18:41 +0000 admin http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/?p=128 Enlisted Leesburg VA. Served under Washington 3 years. My ancestor was with the 2nd Va Line. Enlisted at Leesburg 1776. Was discharged at Richmond in 1779. Was with Washington at Brandywine and Monmouth NJ. I don’t know what other battles he was in. Left the Army and moved into Patrick Co. He is buried somewhere there. Information came from soldiers retirement records in National Archives. Served in Capt. Cabels regiment.

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Recorded under Rev Soldiers pensions in National Archives.

SUBMITTER INFO:
Marion E. Foddrill
mfoddrill@4state.com
Relationship: gr.gr.gr.grandfather

]]> http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/battles/brandywine/foddrell-charles/feed 1 Emery, George http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/battles/brandywine/emery-george http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/battles/brandywine/emery-george#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:08:41 +0000 admin http://www.brandywinesoldiers.com/?p=122 George Emery or Emrey was my gggggrandfather and according to family history was at the Battle of Brandywine, stationed, at his own request, as a private at Chad’s Ford on Brandywine. He joined the 2nd Virginia regiment of Continentals as Quartermaster in March or April of 1777. Was in the battle of Germantown. Wintered at Valley Forge and was in the Carolinas and Georgia. Still needs some research.

SUBMITTER INFO:
Kathryn Howard
rchoward@scj.com

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