The 2nd Virginia Regiment (1775-1778)
Online
"'It Is Incredible How Much They Dread a Rifle': Col. William Woodford's James River Crossing" (Patrick H. Hannum, JAR)
“Eleven Patriot Company Commanders at Great Bridge, December 9, 1775" (Patrick H. Hannum, JAR)
Original Sources
Capt. Marquis Calmes Pension Application (Southern Campaigns Pension & Rosters)
Lt. George Jump Bounty Land Application (Southern Campaigns Pensions & Rosters)
William Woodford (1734-1780) of Caroline County was the original colonel of the 2nd Virginia. Promoted to general, he died as a prisoner. (George Engleheart, ca. 1788)
Marquis Calmes of Frederick County began as a lieutenant in Capt. Morgan Alexander’s rifle company. He was promoted to captain, left the army in 1779, and founded Versailles, Ky. He was a militia brigadier general in the War of 1812, serving under William Henry Harrison. (Jacob Frymire)
Art: "William Flora" by Jeremy Horne;
"Colonel Woodford" by George Engleheart, ca. 1788, Metropolitan Museum of Art;
"Marquis Calmes" by Jacob Frymire, 1806, Chicago History Museum