The 5th Virginia Regiment (1776-1778)
"Just Peachey: The Early Service of the 5th Virginia Regiment" (Gabriel Neville, RV) - William Peachey was made colonel of the 5th Virginia Regiment after distinguished French & Indian War service. Then he abruptly resigned.
"Capt. Henry Fauntleroy: A Death by Cannonball" (Gabriel Neville, RV) - Capt. Harry Fauntleroy returned to Valley Forge from winter furlough carrying a pair of ornate pistols for General Washington. Three months later, he was dead.
“Pillar of Liberty's Temple: The Life and Times of Col. Thomas Gaskins" (chapters 4-7) (Richard Bush)
The Orderly Book of the Company of Capt. George Stubblefield (original source)
Richard Clough Anderson, depicted in 1805 by artist Nathan Wheeler, had risen to major of the 5th Virginia when the Virginia Continental Line was consolidated in September 1778. (National Portrait Gallery)
Capt. Henry Fauntleroy was killed by a cannonball at Monmouth.
Burgess Ball, shown here in a 1795 miniature portrait, recruited the first company of the 5th Virginia in 1776.
