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Virginia Soldiers 1754-1763

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In the show we name several soldier names, their occupation, their age, height, and more all from the 18th century. The Virginia Regiment records are fascinating to research and we encourage you to use the resources below to enhance your journey to the past. Thank you so much for your support over the past 4 years with the podcast. Please visit Piedmont Trails for more information about the Virginia Soldiers who served between 1754 and 1763.


  • Lawson, Cecil C. P.: A History of the Uniforms of the British Army, Vol. III, London: Kaye & Ward
  • Abbot, W. W., editor. The Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series 2-6. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983-1988
  • McBride, Stephen and Kim McBride "Fort Pearsall." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 09 February 2023
  • The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography "Thomas Barton and the Forbes Expedition"
  • The Writings of George Washington collected and edited by Worthington Chauncey Ford Vol. I.1748-1757 New York & London G. P. Putnam's Sons The Knickerbocker Press 1889
  • Sheppard, Ruth: Empires collide – The French and Indian War 1754-63, Osprey Publishing, 2006
  • Ferling, John. “Soldiers for Virginia: Who Served in the French and Indian War” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 94, no. 3 (1986): 307–28.
  • https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/french-indian-war/washington-and-the-french-indian-war/
  • Koontz, Louis K, The Virginia Frontier 1754-1763 published by Heritage Books 2009
  • Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt, Virginia's Colonial Soldiers published by Genealogical Publishing Company Baltimore, Maryland 1988
  • Library of Virginia Database of Dead from French and Indian War
  • Various petitions from county court records of Virginia
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