THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE NATION ARCHIVES AND COPIED FROM THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR RECORDS:
GEORGE BELCHER SON OF ISHAM BELCHER:
1777 JANUARY 20:ENLISTED IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ON :
IN CAPTAIN JAMES FOSTER'S CALVARY COMPANY: FIFTEENTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT:
COMMANDED BY LIEUTENANT COL. JAME INNES: ENLISTED FOR 3 YEARS:
DATES:....................................LOCATION OF CAMP..............RANK......................ROLL CALL
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1777 AUG 1: .........................MORRISTOWN...........PRIVATE.............SICK
1777 OCT 14:.........................READING...........PRIVATE................SICK
1777 NOV 4:.................VALLEY FORGE.....PRIVATE...................IN HOSPITAL
1777 DEC 22:.....VALLEY FORGE.........................PRIVATE.........ON COMMAND
1778 FEB 3:IN CAPTAIN JAMES FOSTERS COMPANY OF THE 15TH REGIMENT OF FOOT:
COMMANDED BY MAJOR GUSTAVUS B WALLACE:
1778 APRIL 6:..........VALLEY FORGE.............PRIVATE................ON COMMAND
1778 MAY 1:............VALLEY FORGE.............PRIVATE....................SICK
1778 13 JULY: IN CAPTAIN JAMES GRAYS COMPANY, 15TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT OF FOOT:
COMMANDED BU LIEUTENANT COL JOHN CROPPER:
1778 SEPT 7: .............WHITE PLAINS...........PRIVATE.....................ABSENT
1778 SEPT IN CAPTAIN JAMES GRAYS COMPANY, 15TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT OF FOOT:
COMMANDED BY DANIEL MORGAN ESQ:
1778 OCT 28.................NEWARK...........PRIVATE....................ON GUARD:
1778 NOV 6:.................POMPTON..........PRIVATE....................ON COMMAND
1778 DEC 1:..........POMPTON................................PRIVATE.....ON COMMAND
1778 DEC IN CAPTAIN JAMES GRAYS CO IN THE 11TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT OF FOOT:
COMMANDED BY ABRAHAM BUFORD ESQ:
1779 JAN 13:.........MIDDLEBROOK.......................PRIVATE..........ON GUARD:
1779 FEB 3:..........MIDDLEBROOK...........PRIVATE......................ON GUARD:
1779 MAR 4:...................MIDDLEBROOK............PRIVATE............ON GUARD:
1779 APR 3:...............MIDDLEBROOK......PRIVATE......................ON GUARD:
1779 MAY 5................MIDDLEBROOK................PRIVATE............ON GUARD:
1779 JUNE 11: IN MAJOR STEPHENSON'S COMPANY OF THE 5TH AND 11TH VIRGINIA REGIMENT:
OF FOOT: COMMANDED BY COL. WILLIAM RUSSELL:
1779 JUN 11:............SMITHS COVE.........PRIVATE......................ON GUARD:
1779 JUL 1:.............SMITHS COVE.........PRIVATE......................ON GUARD:
1779 AUG 3.................RAMAPAUGH..............PRIVATE............ON GUARD:
1779 SEPT 6.............SMITHS COVE..........PRIVATE......................ON GUARD:
1779 OCT 1..............RAMAPAUGH............PRIVATE......................ON GUARD:
1779 OCT 8.......................MORRISTOWN.PRIVATE.......................ON GUARD:
1779 DEC 1 IN CAPTAIN JPHN STEEDS CO IN A DETACHMENT OF THE 2ND VIRGINIA BIRGADE
COMMANDED BY COL FEBIGER:
1779 DEC 9..............MORRISTOWN.......PRIVATE.....................ON GUARD
FEB 29 1780 EXPIRATION OF SERVICE: 2ND SERGEANT:
1780-1783 GEORGE WAS IN THE HENRY COUNTY MILITIA:
1781, JAN 17: WAS AT THE BATTLE OF COWPENS NORTH CAROLINA
GENERAL ORDER FOR MAJOR GEORGE WALLER
HENRY COUNTY VA:
YOU ARE FORTHWITH REQUIRED TO MARCH THE MILITIA UNDER YOUR COMMAND:
FROM THIS COUNTY TO HILLSBOROUGH NORTH CAROLINA OR TO ANY POST WHERE
GENERAL STEVENS MAY BE WITH HIS MEN UNDER HIS COMMAND. OBSERVING TO AVOID
A SURPRISE BY THE ENEMY, BY THE BEST ROUTE TO BE FOUND:
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THIS 11TH DAY OF MARCH 1781:
ABRAM PENN, COL.H.C.
GEORGE BELCHER, 2ND SERGEANT WAS LISTED AMONG THE MEN:
1781 MARCH 15: 2ND SERGEANT GEORGE BELCHER WAS IN THE HENRY COUNTY VIRGINIA:
MILITIA AND ORDERED TO THE ASSISTANCE OF GENERAL GREENE IN NORTH CAROLINA:
AT THE GUILFORD COURT HOUSE, :
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OTHER BELCHERS LISTED:
EDWARD BELCEHR SOLDIER IN THE CALVARY:
JOEL BELCHER SOLDIER IN THE INFANTRY:
ROBERT BELCHER SOLDIER IN THE INFANTRY:
THOMAS BELCHER SOLDIER IN THE INFANTRY:
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