The 6th Virginia Regiment was raised on December 28, 1775, at Williamsburg,

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, for service with the

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. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. The regiment was merged into the 2nd Virginia Regiment on May 12, 1779.

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Bibliography of the Continental Army in Virginia
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