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Va Regiment, George Mercer's Company
Formed in 1755 and reformed in 1756 as part of Colonel George Washington's Virginia First Regiment garrisoned out of Fort Loudoun Winchester Virginia.
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Captain George Mercer Co of VA Regiment
Captain George Mercer Co of VA Regiment We bring you stories of men who were Daniel Boone on steroids, much more center stage than the...
JIM MOYER
Dec 9, 20182 min read
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October and November 1755 Terror
ATTACKS IN OCT AND NOV 1755 Attacks occur near near a depot of supplies in 1755. . A planned attack but never materialized was by...
JIM MOYER
Nov 4, 20182 min read
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Drummers?
. We've heard some re-enactor groups didn't think drummers were integral or that important. . Maybe because we have a drummer, we'd...
Jim Moyer
Oct 14, 20184 min read
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Which? Red Ensign or full Union Jack?
Which? Red Ensign or full Union Jack? Red Ensign Argument: From the link: http://www.motherbedford.com/Flags03.htm In 1707 the union...
JIM MOYER
Jul 18, 20162 min read
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Which Company? Which Regiment?
Which Company? Which Regiment? What Rank? Here's the timeline. At different times, both Captain George Mercer and Lt Col Adam Stephen...
Jim Moyer
May 17, 20166 min read
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Which Flag Flew?
WHICH FLAG FLEW? Again the Flag question. We revisit this issue. What flag flew at Fort Loudoun Winchester VA? We have no flag recovered...
Jim Moyer
May 15, 20164 min read
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Hugh Mercer related to George Mercer?
Hugh Mercer related to George Mercer? Often asked. Here's the scoop. Hugh Mercer was born in 1726 in Scotland. George Mercer was born in...
Jim Moyer
May 12, 20161 min read
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Vandalia - Governor George Mercer?
Vandalia - Governor George Mercer? Our emerging Captain Mercer Company, GW's aid de camp, has trained our sights on how big the whole...
jimmoyer1
May 10, 20161 min read
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Battle of the Great Cacapon
Battle of the Great Cacapon. 18 April 1756. Captain John Mercer, brother to our Captain, George Mercer, was slain and scalped in this...
Jim Moyer
Apr 17, 20161 min read
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Help!
Help! Play the Beatles' song. Washington Irving wasn't content with the Legend of Sleepy Hollow or Rip Van Winkle. Washington appealed...
Jim Moyer
Mar 31, 20162 min read
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More on the Uniform
About the UNIFORM Washington’s description of Uniform “Colonel Washington expressly orders, that no Officer do provide himself with any...
Jim Moyer
Mar 24, 20168 min read
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Mercer greets 148 Cherokee
148 Cherokee walked up that hill you see on the photo for this page. And they expected payment of a promise. You wanna walk all the way...
Jim Moyer
Mar 22, 20161 min read
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FALSE FLAG
FALSE FLAGS. What Flag flew at Fort Loudoun Winchester VA? What Flag did the Virginia Regiment use? When this question is asked, a search...
Jim Moyer
Mar 22, 20161 min read
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Uniform described by George Washington
Copied from link shown below: "Colonel Washington expressly orders, that no Officer do provide himself with any other kind of Clothes...
Jim Moyer
Mar 4, 20161 min read
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Union Jack Flag
On 12 April 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union between England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree. But The Union is...
Jim Moyer
Mar 4, 20161 min read
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