Virginia's Ranger Companies

The Military Hierarchy:

County Lieutenants

were required to raise militia. Each county had a County Lieutenant. "In 1634 . . . lieutenants were added to the monthly court structure especially “to take care of the warr against Indians.”"

The Militia

were the lowest in the military hierarchy. No uniforms. No pay. No Supplies.

The Virginia Regiment

was uniformed, paid, and supplied by the House of Burgesses.

The Rangers

were not uniformed nor supplied unless in real need, but they did get paid by the House of Burgesses.

Colonel George Washington who was designated commander of all these military forces, not just the Virginia Regiment. And all had short enlistment times, except for the officers of the Virginia Regiment.

The Gentlemen's Association.

One more quasi militia group developed. They called themselves the the Gentleman's Association. Founders Online notes : "Apparently the Association of Gentlemen chose not to traverse Virginia’s frontier to select the sites for forts as Dinwiddie had indicated they would. See Dinwiddie to GW, 3 May, n.6, 8 May, and GW to Adam Stephen, 18 May 1756. See also GW to Dinwiddie, 25 June 1756. -- Source: Footnote 3 in this link: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-03-02-0200

Rutherford's Rangers

Nov 2021 blogs

https://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/fortloudounva/single-post/rutherford-s-rangers

Rutherford's Rangers and the Big T Route

https://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/fortloudounva/single-post/rutherford-s-rangers-and-the-big-t-route

More Rangers, More Indians, More Needs

https://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/fortloudounva/single-post/more-rangers-more-indians-more-needs

Which Cocks, Cocke, Cox?

Cocks was the 1st Ranger Fort on the Patterson Creek

https://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/fortloudounva/single-post/which-cocks-cocke-cox

Fort Ashby - the 2nd Ranger Fort on the Patterson Creek

https://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/fortloudounva/single-post/fort-ashby-speaker

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