Accomack County (Va.) Military Drills Handbook, undated

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
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Richmond, VA 23219
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Summary

Creator:
Accomack County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Accomack County (Va.) Military Drills Handbook, undated, consists of a manual intended to instruct soldiers how to march in formation, advance, retreat, and fire as a unit.

Biographical / historical:

Although this document contains no date, it was most likely written in the late eighteenth century. Based on close similarities, the handbook may have been copied from Baron von Steuben's "Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States" written between 1778 and 1779.

Accomack County was named for the Accomac Indians, who lived on the eastern Shore at the time of the first English settlement in Virginia. One of the original eight shires established in 1634, Accomac County (spelled without a k) became Northampton County in 1643. The present country was formed from Northampton about 1663. In 1940 the General Assembly adopted the county's present spelling.

Acquisition information:
This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Accomack County.
Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
0.1 cu. ft.