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Preferred Citation

Accomack County (Va.) Military Drills Handbook, undated. Local Government Records Collection, Accomack County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

This item came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Accomack County.

Historical Information

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.

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.

Related Material

Additional Accomack County Military and Pension Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia web site. Consult A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Accomack County (Va.) Circuit Court

Subjects:

• Marching drills -- Virginia -- Accomack County
• Military education -- Virginia -- Accomack County

Geographical Names:

• Accomack County (Va.) -- History

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Accomack County
• Military records -- Virginia -- Accomack County

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