John Settle, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

John Settle

John Settle teaches U.S. History at Nandua Middle School in Accomack County, VA. He received his B.A. in History at Bridgewater College at Bridgewater, VA. Mr. Settle was a military interpreter at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation from 2019 to 2022. Mr. Settle has written for the Fluvanna County Historical Society and has worked with that organization in other research projects. The research of Mr. Settle is focused on the military experience of the regular troops and the militia of Virginia during the American Revolution and the campaigns they were involved in.

Battles, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) April 18, 2023 April 18, 2023

Colonel Abraham Buford’s Virginia Battalion, 1780-1781

Col. Abraham Buford is most famous for his defeat at Waxhaws, South Carolina, on May 29, 1780. His defiant message to Lt. Col. Banastre…

Battles, Prisoners of War, The War Years (1775-1783) January 19, 2023 January 19, 2023

The Eastern Shore Battalion: The Story of the 9th Virginia Regiment

In July 1775, the Third Virginia Convention passed an ordinance to create two regiments of regulars and fifteen battalion for minute service. The counties…