John, I found your comments about Light Horse Harry Lee and the militia very interesting. It fits very well with what happened at Guilford Court House in Mar 1781. My 4 x great-grandfather, John "the Powder Maker" Rogers b. 1757, and four of his brothers were with the Montgomery Co, VA militia when LHH Lee abandoned them on the battlefield. Here is a description that I have put together from various sources: At Guilford, the Montgomery County militia found themselves again pitted against German Hessians who were part of the British force under Lord Cornwallis. The frontiersmen fought well and inflicted casualties twice their number on the German mercenaries. Lee and his cavalry who were fighting next to Colonel Campbell’s militia suddenly and without informing Campbell withdrew leaving Campbell’s force exposed. At this point, British cavalry charged the frontiersmen and cut down some of the men. Lee’s cavalry was not to be seen. "Campbell and his men felt deeply aggrieved – feeling that Lee had abandoned them without notice, and left them to maintain the unequal contest unprotected by cavalry, when the British dragoons charged them". That is a quote from a book about General Greene and is probably a great understatement. I suspect the frontiersmen wanted Lee’s scalp. Campbell was so mad that the next day he spoke openly of Lee’s shameful actions and told General Greene, if that’s how these brave men were to be treated, he could take this job and ……………well you know the rest. Despite General Greene’s compliments about Colonel Campbell’s brave men and their performance at the battle, Campbell resigned and left immediately with his force of frontier militia. By June 1781, the Virginia General Assembly called Campbell to service again and promoted him to Brigadier General of the militia to serve under Marquis De La Fayette who was commanding the entire Virginia forces. Jerry Rogers To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html