Engagement at Chesconessex Creek, Virginia

From the Delmar Dust Pan Blog.

Captain John R. Joynes of the 2nd Regiment (men from Accomack County, Va. served mainly in the 2nd and 99th Regiments) had a camp of 32 men on Chesconessex Creek.  On June 25, 1814, British barges were spotted by a sentinel about 2:45 AM on a stormy Monday.

Some 450 British Royal Marines and 50 Negroes from the Colonial Marines rowed up the creek and disembarked.

Joynes' men, alerted, fired a volley with their muskets and 4-pdr. cannons.  The British fired back with their 18-pdrs.

By 6AM. the British Marines returned to their ships, which included the 83-gun HMS Albion, The Dragon, Endimyon and several tenders and barges.

A skirmish also took place here during the Civil War on November 24, 1861.

--Brock-Perry

Chesconessex Creek, Virginia

Tuesday, i wrote about an engagement at Chesconessex Creek in Virginia.  Follow up on it.

Chesconessex Creek is in Accomack County in Virginia's eastern peninsula.    It is to receive a marker in Virginia's War of 1812 Trail according to House Bill 1602.  It and other markers are  to be paid for by special license plates.

Other markers already erected for the War of 1812 Trail.

AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN 1812 in Northumberland County
BRITISH ATTACK ON KINSALE AND MUNDY POINT in Northumberland County
DOLLEY PAYNE TODD MADISON in orange County
BRITISH APPROACH ON HAMPTON
BRITISH SACK OF HAMPTON
1812 MILITARY LEGACY

--Brock-Perry

Timeline: Engagement at Chesconessex Creek, Va.

JUNE 24TH, 1814:  British Marines destroy a battery at Chissinsack (Chesconessex), Virgina.

Chesconessex Creek in in Occomack, County, on Virginia's eastern peninsula.

In 2011, the Virginia House had a bill to form the Virginia War of 1812 Heritage Trail to consist of highway markers for various events that took place in the state.  They plan to help pay for the signs with special War of 1812 license plates.

--Brock-Perry