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As the United States celebrates another\u00a0Independence Day we take a look at the Wisharts who fought in the conflict from both sides. Of the Continental Army we have the following men:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
RANK<\/strong><\/td>\nNAME<\/strong><\/td>\nREGIMENT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private<\/td>\nEdward Wishart<\/td>\n8th Battalion, Cumberland County Militia, PA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private<\/td>\nJames Wishart<\/td>\n4th Virginia Brigade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private<\/td>\nJohn Wishart<\/td>\n2nd Virginia Brigade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant<\/td>\nThomas Wishart<\/td>\n15th Virginia Regiment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private<\/td>\nWilliam Wiseheart<\/td>\n8th North Carolina Regiment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ensign<\/td>\nWilliam Wishart<\/td>\nCapt. William Guthries Coy, Westmoreland County Militia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colonel<\/td>\nWilliam Wishart<\/td>\nPrincess Anne County Militia, Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Uncovering Wisharts who served with the British regiments is a little trickier, and to date we have:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
RANK<\/strong><\/td>\nNAME<\/strong><\/td>\nREGIMENT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Private<\/td>\nDavid Wishart<\/td>\n34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

We also have two loyalist Wishart\u00a0brothers named Alexander and William\u00a0who had arrived in Miramichi, New Brunswick around 1775.\u00a0The Wishart’s,\u00a0as well as others, were plundered by American privateers who were raiding all along the coasts.\u00a0In 1779 Alexander & William\u00a0left for the Great Lakes on HMS “Viper\u201d under the command of Captain Chambers and were promoted to lieutenants. They fought the Americans around this area\u00a0under the command of\u00a0General Haldimand. Both Wisharts are assumed to have originated in Scotland though as yet we have been unable to determine exactly where.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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