Education & Safety

The First Virginia Regiment is incorporated as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit educational organization, and as such has a dual mission of educating the public at large in addition to re-enacting. To this end, members frequently appear before local schools, scout troops, and community and civic events to demonstrate what it was like to live and fight in George Washington's Army. The Regiment has appeared at programs for many foreign embassies and dignitaries, as well as the National Endowment for the Humanities and The National Archives. Several members are published authors in the fields of Colonial and Military History while others serve in the Washington D.C. Revolutionary War Roundtable, an educational forum and discussion group about the period. The Regiment was honored to have Senator John Warner give an introduction to our promotional video and in turn we presented him with the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, like that held by our first commander Patrick Henry.

The Regiment is also a leader in safety and education regarding historic weapons. Members of the unit have been called upon to make contributions to safety manuals and to help draw up regulations and legislation for such organizations as the National Park Service, Virginia State Parks, Maryland State Parks, and several re-enacting umbrella groups to which the unit belongs.