Our task was made simpler by eliminating any competitor who took more than ten minutes to complete the mile run and any who missed a target. That process winnowed the competitors to one hundred and twelve. The final dozen were determined by measuring the accuracy of their three shots on each target.

By 4:00 we had our roster of one hundred Riflemen. Captain Morgan told me to list them in alphabetical order on a single sheet of paper and make a single copy. Once I did so, he signed them both, then folded one sheet, and placed it in his pocket.

At this point, Rev. Thruston stepped up and said to all in the room, “Nathanael, when I give the word, Major McDonald will take the other copy, label it as ‘Captain Morgan’s Rifle Company,’ tack it to the board outside, and post a guard so no one removes it.”

Muster Roll of Captain Morgan’s Rifle Company

1. Adams, Mosby

2. Alford, John

3. Anderson, Daniel

4. Anderson, Paul

5. Anderson, Robert

6. Armstrong, Porter

7. Baker, Stuart

8. Ball, William

9. Bramingham, Curtis

10. Boykin, William G.

11. Brown, John

12. Brown, William

13. Bruin, Peter

14. Burns, John

15. Cackley, Benjamin

16. Chapman, Thomas

17. Churchill, Robert

18. Clay, John

19. Clay, Steven

20. Cochran, John

21. Colbert, Richard

22. Curtis, Adam

23. Dalton, Christopher

24. David, Martin

25. Davis, Daniel

26. Donaldson, John

27. Dooland, Patrick

28. Durst, Daniel

29. Eisenbach, Robert

30. Enders, Conrad

31. Feely, Timothy

32. Fickhis, William

33. Fitzpatrick, Solomon

34. Flood, William

35. George, Spencer

36. Gordon, Jeremiah

37. Greenway, George

38. Greenway, William

39. Griffith, David

40. Grim, Charles

41. Grubb, Benjamin

42. Harbinson, Matthew

43. Harbison, John

44. Hayes, Mark

45. Heiskill, Adam

46. Heth, William

47. Hoffman, Henry

48. Humphrey, William

49. Hunt, Oliver

50. Jacobs, Rowland

51. Katz, Martin

52. Kilgannon, Thomas

53. Killian, Patrick

54. Kurtz, Adam

55. Kurtz, Frederick

56. Lauck, Solomon

57. Leibendgut, Jacob

58. Leibendgut, James

59. Leibendgut, Joseph

60. McCord, Arthur

61. McGowan, Henry

62. McGuire, John

63. McGowan, Henry

64. McIntire, Benjamin

65. McIntosh, Walker

66. Mead, John

67. Merchant, George

68. Michaels, Timothy

69. Mitchell, Robert

70. Moore, John

71. Morris, Gerald

72. Newman, Nathanael

73. Norris, Cornelius

74. Porterfield, Charles

75. Rhodes, Armstrong

76. Riddle, Jeremiah

77. Roderick, Benjamin

78. Rogers, John

79. Rothroe, Benjamin

80. Rutledge, William

81. Sanders, George

82. Schultz, John

83. Secrest, Charles

84. Seedes, Edward

85. Simmons, Thomas

86. Smoot, John

87. Sperry, Jacob

88. Stephens, John

89. Stratton, Seth

90. Stuart, Michael

91. Sullivan, Brendan

92. Tait, Caperton

93. Tochterman, Peyton

94. Ware, Jacob

95. Wheeler, Jesse

96. White, Elijah

97. White, Robert

98. Williams, Thomas

99. Wilson, David

100. Wolfe, Peter

Then, to all in the room—including the ten “evaluators”—he said, “Thank you, Major McDonald, Rev. Thruston, and all of you who helped make this effort a success. I truly believe we have selected the best Riflemen in this region of Virginia to fight for our liberty in the coming war against the British Crown. I recognize many of those on this list from having served in combat with them.