Manquin in King William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Robert Mush

(ca. 1758 - 1837)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 19, 2024

1. Robert Mush Marker

Inscription. Robert Mush (or Mursh), a Pamunkey Indian, was a Revolutionary War soldier. After attending the Brafferton Indian School at the College of William and Mary, he enlisted as a private in the 15th Virginia Regiment in 1776. He fought in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown in Pennsylvania in 1777 and was taken prisoner of war in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1780. Exchanged after about 14 months, he marched to Georgia with a Virginia battalion and served in the Southern Campaign until the end of the war. Mush later served as a member of the Pamunkey Tribal Government and became a Baptist minister. He eventually moved to South Carolina. where his family settled among the Catawba Indians.

Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number OC-47.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 37° 42.706′ N, 77° 9.019′ W. Marker is in Manquin, Virginia, in King William County. It is on Richmond Tappahannock Highway (U.S. 360) 0.2 miles east of Mount Pleasant Road (Virginia Route 618), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1584 US-360, Manquin VA 23106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pamunkey Indians In The Civil War (here, next to this marker); Headquarters of Opechancanough (a few steps from this marker); "Prestley Barn" (approx. 2.2 miles away); "Old Virginia Barn" (approx. 2.2 miles away); Sharon Indian School (approx. 2½ miles away); Rumford Academy (approx. 2½ miles away); Cornwallis's Route (approx. 3 miles away); Montville (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manquin.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Henry's Call to Arms (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 19, 2024

2. Robert Mush Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,216 times since then and 66 times this year. Last updated on April 10, 2025, by Lawrence Merle Nelson of Springfield, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.