US Continential Army Brigadier General. At the start of the Revolutionary War, he was a Virginia colonist when he enlisted as a Private in the Virginia Militia. He rose through the ranks to Colonel of the 5th Virginia Regiment and fought at the Battle of Point Pleasant. He commanded a substantial part of the American forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain and was brevetted Brigadier General for his service. After the war, he produced salt in Saltville and served in the Virginia State Senate. Russell County, Virginia is named after him.
US Continential Army Brigadier General. At the start of the Revolutionary War, he was a Virginia colonist when he enlisted as a Private in the Virginia Militia. He rose through the ranks to Colonel of the 5th Virginia Regiment and fought at the Battle of Point Pleasant. He commanded a substantial part of the American forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain and was brevetted Brigadier General for his service. After the war, he produced salt in Saltville and served in the Virginia State Senate. Russell County, Virginia is named after him.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Family Members
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Henry Elijah Russell
1756–1773
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William Russell
1758–1825
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John Rupple Russell
1758–1838
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Mary Henley Russell Bowen
1760–1827
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Robert Spotswood Russell
1762–1842
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Samuel Russell
1763–1835
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Chloe Russell Saunders
1766–1850
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John Coates Russell
1769–1822
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Henley Russell
1774–1839
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Eliza Henry Russell Smith
1785–1804
Flowers
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