Lipscomb Norvell

Who was Lipscomb Norvell?

Lipscomb Norvell was an American military officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War .

Norvell was the son of John Norvell and an unknown daughter of Moses Lipscomb of Hanover County, Virginia, and the great grandson of Captain Hugh Norvell, one of the original trustees of the city of Williamsburg, Virginia.

Norvell entered the Continental Army on August 7, 1777, as a cadet in Captain William Mosby's company of the 5th Virginia Regiment of Foot commanded by Colonel Josiah Parker. On January 15, 1778, he became regimental paymaster. He fought in the Revolutionary War Battles of Brandywine, Trenton, and Monmouth. He became a second Lieutenant in September, 1778 and a first Lieutenant in February, 1780, In 1780, he was in the City of Charleston with forces sent to defend the city in response to a British threat towards southern colonies. After the Siege of Charleston, the city fell, Norvell was taken prisoner of war and remained in British custody until the end of the war. From his service, he joined the Society of the Cincinnati.