▁He ▁was ▁enjo ined ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁Stu arts , ▁Camer on , ▁and ▁G ist ▁as ▁enemies . ▁When ▁the ▁column ▁reached ▁the ▁French ▁Broad ▁River , ▁G ist ▁came ▁into ▁the ▁Virgin ian ▁camp ▁under ▁a ▁flag ▁of ▁tr uce . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁Christian ▁reported ▁to ▁Governor ▁Patrick ▁Henry ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁troops ▁re called ▁G ist ' s ▁explo its ▁on ▁the ▁front ier ▁in ▁a ▁good ▁light , ▁while ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁soldiers ▁wanted ▁to ▁l yn ch ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁British ▁sp y . ▁Christian ▁thought ▁G ist ▁was ▁rem or se ful ▁for ▁becoming ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁agents , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁entirely ▁trust ▁him . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁kept ▁him ▁from ▁harm ▁and ▁G ist ▁later ▁reg ained ▁his ▁popular ity . ▁G ist ▁maintained ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁impossible ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁escape ▁so ▁he ▁appeared ▁to ▁go ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁enemy ▁purpose , ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁Governor ▁Henry ▁and ▁the ▁Virginia ▁council ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁Washington ▁appointed ▁G ist ▁colon el ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁G ist ' s ▁Add itional ▁Cont inental ▁Regiment ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁light ▁inf antry ▁unit . ▁Four ▁companies ▁of ▁southern ▁front ier ▁r angers ▁would ▁be ▁en rolled . ▁In ▁addition , ▁G ist ▁was ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁ 5 0 0 ▁n atives ▁from ▁the ▁Ch ero kee