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this project. County Pensioners 1835, contributed by M. Adam - Capt. Originally raised as an independent company. McLennan, Pennsylvania John Deal's Co., Columbia-Berks-Philadelphia County, contributed Chester County, West Nottingham CompanyRoster, contributed by Kathryn Payne The eight captains were Moses Carson, Wendel Curry, David Kilgore, Andrew Mann, Samuel Miller, Eliezer Myers, James Piggott, and Van Swearingen. Transcriptions pertaining Jacob was a patriot of the American Revolution having served in the Pennsylvania Militia, of York Co., 3rd Battalion Capt. Gregory, A frontier defense battalion was authorized by the Continental Congress on 11 July 1776 as part of the Continental Army in the Northern Department. James - Capt. Higgins was not able to recruit a full complement of men. The members portray the unit as it appeared in the Spring of 1779. George - Capt. Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List, H-M, contributed by Betty Lynne Bernhardt contributed by Nancy Poquette John Philips Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Ramsey, William - Capt. Barnitz, Jacob (widow's pension) - Captain Stokes Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Before the war, Knox was one of the first longhunters to explore Kentucky and was a captain in Morgan's Rifles at Saratoga. The plan miscarried when Captain Johann von Ewald's jger company was pinned down under "murderous fire" and Donop's troops were committed before the enveloping columns could get behind the Americans. Within a short time, one-third of the regiment was on the sick list and 50 men died, including both senior officers, Mackay and Wilson. Phillip M. - 2nd Virginia Regt., PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, contributed Thomas Coppenhefer's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Tom Caulley modern editorial content, are copyright The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. Revolutionary In January 1779, Captain John Clark and 15 soldiers of the 8th had just left Fort Laurens to travel to Fort McIntosh when they were ambushed by 17 Mingo Indians led by American Loyalist Simon Girty. It was built ca. Hamilton, Daniel - Capt. The fort held out against an Indian siege until relieved in March 1779, but McIntosh's plans for a continued advance to Fort Detroit were frustrated. contributed Jane Peppler Links: FOTW homepage | contributed by Sandra Ferguson The unit was reassigned from the Middle Department to the main army on 14 July. Uniforming of the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 8th Connecticut Regiment Disbanded Dec 1776 19th Continental Regiment Commanded by Col. Charles Webb ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 7th Connecticut Regiment Disbanded Feb 1777 20th Continental Regiment Commanded by Col.s Benedict Arnold and John Durkee Given under my Hand at Head Qrs Bucks County this 18 day of August 1777. Pete Loeser, 12 November 2008. Corps of Pennsylvania Loyalists, contributed by R. Wallace Hale Neal. Deasy's Co., (VA), Higgins was promoted from Abel Westfall's company to lead the new unit. - Capt. Capt. Dougherty After a struggle, they overran Colonel Thomas Proctor's artillery redoubt and assailed Wayne's two brigades. Henry Knox admitted losing six killed and 20 to 30 captured, while the British claimed to have taken 80 prisoners. Adjutant of the Regiment. by Joy Fisher Associations were groups of local troops that assembled voluntarily. William - Capt Wm Hepburn's Co., PA, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed (U.S. Capitol), Brigadier generals commanded brigades (multiple regiments). All rights reserved. Burns Walter Alexander's Co., etc., BLAIR COUNTY, contributed by Alan Schroeder Peter Rick's Co., PA Militia, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, contributed Pennsyl. (WFCHS). O'Kern Weisel, Jacob - Capt. David - 5th PA Regt., CUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed by Helen NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed by Diana Lehman Wm. Bowen's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette This is still written into the National Defense acts of today. A theoretically full regiment added up to 743 men. Greene A return of the 8th Pennsylvania in [5] In this action the 8th formed the main part of a 500-man outpost under the command of Major General Benjamin Lincoln, together with militia and an artillery detachment from the Proctor's Pennsylvania State Artillery Regiment. Quiggles [or Quickel] Co., contributed by Nancy Poquette Capt. Aaron Austin's Co., 3rd Regt., NY, contributed by Don Margaret's app.) Stinson's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Wertz, contributed by Mary Lou Wardlaw Morgan's corps fought at the Battles of Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights during the successful Saratoga campaign. ROSTERS. Transferred to the main army in November 1776, the unit was renamed the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment on 1 January 1777. The regiment was led by three field officers: a colonel, a lieutenant colonel, and a major. McGee Rose, William Davidson, Private of Capt: Durkees Company, Wyoming Rangers, for Desertionto receive 50 lashes. Deploying on the east side of the Germantown Road, Wayne's men turned the right flank of the British 2nd Light Infantry Battalion. McGee, 5.Robert Durkee (d. 1778) was captain of one of the two independent companies that were raised for the defense of the Wyoming Valley in August 1776 and which marched to reinforce GWs army in December 1776 (see JCC description begins Worthington Chauncey Ford et al., eds. Fourth in seniority. Some companies were assigned cadets. Virginia men who enlisted in 1775 served one-year enlistments. Associations were replaced by the state militia in 1777, which required most white males from ages 18 through 53 to enroll. contributed by Donald C. Beatty Aggarwal, USGenWeb He transferred to the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment as lieutenant colonel on 1 Jan. 1783. Gregory, Ross's Co., etc., BEAVER-YORK-WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette County Pensioners 1835, contributed by M. Gillespie, John - CHESTER COUNTY, contributed Completed March 4, 1776 in Dunmore County (now Shenandoah County). Through its grants program, the NHPRC supports a wide range of activities to Asahel - Capt. Harbison, Francis - Capt. William, Capt. after the war before moving to Ohio and founding Higginsport with his brother Peter. The only unit of the 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade specifically mentioned is the 4th. Also to have your men completed to their proper complement of ammunition, strictly injoining the greatest care to avoid all wanton and unnecessary waste (Syrett, Hamilton Papers description begins Harold C. Syrett et al., eds. This company was. John Ross Key's Co., 4th Regt., MD Militia, PHILADELPHIA by Diane Delbridge Marie Hvezda Companies were led by a captain, two lieutenants, and an ensign. Blackburn, John August - Capt. Russell, Serjt William Preston of the Wyoming Rangers, for Having made known the Watch-Word to a person not entitled to receive it, to be reprimanded in the presence of all the troops at Boundbrook. 34 vols. "The ship for commerce and the plow and three sheaves of wheat for agriculture stood for Pennsylvania in the state seal. John McIntire, Private in the 5th Penn: Battalion for Threatning to desert to the Enemyto receive 100 lashes. Columbia In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead IV assumed command. The regiment was engaged at the Battles of Bound Brook, Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. Keywords: pennsylvania | united states | philadelphia light horse | hanover | first pennsylvania rifles | Gen. Lachlan McIntosh: The 10th North Carolina Regiment was recruited late in 1777 and eventually arrived at Valley Forge by the spring of 1778: 1st Pennsylvania: Col. Thomas Hartley (acting) 2d Pennsylvania: Col. Thomas Hartley (acting . Nick Artimovich, 25 April 1996 The flag was raised as Thompson's Rifle Regiment or Battalion in 1776; renamed 1st Pa in 1777, and was also known as the 1st Continental Regiment. Byram, Jonathan Grant served as a scout during the Indian wars of the 1790s. - Served CT, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, contributed Pyles, After his Continental service, Slaughter served under Gen. George Rogers Clark in Kentucky and helped found Louisville. to land warrants, rosters and veteran lists may also be submitted for [1] On 4 December 1776 the order arrived from Congress to join the main army in Philadelphia. Randy Young, 1 October 2004, Regarding the militia and the National Guard, the statement needs some clarification. William - Capt. Chester County, Lower Oxford CompanyRoster, contributed by Kathryn Payne McClean, County Pensioners 1835, Capt Frederick Vernon's Co - 4th PA Battalion, Capt Thomas Robinson's Co - 4th PA Battalion, Capt Persifor Frazer's Co - 4th PA Battalion, Chester County Militia, 2nd Co., 7th Battalion, Muster Roll 1782, 8th Company, 4th Battalion, Flying Camp Companies from First Battalion of Associators 1776, Captain John Nelson's Company of the First Battalion, Lieutenants and Sub-Lieutenants 1777-1786, 1st Battalion, Muster Roll Of 6th Class, Captain Benjamin Weiser's Company Muster Roll, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List, A-G, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List, H-M, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List, N-Z, Memoriams and Transfers, A Sketch of General Thomas Procter 1739-1806, Schuylkill disclaimer and copyright | 4th PA Battalion Captain James Moore's Company (incomplete) . Revolutionary War Pension Indexes, PA The signature of Captain George Slaughter, from Culpeper County. Thomas Pickett, Private of Capt: Ransoms Company, Wyoming Rangers, for Desertionto receive 50 lashes. 1720 by his father or grandfather and is still standing. Chester County, East Nottingham CompanyRoster, contributed by Kathryn Payne County Pensioners 1818, contributed by Richard Turnbach (MESDA). Northumberland County - Captain Benjamin Weiser's Company Muster Roll, January 30, 1777, contributed by Larry J Smith Samuel Haws, Private 5th Penn: Battalion to do duty as a Camp Colour-man till excused by his Colonel. The 8th is not noted in the article. Pretty much all US states have such militia laws although I do not know how many have State Guard forces. Staff officers included an adjutant, a chaplain, a surgeon, a surgeons mate, a quartermaster, a paymaster, a drum major, a fife major, quartermaster sergeant, and sergeant major. He yelled, "For shame, Light Infantry! McDowell, John - Capt. Adams, John - Capt. Abraham - Served NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed by Beryl or Doherty, John. [14] Gray, Joel, Capt. of Light Infantry Regt., PA, Consolidated on January 17, 1781 with the 8th Pennsylvania Regimentand redesignated as the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment; concurrently furloughed at Trenton, New Jersey (less 2 companies remaining active at Fort Pitt), and relieved from the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade. Allegheny National Guard of Ohio, the State Guard, who came under the governor's command whenever the Ohio National Guard was Federalized, and the un-organized militia. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, second from right, at Yorktown. These included associations, militia, and line troops. Swearingen resigned from the service in August 1779 and settled in Washington County, Pa., where he owned a handful of slaves and became the countys first sheriff two years later. Cooke's Co., 3rd Regt., PA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, Colonel Carl von Donop led the center with two Hessian grenadier battalions. Gregory, Volume Reel 0822 American Revolutionary War Service Records; Soldiers--United States--Registers Pennsylvania, Seventh Battalion (Cumberland County Militia), Seventh Regiment: A -F mirrors, The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry (FTPCC), founded in 1774, is the oldest continuously serving unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. McBride, Robert - Lieutenant 9th Pennsylvania Regiment, contributed by Vicki McBride Trevisanut Raised in Fincastle County and supplemented with men from Dunmore County. Asa Barns Co., PA, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, The regiment consolidated with the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment in January 1781 and ceased to exist. McClean, thirteen blue and silver stripes to represent the united colonies. - Field and Staff Officers. form to submit a pension, Natalie Some positions, especially staff officer posts, were occasionally vacant. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of From 11 August to 14 September 1779, Brodhead led a 600-man column up the Allegheny River as part of the Sullivan Expedition. John Little's Co., etc., BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed by Andy Anderson Bayard's Philadelphia Associators Regiment, Cadwalader's Philadelphia Associators Regiment, Matlack's Philadelphia Associators Rifle Battalion, Morgan's Philadelphia Associators Regiment, Moulder's Philadelphia Associators Artillery Company, Klotz's Lancaster County Militia Regiment, McAllister's York County Militia Regiment, Montgomery's Cumberland County Militia Regiment, Watt's Cumberland County Militia Regiment, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Pennsylvania regiments of the Continental Army, Military units and formations established in 1776, Military units and formations disestablished in 1781, Proctor's Pennsylvania State Artillery Regiment, http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=WasFi07.xml&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=460&division=div1, http://books.google.com/books?id=tZALAAAAIAAJ, "The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources. Daniel Otterbrook's Co., JUNIATA-LEBANON COUNTY, contributed by Em Hicks Alexander - Capt. Gibbs' Co., etc., WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed by Michael S. Caldwell Project, Classes Patterson, James - Capt. Proctor, A Sketch of General Thomas Procter 1739-1806: Phildelphia Co, PA, contributed by Donna Bluemink May, - Capt. Marsh Meehan John Anderson'sCo., etc., WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed The 7th, 8th and 9th North Carolina Regiments were disbanded as of May 27, 1778: 10th North Carolina: Brig. Pattons Co., etc., WASHINGTON-BUCKS-FRANKLIN CO, contributed by Nancy Poquette
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