Allison, Gauyn [Gavin?] The following Sentences of the General Court Martial, held at Boundbrook, whereof Major Robinson was President,2 are approved by the Commander in Chief. William Ross' Co., etc., YORK-WASHINGTON-GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette [1] Colonel Aeneas Mackay, Lieutenant Colonel George Wilson, and Major Richard Butler were appointed by Congress to lead the battalion. Assigned to the Western Department in May 1778, the 8th Pennsylvania gained a ninth company before seeing action near Fort Laurens and in the Sullivan Expedition in 1778 and 1779. Eight of the regiment's ten companies were certified complete by their county committees of safety in the spring of 1776. Calhoun, Andrew (widow's pension) - YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Paulhamus, Gillespie, John - CHESTER COUNTY, contributed Meehan Phillip M. Wakelee, - Capt. John McIntire, Private in the 5th Penn: Battalion for Threatning to desert to the Enemyto receive 100 lashes. Thomas Campbell's Co., PA Cont. Raised in Fincastle County and supplemented with men from Dunmore County. David Steel's Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core The British Union that had been originally painted in the canton was covered by Rumford & Latimer's Co's., DE & Capt. PDF The German Battalion of The American Revolution gunnell-john-1827.txt John Santee's Co., ARMSTRONG COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty by Scott Hanna contributed by Joy Fisher Jordan, A body of riflemen were detached from the regiment and fought at Saratoga. Abraham - Served NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed by Beryl Officers will see this done, as they will answer for the least neglect of this important duty1The Qr Mr Genl to furnish them with Tents, and proper conveniencies for carrying them, that they may be ready to move with the troops, at the shortest notice. Gregory, - Capt. John - GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Platt, - YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Washington appended the following note. The General laments the necessity he is laid under of repeating his Orders, by which Officers were forbid to ride about the Country, thus absenting themselves from their dutyIf any sudden call for offensive or defensive measures should be made, during their absence, they will assuredly be brought to severe account. Garrison, Leonard - GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Walter Alexander's Co., etc., BLAIR COUNTY, contributed by Alan Schroeder 8th Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War) FamilySearch Golladay was a member of Capt. Gregory, Stephen Harding, Private of Capt: Durkees Company,5 Wyoming Rangers, for Desertionto receive 50 lashes. McCurdy, James - Capt. Fifth in seniority. First in seniority. Samuel Miller's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Adams, John - Capt. Dougherty, McNary's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette It completed an epic winter march from western Pennsylvania to New Jersey, though Mackay and his second-in-command both died soon afterward. Front: "Sir: Issue four # of Rifle Powder for the use of eight spies employed in the service of the United States. He was then properly promoted with a later effective date and transferred to the 13th Virginia. It completed an epic winter march from western Pennsylvania to New Jersey, though Mackay and his second-in-command both died soon afterward. The fort had to be relieved a second time at the end of May by Captain Robert Beall of the 9th Virginia Regiment and reinforced in June by Lieutenant Colonel Campbell. was the un-organized militia, which was every male from 18-45 years of age. Assigned to the Western Department in May 1778, the 8th Pennsylvania gained a ninth company before seeing action near Fort Laurens and in the Sullivan Expedition in 1778 and 1779. Head-Quarters, Morristown April 28th 1777. He built this house in Moorefield, W.V. The names of Michael App, John Graff and Christ. Margaret's app.) The Papers of Alexander Hamilton. Pennsylvania Archives. Hulver Harding, Private of Capt: Durkees Company, Wyoming Rangers, for Desertionto receive 50 lashes. Cumberland County - Muster Roll 1782, 8th Company, 4th Battalion, contributed by Gary & Bettie Morrow Reatch's Co., etc., WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty John - Pennsylvania Line - DAUPHIN COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Virginia regiments were reorganized on November 1, 1777 to consist of eight companies. Comingore, John - Capt. Washington, D.C., 190437. Allen, William; lieutenant in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion, 1776; wounded at White Plains. Kroan, John- Capt. gunnell-john-1818.txt Higgins was promoted from Abel Westfall's company to lead the new unit. Serjt William McDonald of the 5th Pennsylva Battalion reduced. Longs Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Some positions, especially staff officer posts, were occasionally vacant. COUNTY, contributed by Denise Meador Revolutionary War: ROLL OF ANCESTORS: Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List Surnames A - G. Surnames H - M. Virginia men who enlisted in 1775 served one-year enlistments. The grave of Sgt. Ross's Co., etc., BEAVER-YORK-WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Revolutionary David Howard's Co., etc., Edward- Col. James Smith's Battalion, PA Militia, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Greg Biggs, 3 October 2004. Beaty, Serjt Elisha Reynolds of the 5th Penn: Battalion for Inlisting into two different regimentsreduced to the ranks. Tenth to be completed, but later determined to be ninth in seniority. Though the password was supposed to have been compromised, surprise was achieved mainly because the militia pickets were not alert. 9 ser., 138 vols. Wright 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 . David (and widow's app.) David (widow's app. He yelled, "For shame, Light Infantry! Gregory, DeFrance, June 1777 shows that of the 684 men enlisted in the regiment, 36 were prisoners of war, 14 were missing, 51 had died, 15 had been discharged, and 126 had deserted (see Pa. Archives description begins Samuel Hazard et al., eds. Heckendorn/Hackedorn, David - Capt. Capt. 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War) FamilySearch List of Continental Regiments in the Continental Army Petrie appear as privates on the 1780 of the rolls indicated as theirs. George Nagle's Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core McGuire (2006), 312. - NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty John - WESTMORELAND (also ALLEGHENY) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty William - Capt. Koppenhofer, Michael - Capt. The signature of Captain Richard Campbell, from Dunmore (now Shenandoah) County. Christopher - PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, contributed by Ray Rhoads Each item is followed by a ranked preference and while all types under each heading are correct, the closer you stay to the top of each list . 8th PA Regt. - 8th Pennsylvania Quiggles [or Quickel] Co., contributed by Nancy Poquette the United States, and research and development projects to bring historical records to the Vanderbelt, This company was. Berks The only fighting was a skirmish on 15 August when the advance guard scattered a force of Indians. Consequently, these men were discharged more than a year earlier than the rest of the regiment (Virginia enlistments beginning in 1776 were for two years). contributed by Nancy Poquette [14] Northumberland County - Captain Benjamin Weiser's Company Muster Roll, January 30, 1777, contributed by Larry J Smith Pension Roll of 1818, contributed by Richard Turnbach by Diane Delbridge The "s" at the end of each name is possessive ("Jonathan Clark's Pay"). Kinter, John - Capt. Sifert (or Cypher), Peter - Capt. Completed February 19, 1776 in Dunmore County. Watson's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, by Raymond H. Stoudt Jr. Weisel, Jacob - Capt. Colonel Walter Stewart became commander of the reorganized 2nd Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Military Records Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War 4th Pennsylvania Regiment Contents 1 7 Brief History Colonels Companies Company A - Captain Edward Scull of Berks County, Captain William Henderson Company B - Captain William Gray of Northumberland County Company C - Captain Benjamin Fishbourne, Captain Henry Bicker Jr. Capt. Miller, Conrad - Capt. Foster's Co., NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed Tritt, Peter - Capt. After rising to lieutenant colonel, Campbell was killed at the Battle of Eutaw Springs in 1781. McKnight, Mitchell & Young's Co's., DE, contributed by Dean We are depicting the regiment as it appears in the Fall of 1778. Lebbens Ball's Co., MA, TIOGA COUNTY, contributed Baker, John - Capt. Weisel, Jacob (widow's app.) Workman, Hugh - Capt. Archives. Pennsylvania Line Rhode Island Line South Carolina Line Virginia Line Other Regiments Artillery Units Mounted Units On 16 September 1776, Congress adopted the plan known as the eighty-eight battalion resolve, it called for eighty-eight regiments organized according to the structure approved in 1776. Certified April 4, 1776 in Fincastle County (now southwest Virginia and Kentucky). White, Samuel - Capt. gunnell-john-1821.txt Eager to avenge their defeat at Paoli, Wayne's soldiers charged forward with fixed bayonets and overran the light infantry's camp. Patterson, James - Capt. Finley, Capt. disclaimer and copyright | Archives Special Projects, USGenWeb 27 vols. Form! description ends , 5:69899, 701, 6:1024). John Little's Co., etc., BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed by Andy Anderson Gohn, Philip, Capt. James Lamb, from Augusta County. Through its grants program, the NHPRC supports a wide range of activities to [9] During the fighting that followed, Major Bayard was hit in the shoulder by a spent cannon ball, knocked off his horse, and tumbled 30 feet (9m) over the ground. The members portray the unit as it appeared in the Spring of 1779. Hugh Campbell's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/WasFi07.html, http://www.history.army.mil/books/revwar/contarmy/ca-fm.htm, https://archive.org/details/historicalregis02heitgoog, https://web.archive.org/web/20100608052649/http:/www.history.army.mil/reference/revbib/pa.htm, http://www.pa-roots.com/westmoreland/oldwestmoreland/chapter10.html, https://archive.org/details/washingtonscross00fisc, http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-unit-noun-3, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. American Revolution 8th Pennsylvania Regiment - RevWarTalk Isaac Longsheth's Co., BUCKS COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette The flag is discussed on pp116-117 of 'Standards and Colors of the American Revolution' by Edward W. Richardson (Univ of Pennsylvania Press, 1982); and in an article by Wendy M. Werner & John N. Armstrong, '1st Continent Regiment / 1st Pennsylvania Regiment flag' in the journal Military Collector and Historian Spring 1975. Thomas Coppenhefer's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Tom Caulley County Pensioners 1818, contributed by Richard Turnbach Schuylkill I now live in Tennessee and they have a State Guard like Ohio. Cooper, Charles - 1st Regiment, PA Line, CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Rebecca Cardine description ends , 5th ser., 3:3078). - Capt. Shaw, Archibald - Capt. This company was. Pyles, [1] For a full account of the social factors and legislation that this article draws from, see Arthur J. Alexander, "Pennsylvania's Revolutionary Militia," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 69:1 (January 1945 ), 15-25. Pennsylvania Revolutionary Soldiers The following names are not included in the regular muster rolls. Records Commission. ), Capt. The loss of their senior officers and the defeat at Bound Brook apparently caused "distracted" behavior in the ranks. Thompson's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Line, contributed by David Wilson contributed by Mary Lou Wardlaw 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. Robert W. Conaughy's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette form to submit a pension, Natalie Links: FOTW homepage | Clark's company appears to have been overenrolled. Milligan, David - Capt. [1] On 6 January the unit began a march of 300 miles (483km) across the mountains and hills of Pennsylvania, with their supplies on pack horses. The National Guard came into existence in the 1880's and replaced the militia in the organized form. A number of men deserted and went home. The original Troop Flag, which was carried when the Troop was General George Washington's bodyguard, and also in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown, is in the Troop Museum at 23rd & Ranstead, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Capt. The 8th Pennsylvania Regiment or Mackay's Battalion was an American infantry unit that became part of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Under the acting command of Colonel Richard Humpton, the 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade saw action at Battle of Brandywine on 11 September 1777 in Anthony Wayne's division. - Capt. Longs Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Second in Seniority. As at Brandywine, the 2nd Brigade formed the left wing of Wayne's Pennsylvania Division while the 1st Brigade made up the right wing. [18] Brodhead took command of the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment.[19]. Morgan's corps fought at the Battles of Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights during the successful Saratoga campaign. Together with Major General John Sullivan's Maryland division and Brigadier General Thomas Conway's Pennsylvania Brigade, Wayne's troops forced back the British. County Pensioners 1835, contributed by M. Jones' Co., (NJ), WAYNE COUNTY, contributed The unit added a ninth company by absorbing Captain Samuel Morehead's Independent Company on 1 July 1778. 8th Battalion Chester County Militia 1780. . County Pensioners 1835, contributed by Richard Turnbach Pennsylvania Artillery, I & II, (History and Rosters), contributed by Donna Bluemink 1.GWs aide-de-camp Alexander Hamilton wrote Gen. Benjamin Lincoln on 26 April: It is his Excellencys desire, that you have an immediate inspection made into the state of the mens arms and accoutrements, belonging to your division; and take effectual measures to have them put into the best order possible. At the bottom, there is a legend "Dominari Nolo" (I Will Not Be Dominated). The names of enlisted men below have been identified from deserter advertisements, pension affidavits, and local histories. The log house built by Lt. Christopher Moyers in Tennessee after the war. When the British army commander General Sir William Howe appeared on the scene he was startled to see his crack light infantry fleeing before the American advance. The riflemen with Morgan returned from the north and rejoined the regiment late in fall 1777. Third in seniority. The regiment was engaged at the Battles of Bound Brook, Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. The unit has performed throughout the Midwest, Eastern and Southern United States, Canada, and England. Christian - Capt. The signature of Captain George Slaughter, from Culpeper County. The Commander in Chief (taking into consideration the late distracted State of the 8th. William McCasky's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette The 8th Pennsylvania fought at the Battle of Bound Brook on 13 April 1777 under the command of Butler. write us | Authorized for frontier defense in July 1776, the eight-company unit was originally called Mackay's Battalion after its commander, Colonel Aeneas Mackay. Robert Allison's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY/also MIFFLIN COUNTY, both contributed by Nancy Poquette The second part Colo. Butler and Major Morris, or any Two of them, who are empowered to liquidate the same, producing to them such Vouchers as you are possessed of, and making such proofs to the Account, as may be deemed necessary; Which being done and certified under the Hands Pennsylvania Archives. This marker for Pvt. by Mary Lou Wardlaw Pretty much all US states have such militia laws although I do not know how many have State Guard forces. Titus' Co., NY, TIOGA COUNTY, contributed Built on a cadre from, raised in 1775. Before the war, Knox was one of the first longhunters to explore Kentucky and was a captain in Morgan's Rifles at Saratoga. 8th Battalion, 1780 Commanding Officers: Lt. Col. James Ross * Notes: There are no rolls for this battalion under the 1777 arrangement, and no clues to the origen of the companies other than the captain's names. Wertz, Their food supply was stretched out by hunting game in the woods. MacLain, Organized from 15 July to 15 September 1776 at Kittanning, Pennsylvania in the western part of the state to consist of eight companies of infantry from Bedford (included present-day Fulton and Somerset counties), Cumberland, Westmoreland (included present-day Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington) counties. Andrew Long's Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty One of two companies from Dunmore County and intended to be the "English" of the two. Douglass, David - Capt. On 20 July the unit was named Mackay's Battalion. Archives, National Durkees Company, Wyoming Rangersfor Desertionto receive 15 lashes. Abijah - 8th PA Rifle Regt., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Don McDowell, John (widow's app.) "Colors: Field of flag dark blue; stars and unit designation white; brown eagle with white head and tail; yellow beak and claws and shield border; white arrows; green branch; black ship with white sails against blue sky and sea; brown plow (J.C. Leyendecker). Moses McLains' Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty It being represented, that Several of the Men in a Detachment under your command, as Captain from the Eight pensylvania Regiment, which composes part of the Corps commanded by Colo. Daniel Morgan, made up of Detachments from several Regiments, have Claims against the United States1for Horses and Other necessaries furnished the said Regiment, for Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index by Donna Evans The 7th, 8th and 9th North Carolina Regiments were disbanded as of May 27, 1778: 10th North Carolina: Brig.
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