Oury/Owry, George - WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed by Starlene Oary James (& widow Gray, Joel, Capt. John Deal's Co., Columbia-Berks-Philadelphia County, contributed 9 ser., 138 vols. Archives Special ProjectsUSGenWeb Finley, Andrew -(& widow's app.) - Capt. 6.For the dissension and lax discipline that had plagued the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment and the difficulties that it had experienced during its recent winter march from the Pennsylvania frontier to GWs army in New Jersey, including the deaths from illness of its colonel and lieutenant colonel, see the Pennsylvania Council of Safety to GW, 29 Jan. 1777, and GW to the Pennsylvania Council of Safety, 14 Feb., 28 Mar. by Beryl Meehan - Capt. For lack of guides, the column failed to link with John Sullivan's main column at Genesee (now known as Cuylerville, New York) as planned. This is still written into the National Defense acts of today. Archives, National Weisel, Jacob - Capt. The National Guard came into existence in the 1880's and replaced the militia in the organized form. [14] County Pensioners 1818, contributed by Richard Turnbach Capt. County Pensioners 1835, contributed by M. [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. No list of enlisted soldiers in this company has been found. Hamilton, Daniel - Capt. Authorized for frontier defense in July 1776, the eight-company unit was originally called Mackay's Battalion after its commander, Colonel Aeneas Mackay. McNary's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Tenth to be completed, but later determined to be ninth in seniority. USS Effingham Muster Roll, contributed by descendants of James P. Preston, in the memory of John Butler, PA Pensions General Knox planned to have four 3-pound or 6-pound cannons attached to each infantry brigade. John Travis' Co., etc., YORK-WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Revolutionary War: ROLL OF ANCESTORS: Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List Surnames A - G. Surnames H - M. Ninth to be certified by its county committee of safety, but later determined to be tenth in seniority because the company did not meet its enlistment quota. Longs Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Given under my Hand at Head Qrs Bucks County this 18 day of August 1777. 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. by Barbara Allen The names of Michael App, John Graff and Christ. Wickoff, Shannon or Clark's Co., PA, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed during the southern campaign 1776. [13] Soon Wayne's men became anxious because fighting at the Chew House erupted several hundred yards in their rear. Vanderbelt, McDowell, James - Capt. Richard Halstead, Private of Capt. Cornelius, Allegheny Rose, Patterson, James - Capt. In General Orders of 28 April at Morristown, New Jersey, Private Samuel Philips was sentenced to be reprimanded, Private Henry Randall and Ensign McKee were acquitted, and Lieutenant Simrall was cashiered for refusing to do his duty. Line, contributed Harmon - Enlisted Sussex Co., NJ, FRANKLIN COUNTY, contributed by The regiment consolidated with the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment in January 1781 and ceased to exist. Pete Loeser, 12 November 2008. 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. James - Capt. Harbison, Francis - Capt. Daniel Otterbrook's Co., JUNIATA-LEBANON COUNTY, contributed by Em Hicks (J.C. Leyendecker). O'Kern Wright's Co., PA Militia, ADAMS COUNTY, contributed James Neel's Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Northampton County - Capt. Lowdon's Co., etc., CRAWFORD COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Cambridge, MA 02141: Da Capo Press, Perseus Books Group, 2000. These officers therefore commanded the 8th Virginia but were never members of it. Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List, N-Z, Memoriams and Transfers, contributed by Betty Lynne Bernhardt We are depicting the regiment as it appears in the Fall of 1778. Front: "Sir: Issue four # of Rifle Powder for the use of eight spies employed in the service of the United States. Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1852-1949 . 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. Funk, of Light Infantry Regt., PA, Quartermaster Ephraim Douglass, Commissary Ephraim Blaine, Adjutant Michael Huffnagle, Paymaster John Boyd, and Chaplain David McClure rounded out the staff positions, though McClure never assumed his duties. Marsh Lou Wardlaw 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. The battalion was 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, Cumberland, Westmoreland Counties. gunnell-john.txt Pretty much all US states have such militia laws although I do not know how many have State Guard forces. In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead assumed command. (ED.) The 8th Regiment merged with the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment on 17 January 1781. Thomas Berry grew up in this house known as "Berry Plain" in King George County. Thomas Pickett, Private of Capt: Ransoms Company, Wyoming Rangers, for Desertionto receive 50 lashes. Edward- Col. James Smith's Battalion, PA Militia, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, The regiment was engaged at the Battles of Bound Brook, Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. McLain, Mills serving in the Revolutionary War from DAR records, contributed by Donna Murray Allen Most states also have militia laws that echo the National Defense Act. Schreiner/Shriner, Sergt. John - Col. Michael Bobit - BERKS COUNTY, contributed County Patriots, Automated Associations were replaced by the state militia in 1777, which required most white males from ages 18 through 53 to enroll. Ross' Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Tritt, Peter - Capt. 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. The second part 8th Battalion Chester County Militia 1780. . Blackburn, John August - Capt. Abraham Smith's Co., PA, YORK COUNTY, contributed by 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. Schuylkill Boatner (1994), 116. It is only a scouting party". mirrors, The First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry (FTPCC), founded in 1774, is the oldest continuously serving unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Serjt Elisha Reynolds of the 5th Penn: Battalion for Inlisting into two different regimentsreduced to the ranks. - Capt. Walter Alexander's Co., etc., BLAIR COUNTY, contributed by Alan Schroeder contributed by Don Marsh The National Historical Publications and The regiment was engaged at the Battles of Bound Brook, Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. David (and widow's app.) The PM refers to "Pennsylvania Militia", and the i R is "1st Rifles. Completed April 19, 1776 in the West Augusta District, especially Fort Pitt and Pittsburgh. Built on a cadre from, raised in 1775. Akers, Reatch's Co., etc., WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Platt, Bowen's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette - Captains William Price & Andrew Swearingen, WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, second from right, at Yorktown. 27 vols. Allegheny Johnson, Nathaniel Faye, Private of Capt: Durkees Company, Wyoming Rangers, for Desertionto receive 50 lashes. Project File Managers: Cyndie Enfinger & Donna John - Capt. On the upper left hand corner are the letters "P.M. i R" In the center is a lion, and an American capturing the lion with a huge net. - Served CT, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, contributed Peter Rick's Co., PA Militia, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, contributed The eight captains were Moses Carson, Wendel Curry, David Kilgore, Andrew Mann, Samuel Miller, Eliezer Myers, James Piggott, and Van Swearingen. I used to live in Ohio and their state laws have a three level effort; the organized militia being the Isaac - Capt. 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 . Asa Barns Co., PA, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, The "German Battalion" (also known as the "German Regiment" or 8th Maryland) was an infantry formation of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Gregory, by Dean McGee Comingore, John - Capt. by Donna Evans McDowell, John - Capt. modern editorial content, are copyright The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. The members portray the unit as it appeared in the Spring of 1779. Sauers, Richard A. 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. Rumford & Latimer's Co's., DE & Capt. Harbison, Robert - Capt. The post was finally abandoned in August 1779. Cumberland County - Muster Roll 1782, 8th Company, 4th Battalion, contributed by Gary & Bettie Morrow Mathias Brobst's Co., etc. Watson's Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Colonel Walter Stewart became commander of the reorganized 2nd Pennsylvania. Completed March 12, 1776 in Hampshire County (now West Virginia). Neal - Col. Hampton's Regt., PA, BEAVER COUNTY, contributed - Capt. public. Allen, William; lieutenant in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion, 1776; wounded at White Plains. Abraham - Served NJ, LYCOMING COUNTY, contributed by Beryl The signature of Captain George Slaughter, from Culpeper County. A return of the 8th Pennsylvania in Transferred to the main army in November 1776, the unit was renamed the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment on 1 January 1777. description ends , 1:23940). Raised in Fincastle County and supplemented with men from Dunmore County. Search Engine, USGenWeb Companies were led by a captain, two lieutenants, and an ensign. Finley, Capt. Peter - Capt. Paul Shipman's Co., NJ Militia, NORTHUMBERLAND Classes Possibly a former company of the Culpeper Minutemen. Cornelius - Capt David Berry's Co., PA, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed Revolutionary War Rosters and Records. The Pennsylvania Companies were staffed as follows when the Battalion by Sarah Pyle Harbaughs' Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty David Steel's Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core A body of riflemen were detached from the regiment and fought at Saratoga. by Kathleen Brown Chester 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. His promotion was rescinded in 1777 for having been made out of turn. He was the regiment's first colonel. The 8th was also at the unfortunate Paoli Massacre on the night of 2021 September. On 20 July the unit was named Mackay's Battalion. Captain Slaughter was promoted to major of the 12th Virginia in September of 1777. Murphy, John (widow's app.) Fayette Schuylkill 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. McClean, John - Midshipman aboard Randolph Frigate, contributed by Lowell Thomas Commanded by Col. ? Re-organized and re-designated on January 1, 1776 (less 1 company disbanded 10 February 1776 in Canada) as the 10th Continental Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. contributed by Sandra Ferguson
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