Undaunted, the Swamp Fox ordered an immediate advance and moved to position himself at Wiboo Swamp. Unfortunately for Watson, the lack of trees and concealment did not diminish the fires, nor their accuracy. To use this feature, use a newer browser. The Regiment then marched to Tappan to bolster the Garrison at Ticonderoga after Arnold's defection. Furloughed on January 17, 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey. For Northumberland County, the number of militiamen serving in each company of the 1776 Associator Battalions and for the 1778 3rd and 4th Militia Battalions is provided. For this reason, a particular private might be listed in a different battalion in 1781 than he was in 1778 but this does not necessarily mean that he was transferred between units or changed residence. The Pennsylvania Council of Safety prescribes that there will be ten companies, "eight of them armed with muskets and the other two with riffles." Crossing the road that led from Murrys Ferry to Kingstree, Watson continued to follow Marion toward Georgetown. On September 20, the 7th Pennsylvania bore the brunt of the British assault at Paoli where half of the men present were either killed or wounded. Two companies also accompanied Benedict Arnold's attack on Quebec. During this assault one regiment, possibly the 6th Pennsylvania attacked the pickets at Mount Airy. The names of men in each company of each battalion were listed on a roll called "General Returns of the Battalion" together with the names of any substitutes that were provided. Two lieutenants were mortally wounded here and a number of men killed. In 1779, the 6th Pennsylvania was part of the force commanded by "Mad" Anthony Wayne that stormed the British fortifications at Stony Point, NY (16 July). Soldiers who served during the years 1777-1780, when the currency was depreciating, were paid inContinental bills of Credit, which quickly lost value. September 11, 1777 - Stirling's Division takes part in the action on the right of Washington's army during the battle of Brandywine. There, on January 1, 1781, the mutiny of the Pennsylvania troops took place. Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. Pennsylvania Long Rifles. During this period, 135 men and officers were detached to Col. Daniel Morgan and participated in the Saratoga campaign as part of his rifle corps. Undaunted by the destroyed bridge or the rebels fire, the lead guardsmen closed column and plunged across the river. Upon reaching the ford site, the captain was killed with one shot from the Marions sharpshooter commander. The Pennsylvania Lineoriginated in 1775 was organized into thirteen regiments and several independent companies. The whole force retreated to Isle Aux Noix and then to Crown Point, reached on July 1. The regiment was merged into the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment on July 1, 1778. October 4, 1777 - Possibly because of their service at Brandywine, Conway's Brigade was chosen to lead the main column of Washington's army in the attack on the British at Germantown. Gen. Anthony Wayne's Division. June 10, 1777 The transfer of the Pennsylvania State Regiment to the Continental service is formalized. Marion was located past Murrys Ferry. After each tour of duty was completed, all of the privates and the company and field officers were returned to their permanent battalion billets. The east bank of the river was low, open, and swampy. Organized on September 5, 1776 at Lancaster with recruits from central Pennsylvania and assigned to the. Continental bills of Credit, which quickly lost value. Undaunted, the British Regulars held their ground, unlimbered their field cannon, and repelled the attack. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File, Revolutionary War Pension Files and Related Accounts, Military Pension Accounts and Related Papers, Revolutionary War Soldiers' Claims and Related Papers, Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Associators Accounts), Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Line Accounts), Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Militia 3A Accounts), Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Militia 3B Accounts), Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Navy Accounts), American Loyalist Claims, [ca. Reorganized and re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. Pierce's Certificates. Originally, the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion, the 7th Pennsylvania was authorized on January 4, 1776. For the rotation of field officers on active duty, it was therefore necessary to substitute Colonel for Captain, Lieutenant Colonel for 1st Lieutenant, Major for 2nd Lieutenant, etc in the column under each Battalion for Company. Somewhat similarly, at the end of the war arrearages and allowances due were met by issuing to each soldier still in the service a number of interest-bearing Final Settlements, also called December 26, 1776 The Battle of Trenton. Please try again later. Under Stewart it operated along the New York-New Jersey border and moved to Middlebrook, New Jersey, in early December for the winter of 1778-79. This time, the question of military service was no longer optional. It was organized during the spring of 1777 to consist of eight companies of volunteers from Westmoreland, Lancaster, Chester, Philadelphia and Cumberland counties of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Lt. Such men of the Pennsylvania Line as became disabled in service but were found capable of light garrison duty were transferred to this special continental regiment. Benjamin Church (1639-1718)
of Massachusetts developed a special full-time unit mixing white
colonists selected for frontier skills with friendly Indians to
carry out offensive strikes against hostile Indians in terrain
where normal militia units were ineffective. Volume Reel 0822 American Revolutionary War Service Records; Soldiers--United States--Registers Pennsylvania, Seventh Battalion (Cumberland County Militia), Seventh Regiment: A -F Pennsylvania, For Bucks County, information has also been provided from the returns for the Committee of Safety (the Associators) for 1775. During the 1777 campaign, the regiment split, with the smaller rifle corps joining Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates at Saratoga. Northampton County Revolutionary War Militia 1st Battalion, 1777 Commanding Officers: Col. George Hubner; 4th Battalion, 1780 Commanding Officers: Lt. Col. Philip Beehm (Boehm) During the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania saw much fighting between American soldiers and British rangers and their Indian allies. The situation was not good. To avoid capture, nearly all its vessels were sunk in the spring of 1778. During 1777, the regiment participated in the Philadelphia Campaign and fought at the Battles of Brandywine (11 Sept.) and Germantown (4 Oct.). Captain Nathan Hale of
this corps gained immortality as a brave but singularly inept
spy. On these permanent billet rolls the men in each company were listed as being either part of the first class, second class, third class, etc. Organized spring 1777 at York, Pennsylvania, with personnel from York County. The 7th Pennsylvania was part of the force that attacked the blockhouse under Wayne at Bergen Heights on july 21, 1780.
Mother Bedford - The Pennsylvania Frontier Of The 1700s ?? During this time the brigade under General Thomas Conway, to which the 6th Regiment belonged, was reputed to be "the best instructed and disiplined" in the army. January to June 1777 - During this period the unit was reorganized as the 6th Regiment with Colonel Henry Bicker as its commander. For the remainder of the war, the fame of Morgan and of his Rangers continued to grow as they deployed throughout the colonies engaging British forces.
Militia Resource Guide 1682-1815 - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum With little winter clothing and half their muskets unservicable, the men struggled by foot, sloop, and bateaux into Canada, their strength sharply reduced by sickness. The regiment was disbanded on January 17, 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey. Arriving from Ireland Kauffman, The next year, the regiment took part in a number of small engagements in New Jersey and again wintered at Morristown. Most of the Associators now disbanded. Commanded by Dan Morgan, this Ranger force was singled out by British General John Burgoyne, the commander of British forces intent on isolating the New England colonies, as the most famous corps of the Continental Army, all of them crack shots.. Joshua William's Independent Company. This highly successful group of Partisans was known as Marions Brigade.. In certain counties there were recruited special troops calledRangers, who served long enlistments on the frontier against the Indians. Eighty years after becoming the United States of America, the nation suffered a Civil War. Swamp to his left and right, passage blocked to the front and Marion closing in from the rear, Watson had to quickly choose whether to flee or fight.
Northumberland County Revolutionary War Militia September 11, 1777 The Battle of Brandywine.
13th Pennsylvania Regiment - Wikipedia Washington County Military The regiment was raised in Cumberland and York counties (companies G and H). Redesignated on September 16, 1776 as the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment. The Regiment was authorized on January 22, 1777 in the Continental Army as Capt. Various
state governments did employ such units for local frontier security,
but the Continental Army formed very few, in part because George
Washington considered frontier security to be a local responsibility
and focused national military forces on opposing regular British
and German units in a formal battlefield context. Companies and Battalions of militia were set up on a geographical basis similar to the arrangement already familiar with the Associators. After wintering at Valley Forge the regiment was assigned to the Western Department, headquartered at Fort Pitt.
Washington County, PA Militia 1778-1783 - Genealogy - WeRelate Organized in spring 1777 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from York, Bucks, Northampton and Northumberland Counties. 23, No.
Rangers in Colonial and Revolutionary America - RootsWeb Thanks for your help! An online listing of officers in the Morgans Corps of Rangers was coming to fruition. Provision was made for recruiting from the ranks of Associators in each county a small corps of On June 10, 1777, the Pennsylvania Assembly, following the advice of the Supreme Executive Council of the state, transferred the state regiment to Continental service. On May 18 the unit lost a junior officer killed in a fight at Paramus. The financial difficulties of the new government, difficulties that lasted into the 1790's, complicated the payment of troops.