New Hampshire, The regiment was assigned to the 3d Pennsylvania Brigade of the Main Continental Army on 27 May 1777. Re-designated the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment and with such a large number of re-enlisting veterans, the unit was ready for duty in a very short time. The company commanders could also change. Morgan would continue to fight in support of the American Revolution in a number of significant battles, including the battle at Cowpens, South Carolina, on 17 January 1781. They required six-month enlistments. Black regimental hats are bound up in yellow.Records of deserters in 1777-78 show however, men clad in various color regimental coats and hunting shirts. Certain it is no man has a better claim to the public thanks, or is more generally admired than you. Pennsylvania Militia was organized under an act of March 7, 1777, which provided for compulsory enrollment by the constables of all able-bodied male whites between the ages of eighteen and fifty-three. The 7th Pennsylvania was part of the force that attacked the blockhouse under Wayne at Bergen Heights on july 21, 1780. Comment: Adapted here with some reformating, and standardization, Links to person articles to be added as they come available. Veterans of this corps played a major role in the Continental Army during the Revolution, including Major General Israel Putnam and Brigadier Generals John Stark and Moses Hazen. An online listing of officers in the When the army was reorganized on January 1, 1776, the Battalion was renamed the 1st Continental Regiment of Foot. 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. At some point, the settlers at Hannastown erected a stockade, fashioned of logs placed upright in the ground, around a spring and a blockhouse at the edge of town. The American leadership stressed the ideas of Maurice, comte de Saxe and the comte de Guibert, two leading French military theorists, which advocated cross-training every soldier to perform both line or light infantry roles to allow mission flexibility. For all intents the Regiment ceased to exist. Certificates of the funded or Militia Debt. Late that afternoon, he bivouacked south of Nelsons Ferry. When active service occurred, it would have been for only sixty days at a time. Donation Land in certain western counties, land that remained free from taxation so long as the soldier lived and retained ownership. Imposing and silent, highly disciplined and trained, impressive in their bright red uniforms, the guards led with bayonets that gleamed and sparkled on the ends of upraised muskets. Organized in spring 1777 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from Westmoreland, Lancaster, Chester, Philadelphia and Cumberland Counties. However, the men who remained in service were all redistributed among all these units and this establishment was mostly on paper. On the brink of war, the Continental Congress passed a resolution on 14 June 1775, on what is known as Flag Day, that "six companies of expert riflemen be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in Virginia." The 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment had its origins in a unit established on October 12, 1775, and designated "The First Pennsylvania Battalion." Volume Reel 0821 American Revolutionary War Service Records; Soldiers--United States--Registers Pennsylvania, Sixth Battalion (1776) Sixth Regiment: L - Z. 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. Gen. Anthony Wayne's Division. The 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment was raised, on December 9, 1775, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. The Regiment was authorized on April 8, 1777 in the Pennsylvania State Troops as Capt. Within each county, the colonels drew lots for their individual rank, which was then assigned to their battalion as First Battallion, Second Battalion, Third Battalion, etc. History of the massacre of Captain Phillips' Pennsylvania Rangers; Illinois, Revolutionary War Veteran Burials, 1775-1850; Illinois, U.S., Revolutionary War Veteran Burials Index, 1775-1850; In memoriam : citizen soldiers of Dracut, Mass. By March 30, four of the companies had arrived at the American lines in front of Quebec, but before the remainder could come up the attack on the city was abandoned and the battalion started the slow retreat back to New York. The 13th Pennsylvania Regiment, also known as The Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment and Miles's Regiment, was raised March 6, 1776, as a state militia regiment and later for service with the Continental Army. On 5 March 1781, Watson began his movement, marching from Fort Watson. USA. (these are free with registration) Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 from National Archives (NARA) microfilm publication M246. Another sixty-six enlisted men were sick, and thirty-one were on detached service. A detachment of riflemen served with Brig. Virginia, Pennsylvania Long Rifles. After exchanging fire in the area of Chadd's Ford, The PSR, as part of General Greene's division move to meet the main British assault. Two companies also accompanied Benedict Arnold's attack on Quebec. These groups assisted state-controlled - yet still temporary - militias. Pennsylvania Line Regiments and other Pennsylvania Units. After this, the 7th Pennsylvania spent time in New York and New Jersey watching the British. Early in that year, as tension mounted, there appeared spontaneously in certain localities volunteer companies of Seven miles later at Ox Swamp, he encountered destroyed bridges and an abatis across the causeway. As the advance guard made its way across the river, Marion fell upon the rear guard. Powder Horns. Formation [ edit] An Official Pennsylvania Government Website. At the outbreak of hostilities between the Crown and the colonies in 1775 the Pennsylvania Assembly opposed any form of mandatory military service. Ohio, Most of Whitcomb's men came from New Hampshire and the Hampshire Grants (now Vermont). Subsequently, management of these troops was assumed by the Continental Congress. Relieved on July 22, 1778 from the 3rd Pennsylvania Brigade and assigned to the 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade, and element of the, Reorganized on January 1, 1783 at Philadelphia, to consist of 9 companies, and assigned to the. Perry County, Sending forth his Loyalist cavalry to cross the causeway, Marion met the charge with one of his own led by Peter Horry and his mounted men. The regiment spent the winter months at Morristown, New Jersey, where it built up strength and was placed in Brig. The 5th Pennsylvania Regiment was raised December 9, 1775 at Chester, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. Soldiers who served during the years 1777-1780, when the currency was depreciating, were paid in Morning arrived and Watson again resumed his march with Marion leading. When several classes were called up for active duty, a separate roll for each company listed the names of the men who actually served, either in person or as substitutes. By the end of October, the unit had suffered substantially from all the fighting, including the loss of Williams who was captured at Germantown. Relieved on May 22, 1777 from Stirling's Brigade and assigned to the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade, an element of the. Provision was made for recruiting from the ranks of Associators in each county a small corps of January 3, 1777 The Battle of Princeton. The men in each battalion elected their own field officers who carried the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel and major and these officers were then commissioned by the state and expected to serve for three years. . December 19, 1777 - After an encampment of almost six weeks at Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania the army moved into its winter quarters at Valley Forge where they would remain for the next six months. Watson did not take long to initiate the fight. It is believed and written by many that when the time came for the colonies to fight for their independence, the American Rangers were ready. To a degree, when one looks to the likes of Francis Marion, The Swamp Fox, that may be true. Realizing that he needed to clear the far bank first before his soldiers could safely enter the defile to cross the bridge, Watson emplaced his cannon. In fact, Major General Friedrich von Steuben wrote a separate drill manual for them in late 1780. The whole force retreated to Isle Aux Noix and then to Crown Point, reached on July 1. Captured by one of Rogers scouting units and personally escorted to confinement by Rogers, himself, the great American patriot Hale would be tried and hung from the gallows shortly thereafter, as a traitor, but not before uttering his immortal declaration, I only regret that I have one life to lose for my country.. After spending the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge with the other regiments of the Pennsylvania Line, the 11th Pennsylvania took part in the campaign across New Jersey which followed. An attack against Morgan and his crack shots by a British force of 1,100 men would result in a brilliant double envelopment that has been called by historians the American Cannae. The British defeat was total with over 110 soldiers killed and 830 captured. Marion knew that an engagement with them would not be easy and he could expect no support from the American army. 302-324. return to scholars showcase. In the spring of 1777, the Regiment was assigned to Brig. They were instead the numbers of the battalions from which the men came! The cat and mouse advance continued on the far bank. The sharpshooters were placed at the abutment where they had the clearest shot at the far end of the bridge while the remaining musketeers secured their flanks. The regiment spent the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge and took part in the Battle of Monmouth (28 June) the following summer. November 16, 1776 - Formerly known as the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion the entire unit was captured at Fort Washington, New York. Allen, William; lieutenant in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion, 1776; wounded at White Plains. This data collection contains an estimated 80,000 application files from officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War in all branches of the American military: army, navy, and marines. July to August 1777 - With the rest of Washington's army the 6th Regiment marched back and forth across New Jersey and into New York and Pennsylvania while trying to ascertain the destination of General Howe's army, which had embarked on the British fleet. The enlisted men were held by the British until December 26, 1776 when they were set free on parole and, most probably, exchanged for prisoners held by the Continental Forces. John Nelson's Independent Rifle Company and assigned to the. In offensive operations they became scouts and guides, locating targets (such as villages) for task forces drawn from the militia or other colonial troops. Following additional successes by the Swamp Fox, General Nathanael Greene would write the following to Francis Marion: When I consider how much you have done and suffered, and under what disadvantage you have maintained your ground, I am at a loss which to admire most, your courage and fortitude, or your address and management. The 11th Pennsylvania fought again at Germantown on October 4, 1777. Organized between March 13- May 29, 1776 at Chester to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia City and Bucks, Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster Counties. 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. Here the regiment shared the sufferings of the Continental Line, trained in Von Steuben's new manual of arms and brought itself up to strength. The majority of the Regiment fought with the main army at Brandywine, covered the American retreat at Paoli, attacked at Germantown, and skirmished at Whitemarsh. For line troops, neither the type of service rendered nor the term of enlistment was uniform. The Pennsylvania Council of Safety prescribes that there will be ten companies, "eight of them armed with muskets and the other two with riffles." Leaving his dead in an abandoned rock quarry and loading his wounded on wagons, Watson and his crack regiment began their withdrawal at the double-time on 28 March toward Georgetown. A Chronology Of The American Revolutionary War An Ordinance For Regulating The Cloathing Department For The Armies Of The United States The Attempt To Win Over The Hessians The Mutiny Of The Pennsylvania Line The Pox: Ten Times More Terrible Than Britons, Canadians And Indians Together Fairfax County, RevWar '75 Continental Army Orderly Books Crown Forces Orderly Books Articles from Military Collector and Historian. Instead, it protected itself with the passage of temporary laws authorizing organized militias. To fight the enemy bravely with a prospect of victory is nothing; but to fight with intrepidity under the constant impression of defeat, and inspire irregular troops to do it, is a talent peculiar to yourself. Pennsylvania State Navy. The regiment was furloughed, on June 11, 1783, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and disbanded on November 15, 1783. The battalion colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors were called to active duty in a specific order. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Battalions and Companies, Arranged by County, Northumberland Co Revolutionary War Militia, Philadelphia City Revolutionary War Militia, Philadelphia Co Revolutionary War Militia, Westmoreland Co Revolutionary War Militia, PHMC Collections Management Policy Standards, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access Policy. This account has been disabled. The Pennsylvania Line originated in 1775 was organized into thirteen regiments and several independent companies. During the 1777 campaign, the regiment split, with the smaller rifle corps joining Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates at Saratoga. The geographical boundaries for each district were drawn so as to raise between 440 to 680 men fit for active duty as determined by information contained in the local tax rolls. The structure of the legionary corps focused on providing close reconnaissance and security patrols for a field army although various operational and manpower problems hampered most of the regiments from achieving complete success. 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. On New Year's Day, 1781, members of the 6th Pennsylvania joined the mutiny of the Pennsylvania regiments then quartered at Morristown. Pennsylvania Militia and a chart showing how the units were organized is available. The regiment would see action during the New York Campaign, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Sullivan Expedition. When the classes were called up, each captain would deliver a notice to each man's dwelling or place of business. Please enable scripts and reload this page. The names of those who actually turned out for muster duty would then appear on company muster rolls listing the men in their new arrangement. The second type of service was duty on the frontier in Northumberland, Northampton, Bedford and Westmoreland counties. 1st Continental Regiment. Some elements of the 11th Pennsylvania saw action in the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777. Unfortunately, when redemption came many of the original holders had long since sold their certificates at heavy discounts. After each tour of duty was completed, all of the privates and the company and field officers were returned to their permanent battalion billets. Inspite of the the heavy loss of life at Paoli the Regiment fought on October 4, 1777 at Germantown. Formed in 1780 as a result of the brutality of British General Cornwallis severe measures, this unit was commanded by Brigadier General Francis Marion, considered by many to be one of the boldest and most dashing figures of the American Revolution. Consolidated on November 6, 1777 with the, 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. American Revolutionary War From Bedford County Despite the fact that a totally comprehensive collection is not available, a number of rosters of Patriots of the American Revolutionary War from Bedford County, Pennsylvania have survived. 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. Keystone State. Organized between February 7- March 17, 1776 at Reading, Pennsylvania, with personnel from Berks County. Only during a brief period in the winter of 1777-1778 did the Continental Army experiment with the idea of employing them as a shock force. Pay for military service was often long delayed. As circumstances would have it, Rogers, who had never earned the trust of those like George Washington, sought and received a commission from Great Britain, consequently raising and leading the Queens Rangers and Kings Rangers during the American Revolution, flying the Union Jack of Great Britain rather then the red, white, and blue colors of the newly declared American colonies. Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. Navy veterans were not eligible for grants of Donation Land. Union County, But the bluff was too high and the artillery canister just passed overhead of the defenders on the east bank when fired. A separate article discussing the various form of military service during this conflict will be added in the near future. During 1777, the regiment participated in the Philadelphia Campaign and fought at the Battles of Brandywine (11 Sept.) and Germantown (4 Oct.). Revolutionary Soldiers, thanks again Ed Carsons In April of 1781, Robinson's Rangers had already been involved, as General Potter stated in his letter xiv in a "sharp engagement at Bald Eagle Creek." Little is known of that particular engagement, and perhaps it is the same one related by Van Campen, later. For most counties, the town or township from which each of the companies were recruited is also given when known. List of 10,000 Revolutionary Soldiers 1775-1783. Northampton County Revolutionary War Militia 1st Battalion, 1777 Commanding Officers: Col. George Hubner; 4th Battalion, 1780 Commanding Officers: Lt. Col. Philip Beehm (Boehm) Safely camped in the vicinity of Georgetown later that evening, Watson was extremely bitter, complaining that Marion and his men would not sleep and fight like gentlemen. Instead, like savages, they were eternally firing and whooping around us by night, and by day waylaying and popping at us from behind every tree! Marion and his partisan group of uncivilized American militia had soundly defeated the Buffs Regiment, one of the finest fighting combat units in the world. For Bucks County, information has also been provided from the returns for the Committee of Safety (the Associators) for 1775. Later that evening, one of Marions scouts reconnoitered the camp and rode off to warn his brigadier. In 1779, a detachment accompanied light infantry troops in the storming of Stoney Point. Muster rolls of the navy and line, militia and rangers, 1775-1783:198-220 Intemediate Sources: USGENwebArchives Transcribed by Christina Hunt Archive.org, OCR Transcription. They also helped garrison Fort Pitt, Fort Henry, and a number of smaller posts. To each of her line soldiers, who served to the end of the war, Pennsylvania granted June 26, 1777 - As part of Lord Stirling's Division the regiment probably joined the army in time to participate in the battle of Short Hills. Pennsylvania therefore adapted her fleet to shallow waters. 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. It was assigned on August 12, 1776 to Stirling's Brigade, an element of the, The Regiment was authorized on October 6, 1777 in the Continental Army as two Carlisle Independent Companies and assigned to the, Organized between October 20- December 22, 1777 at Carlisle. Deleting this Virtual Cemetery cannot be undone. The regiment as a whole seems to have seen its first major action at the Battle of Brandywine, on September 11, 1777, and saw especially hard fighting, taking heavy casualties. 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. Under the Militia Act of 1777, the numbering of the militia units changed every three years though the composition of each unit recruited from a given area tended to remain more or less the same except for casualties and new recruits. Four men running forward to recover his body were also killed in sequence. Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Military Records Pennsylvania in the Revolutionary War 1st Pennsylvania Regiment Brief History Also known as the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion and Thompson's Rifle Battalion. Company returns, battalion returns, and brigade returns were nearly always filled out on standard printed forms when these were available. Gen. Anthony Wayne's Division. Pennsylvania, In the Western Department, the unit helped construct and garrison Fort McIntosh on the Beaver River, and Fort Laurens on the Tuscarawas. 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 Thus, the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion, being the first unit formed by the state, became the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, The 1st Pennsylvania Battalion became the nucleus of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment and so on. The "Act to Regulate the Militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" passed 17 March 1777, and the the subsequent Militia Act passed March 20, 1780, together with their amendments, required all white men between the ages of 18 and 53 capable of bearing arms to serve two months of militia duty on a rotating basis. Armand's remained a shell during 1781, but Lee had great success in the Carolinas carrying out those specific missions for which the 3-3 mix of mounted and dismounted troops had been designed. The Regiment was authorized on July 16, 1776 in the Continental Army as Capt. In certain counties there were recruited special troops called . The 10th Pennsylvania Regiment was raised September 16, 1776 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Seventy men, thirty of whom were sharpshooters, were dispatched to ride ahead to secure and hold the Lower Bridge under Major James. It sustained casualties at Paoli on Sept. 21, including one officer killed, and at the Battle of Germantown it was the left flank of the American troops attacking the British center that was mistakenly fired on by other American troops. The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois warriors. 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. Organized between January 2- late March 1776 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia City and Berks, Bucks Chester and Philadelphia Counties. The traditional ranger usage reached its peak during the French and Indian War. During the summer, the 11th Pennsylvania was assigned to the 2d Brigade of Anthony Wayne's division. During the winter of 1776-1777 the Association collapsed, and the Assembly replaced it with a militia system which, though imperfect, proved better adapted to Pennsylvania's needs. It was here that they received a new commander, Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmar, on the 1st of January 1778. Many of the Invalids were subsequently pensioned. By the end of that year, Pennsylvania had adopted a new more radical constitution that wrested control from the older conservative Assembly and in early 1777 the new Assembly passed Pennsylvania's first militia law requiring compulsory military service. Thousands of militiamen returned from tours of active duty unpaid, bearing only a slip signed by a commanding officer. Gen. Thomas Mifflin. Bucks County Associators and a chart showing how the units were organized is available. An attempt to move the cannon and depress the muzzles led to the crews being run off by the highly accurate fire of the sharpshooters. Substitute Fine was paid. As Thompson's Rifle Battalion, the regiment participated in the siege of Boston. Eighty years after becoming the United States of America, the nation suffered a Civil War. Though titled Rangers by Washington and a grateful American people, Morgans Rangers were not, in essence, Rangers in the sense of the uniquely trained, motivated, and challenged soldier. When spring came, the regiment was again actively engaged in patrols and skirmishes with British forays from New York. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Essentially, the old 2nd Pennsylvania ceased to exist before the final campaign in Virginia and South Carolina, although former members of the regiment were battle casualties at Green Springs on July 6 and Yorktown in October. USA. USA, Winfield, The battle took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778 in what is now Luzerne County. Colonel Brodhead is placed in command of the consolidated forces and ordered by General Washington to withdraw to Manhattan. The next year, the regiment took part in a number of small engagements in New Jersey and again wintered at Morristown. During the battle, Colonel Miles, Atlee and Lt. When brought word of Watsons deployment, he correctly realized that this was a strategic attempt by the British to drive him from the southern region of the state. After the war he became the Commander of the First American Regiment, for a time they only infantry unit in the fledgling army of the independent United States. Only in a few instances did her armed vessels pass beyond the Capes of the Delaware into the Atlantic. The Thirteenth was incorporated with the Second Pennsylvania, July 1, 1778. 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.