A body of riflemen were detached from the regiment and fought at Saratoga. Charles (widow's app. Completed March 4, 1776 in Dunmore County (now Shenandoah County). 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. Major generals commanded divisions (multiple brigades) or "departments" (theaters of war). Authorized for frontier defense in July 1776, the eight-company unit was originally called Mackay's Battalion after its commander, Colonel Aeneas Mackay. during the southern campaign 1776. Revolutionary War: ROLL OF ANCESTORS: Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List Surnames A - G. Surnames H - M. Last modified: 2016-12-17 by rick wyatt
Burdge Completed December 10, 1775 in the West Augusta District (now Southwestern Pennsylvania and nearby parts of West Virginia). The unit was reassigned from the Middle Department to the main army on 14 July. These officers therefore commanded the 8th Virginia but were never members of it. Completed February 19, 1776 in Culpeper County. 8th PA Regt. After missing the rendezvous at Suffolk, Va. in 1776 this company was. YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette The regiment was engaged at the Battles of Bound Brook, Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. Lot - Capt. MacLain, Troutman, 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. War Soldiers Listed on the Ebensburg War Memorial - Cambria County, contributed by Diann Capt. Note: The annotations to this document, and any other 7. Jacob Livergood's Co., ALLEGHENY COUNTY, contributed by Guy Potts Chester County, Capt James Moore's Co - 4th PA Battalion, contributed by Fred Kelso (MESDA). Dougherty John Deal's Co., Columbia-Berks-Philadelphia County, contributed Bailey, George - Capt. [2], The unit was assigned to General George Washington's main army on 23 November 1776. Sifert (or Cypher), Daniel - Col. Proctor's Artillery, PA Line, BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette May, Meehan Bush' Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Abraham Smith's Co., PA, YORK COUNTY, contributed by during the southern campaign 1776. Andrew Thompsons Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette The 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade soon struck a picket of the 46th Foot and swept it before them. public. They finally rallied 3 miles (4.8km) from the battlefield. contributed by Ramona Nichols [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. Foreman, Wakelee, List of Continental Regiments in the Continental Army [2] When the regiment went into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Bayard was lieutenant colonel and Frederick Vernon was major. Joseph - Capt. "The ship for commerce and the plow and three sheaves of wheat for agriculture stood for Pennsylvania in the state seal. [15] The 8th Pennsylvania was assigned to the Western Department on 19 May 1778. Thompson, James - Capt. by Mary Lou Wardlaw Through most of the nineteenth century the United States had a very small army, except during wartimes; it was not until World War I that the state militias became the National Guard and not until the Korean War that a large permanent army became the first line of defense." John - Capt. These men enlisted for three years' service or the duration of the war (whichever was shorter), the term applied to all 1777 enlistees. Rose, Two battalions of British light infantry and one of grenadiers advanced on the left, while the Hessian jgers, Sir George Osborn's grenadier company of the Brigade of Guards, and the light cavalry moved up on the right. Search Engine, USGenWeb McQuillen, Garrett - Capt. [3] On 27 March Colonel Daniel Brodhead IV tranferred from the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment to take command of the 8th. [7] Lincoln's men fought well and the bulk of them evaded the trap. Reichswick, 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. The signature of Capt. German Battalion - Wikipedia County Pensioners 1835, contributed by M. Croghan was at Yorktown but unable to fight because he had been released by the British as a prisoner on parole--honor-bound not to fight unless exchanged for a British prisoner. Jacob was a patriot of the American Revolution having served in the Pennsylvania Militia, of York Co., 3rd Battalion Capt. The signature of Captain James Knox, from Fincastle County. for the 1776 campaign. Drury Jackson was erroneously placed 600 miles from his actual grave site. Outnumbered, Wayne's division withdrew in good order 600 yards (549m) to a hill at dusk. William Ross' Co., etc., YORK-WASHINGTON-GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette COUNTY, contributed by Arlene Douglass, David - Capt. However, many discharged men promptly reenlisted. As at Brandywine, the 2nd Brigade formed the left wing of Wayne's Pennsylvania Division while the 1st Brigade made up the right wing. John Minors Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core Aggarwal, USGenWeb After the war, Lamb married Daniel Boone's cousin and moved to Indiana. John McIntire, Private in the 5th Penn: Battalion for Threatning to desert to the Enemyto receive 100 lashes. Possibly a former company of the Culpeper Minutemen. Records Commission. Daniel - Capt. American Revolutionary War Records - Pennsylvania - Genealogy Village He transferred to the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment as lieutenant colonel on 1 Jan. 1783. modern editorial content, are copyright The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. 2.Thomas Robinson (17511819), a friend of Anthony Wayne, served as a captain in Waynes 4th Pennsylvania Regiment during 1776, and on 1 Jan. 1777 he became major of the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment. Thomas Cassinhefner's Co., PA Militia, contributed Golladay was a member of Capt. Geery, John - Capt. After returning from the southern campaign of 1776, soldiers were given a furlough. McCullough, John - Capt. Comingore, John - Capt. 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. John Ferguson's Co., MA, LUZERNE COUNTY, contributed Clark was promoted to major of the 12th Virginia on January 10, 1778. [2] James (& widow Eberhardt and Meil were Pennsylvanians and served until the reorganization of the Regiment in August, 1778. Covenhofer's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Phillip M. - 2nd Virginia Regt., PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, contributed [18] Brodhead took command of the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment.[19]. In a tragic friendly fire incident, Stephen's men opened fire and the Pennsylvanians returned fire. Turnbach Thomas Campbell's Co., PA Cont. In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead assumed command. Authorized for frontier defense in July 1776, the eight-company unit was originally called Mackay's Battalion after its commander, Colonel Aeneas Mackay. of Revolutionary Pensioners Captain Knox and Lieutenant Craig were transferred to Morgan's Rifles in 1777 and the company thereafter existed only on paper, though a few of the men may have returned tothe regiment at Valley Forge. Bluemink, Volunteer: Natalie 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. Kinter, John - Capt. In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead IV assumed command. Asahel - Capt. Ziegler's Co., PA, LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed Vanderbelt, This was an entirely new company raised to replace John Stephenson's company, which ceased to exist in the fall of 1776. Authorized for frontier defense in July 1776, the eight-company unit was originally called Mackay's Battalion after its commander, Colonel Aeneas Mackay. Joseph Reid's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette The following Sentences of the General Court Martial, held at Boundbrook, whereof Major Robinson was President,2 are approved by the Commander in Chief. Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 18521949. Second in Seniority. McClain, Alexander (& widow's app.) Originally raised as an independent company. to land warrants, rosters and veteran lists may also be submitted for The log house built by Lt. Christopher Moyers in Tennessee after the war. Head-Quarters, Morristown April 28th 1777. Around 1777 he married Christina Schaffer. Associations were groups of local troops that assembled voluntarily. Simon Vanarsdale's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Mason Records Commission (NHPRC) is part of the National 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. The original flag is in the William Penn Memorial Museum in Harrisburg, PA. Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789, the Pennsylvania Council of Safety to GW, 29 Jan. 1777, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-09-02-0276, National Historical Publications and The loss of their senior officers and the defeat at Bound Brook apparently caused "distracted" behavior in the ranks. John Boyd's Co., PA, 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War) FamilySearch Randy Young, 1 October 2004, Regarding the militia and the National Guard, the statement needs some clarification. The Commander in Chief (taking into consideration the late distracted State of the 8th. Swearingen and some of the men in his company at this time were serving with the corps of riflemen attached to Col. Daniel Morgans regiment. 8TH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENT - Valley Forge Muster Roll Gregory, Cumberland County - Class Rolls 1780-82, Eighth Battalion, contributed by M. Burns