From there it moved to Morristown, New Jersey, for the encampment in Jockey Hollow where it endured the most brutal winter of the 18th Century. The regiment would see action during the New York Campaign, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Sullivan Expedition. Advancing his main force as support, Marion again ordered Horry to charge. November 16, 1776 The fall of Fort Washington. Volume Reel 0822 American Revolutionary War Service Records; Soldiers--United States--Registers Pennsylvania, Seventh Battalion (Cumberland County Militia), Seventh Regiment: A -F Seven miles later at Ox Swamp, he encountered destroyed bridges and an abatis across the causeway. PHMC > Archives > Research Online > Bedford County Revolutionary War Militia. Supporting Army Rangers past, present, and future-RLTW. Organized on January 2- late March 1776 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from eastern Pennsylvania. The term "Pennsylvania Line" referred to the quota of numbered infantry regiments assigned to Pennsylvania at various times by theContinental Congress. With his men in a panic and the number of wounded and suffering growing, Watson shelved his pride and addressed a letter to Marion not only requesting permission to send seven of his most seriously wounded through the lines but once again alluding to the fact that Watson believed Marion was conducting himself in a manner contrary to civilized war. List of regimental, company and militia units from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1782, including infantry, cavalry and artillery units. Virginia, The U.S. Army Ranger history predates the Revolutionary War. The Continental Army's other light troops sprang from a relatively new European concept not the native American ranger tradition. As with all his previous battles, he was on his own with this fight. At the beginning of 1775, Pennsylvania, founded under Quaker auspices, differed from other American colonies in being totally devoid of military organization. It was Maxwell's command which fought the delaying action at Iron Hill on September 3, 1777, when Lt. Col. Francis Gurney was wounded. He is said to have been wounded and taken prisoner at Stillwater, N.Y., during a British-Indian attack on Morgan's camp in September 1777. By the end of October, the unit had suffered substantially from all the fighting, including the loss of Williams who was captured at Germantown. In the mid 1700s, Capt. Watson rode back to rally his men only to have his horse shot from under him. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. At the outbreak of hostilities between the Crown and the colonies in 1775 the Pennsylvania Assembly opposed any form of mandatory military service. Another sixty-six enlisted men were sick, and thirty-one were on detached service. We have set your language to 1st United States President, Revolutionary War Mount Vernon, Reorganized and re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. On New Year's Day, 1781, members of the 6th Pennsylvania joined the mutiny of the Pennsylvania regiments then quartered at Morristown. For Bucks County, information has also been provided from the returns for the Committee of Safety (the Associators) for 1775. 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. 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. But they were engaged with one of the finest regiments in the British army and, thus, in the world. Marion knew that if he did not continue to press, theyd be back with a vengeance. 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 Regiment was authorized on December 9, 1775 in the Continental Army as the 3d Pennsylvania Battalion. Re-designated on January 1, 1776 as the 1st Continental Regiment. With no radical changes, the new militia system served the Commonwealth through war and peace until 1842. Within the formation were the wagons, periodically stopping to gather more wounded or dead. Crossing the road that led from Murrys Ferry to Kingstree, Watson continued to follow Marion toward Georgetown. 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. Pennsylvania Line Regiments and other Pennsylvania Units. In certain counties there were recruited special troops called 14 cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. To each of her line soldiers, who served to the end of the war, Pennsylvania grantedDonation Landin certain western counties, land that remained free from taxation so long as the soldier lived and retained ownership. 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. Revolutionary War General. Originally, the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion, the 7th Pennsylvania was authorized on January 4, 1776. Diarist Joseph Plumb Martin described him as "an excellent officer, much beloved and respected by the troops of the Line he belonged to.". Washington wanted to use it as a vehicle for insuring tribal support--its Native American members would become hostages for the good behavior of the rest of the tribe--as well as a combat element. Military Association, a civilian reserve designed to repel invasion. Continental Regiments, 1st Pennsylvania Regiment 2d Pennsylvania Regiment 3d Pennsylvania Regiment 4th Pennsylvania Regiment 5th Pennsylvania Regiment 6th Pennsylvania Regiment 7th Pennsylvania Regiment 8th Pennsylvania Regiment 9th Pennsylvania Regiment 10th Pennsylvania Regiment 11th Pennsylvania Regiment 12th Pennsylvania Regiment 13th Pennsylvania Regiment Nelson's Independent Rifle Company William's Independent Company Morehead's Independent Company Weaver's Independent Company Pugh's Independent Company Doyle's Independent Rifle Company Pennsylvania State Musketry Battalion Carlisle Independent Companies State Militia Units. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Curtailing his attempt to clear the far side first, Watson formed his men in column and ordered the first column forward with its captain out front. Pennsylvania Archives volumes and not directly from original archival records. Redesignated on September 16, 1776 as the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment. Search above to list available cemeteries. When America officially declared its independence from Great Britain, it was clear more troops were needed to fight in the revolution. Other than the regiments and separate companies of riflemen from Pennsylvania and the states to the south, who really functioned as light infantry rather than rangers, the Continental Army only formed two functional ranger units. During the battle, Colonel Miles, Atlee and Lt. RootsWeb is funded and supported by Most of the service rendered by members of the Pennsylvania Militia fell into one of three categories. The 10th Pennsylvania Regiment was raised September 16, 1776 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. The 1st Continentals also participated in the battles at Fort Washington, Harlem Heights, and White Plains. Men who served with Regiment and continued their service saw action at Yorktown and mopping up operations in South Carolina. These concerns were overcome and the regiment joined the army later in the month. These sharpshooters were proving to be so successful that Watson felt compelled by noon to redeploy his regiment to a large open field about a half-mile away. 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. Formation [ edit] This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. On Sept. 1, 1780, Tye's brigade raided the Colts Neck home of Capt. Light companies normally assembled into provisional battalions at the start of each year's campaign and acted as a special strike force in traditional battlefield roles, not as a reconnaissance element. USA. 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. This was the second unit raised by the state (the first was "The Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion") and was enrolled for a term of one year. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Rangers committed to prolonged enlistment periods and rather than fight the war for independence, they patrolled Pennsylvania's western frontier, often fending off Indian attacks. Each partisan unit in the Continental Army, however, had a unique organizational structure. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. Other units in the Continental Army either used the term ranger in their designation or were commonly called rangers, but did not serve in that capacity in the traditional sense. The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 23 (No. At Trenton, it was the 1st Continental Regiment (now known as the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment) that cut off the Hessian retreat from Trenton, causing them to surrender. 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. During 1777, the regiment participated in the Philadelphia Campaign and fought at the Battles of Brandywine (11 Sept.) and Germantown (4 Oct.). . As Horry withdrew, Watsons mounted Tory dragoons advanced right behind, successfully crossing the causeway. The Regiment was authorized on July 16, 1776 in the Continental Army as Capt. Mounting a second animal, he ordered his artillery to open fire with grapeshot. 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. Soldiers who served during the years 1777-1780, when the currency was depreciating, were paid inContinental bills of Credit, which quickly lost value. In the meantime, the regiment was commanded by the senior officer present for duty, Maj. William Williams. During the afternoon the forces under General John Sullivan fought with the enemy for almost two hours near Birmingham Meeting House. Gen. William Maxwell, which was formed for the fall campaign opposing the British approach toward Philadelphia from the south. This collection is from Record Group 93, War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, and is National Archives Microfilm publication M246. Only in a few instances did her armed vessels pass beyond the Capes of the Delaware into the Atlantic. Overmyer has not added any memorials to this virtual cemetery. 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. General Hugh Mercer and attack a group of British dragoons. The light infantry companies continued under their existing practice of forming provisional battalions for each campaign season. The infantry moved at a trot the entire way, stopping only to fire a volley to their rear. October 4, 1777 Battle of Germantown. Eight days later, Pennsylvania was directed to raise two additional companies, followed by a third. Mifflinburg, Revolutionary War Records at FamilySearch. Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872 from NARA microfilm publication T718. 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. The financial difficulties of the new government, difficulties that lasted into the 1790's, complicated the payment of troops. (When an individual filed an appeal, they could also, however, be placed into a later class.) Williams led the unit in patrol actions in New Jersey during the spring and summer, including an engagement at Bound Brook on April 11 or 12 and a skirmish at Amboy on April 25 in which one officer was killed. 3, The Pennsylvania Line: Regimental Organization and Operations, 17751783. Though the act provided exemptions for members of the Continental Congress, Pennsylvania's Supreme Executive Council, Supreme Court judges, masters and teachers of colleges, ministers of the Gospel, and indentured servants, as a practical matter anyone could avoid serving either by filing an appeal to delay their service for a period of time or by paying a fine to hire a substitute. RevWar '75 Continental Army Orderly Books Crown Forces Orderly Books Articles from Military Collector and Historian. The cat and mouse advance continued on the far bank. 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. Upon reaching the ford site, the captain was killed with one shot from the Marions sharpshooter commander. USA, New Berlin, Minute Men, on call for special duty at short notice, but no evidence of the existence of such a corps in Pennsylvania survives. John Doyle's Independent Rifle Company. Re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. Hiding in his lair on Peyres Plantation or Snows Island by day and stealthily emerging at night to strike around midnight, Marion and his men would wreak havoc on British units from White Marsh to Black Mingo before fading once again into the morasses of the Santee or Peedee Rivers. Company returns, battalion returns, and brigade returns were nearly always filled out on standard printed forms when these were available. Watson and his men remained where they were, subsisting off the plantation, gathering from those homes around them anything else they needed. General financial confusion and the collapse of wartime currencies made prompt payment impossible, but eventually, under an act of April 1, 1784, Pennsylvania compensated such payment for their active service and settled accounts with certain other public creditors by passing to them interesting bearing The 7th Pennsylvania marched with Brig. He was an able leader with a reputation of taking care of the welfare of his men. 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. The Pennsylvania Line: Regimental Organization and Operations, 1776-1783 by John B.B. 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Joseph Howell became acting regimental commander and the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment numbered only 13 other officers and 74 enlisted men present for duty at the end of the month. March 5, 1776 The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish: The Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment, know as Miles's Regiment, was to consist of two battalions of six companies of seventy-eight enlisted men, armed with rifles: The State Battalion of Musketry, known as Atless's Battalion, was to consist of eight companies of fifty-eight enlisted men, armed with muskets. The regiment lost two men wounded in this action. Disbanded on July 1, 1778 at White Plains, New York. These volunteer companies made up the Allen, William; lieutenant in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion, 1776; wounded at White Plains. Organized in spring 1777 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from York, Bucks, Northampton and Northumberland Counties. Captured in part on November 16, 1776 by the British Army at Fort Washington, New York. Consolidated and reorganized on July 1, 1778 with the. In 1779, a detachment accompanied light infantry troops in the storming of Stoney Point. Search the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files of Connecticut Veterans from The National Archives: Capt. January 3, 1777 The Battle of Princeton. [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. At Morristown, during the winter of 1780-81, the 7th Pennsylvania was involved in a mutiny with other Pennsylvania Regiments after which the unit was disbanded. 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. Furloughed on January 17, 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey. 1st Continental Regiment. Arriving from Ireland Kauffman, On 5 March 1781, Watson began his movement, marching from Fort Watson. Relieved on November 14, 1776 from St. Clair's Brigade and assigned to the. A separate article discussing the various form of military service during this conflict will be added in the near future. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Springfield. Most of the muster rolls that have survived were made up just before the men were discharged from duty. There was a problem getting your location. Pennsylvania claimed the 1st Continental Regiment as its own and renamed the regiment as the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment. But the bluff was too high and the artillery canister just passed overhead of the defenders on the east bank when fired. Organization was territorial, so that normally a company consisted of men from a single township, while a battalion included all the Associators of several neighboring townships. Organized between January 2- late March 1776 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia City and Berks, Bucks Chester and Philadelphia Counties. Soldiers remaining in the regiment were reassigned to other units and eventually sent south to take part in the Yorktown Campaign. RevWar Progressive Begin Main Content Area Bedford County Revolutionary War Militia. Undaunted, the Swamp Fox ordered an immediate advance and moved to position himself at Wiboo Swamp. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Springfield. 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. Conway's Brigade continued at attack and eventually drove "the enemy a mile and a half below Chew's house" before being forced to retire. Companies and Battalions of militia were set up on a geographical basis similar to the arrangement already familiar with the Associators. On November 3, 1783, after a distinguished career, the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment was officially mustered out in Philadelphia, then capital of the United States of America. Unfortunately, when redemption came many of the original holders had long since sold their certificates at heavy discounts. When the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1775, about fifty Loyalist regiments were raised, including the Butler's Rangers, the King's Royal Regiment, and the Maryland and Pennsylvania Loyalists.Robert Rogers again raised a unit, this time in New York (mostly from Loyalists living in Westchester and Long Island), from western Connecticut, and with men from the Queen's Loyal Virginia .

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