8th pennsylvania regiment revolutionary war
McClains in Revolutionary War, contributed by Don Marsh Completed December 10, 1775 in the West Augusta District (now Southwestern Pennsylvania and nearby parts of West Virginia). 1.At this point Harrison struck the words of America.. Covenhofer's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette John - 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. USS Effingham Muster Roll, contributed by descendants of James P. Preston, in the memory of John Butler, PA Pensions Swearingen commanded an independent company of Pennsylvania state troops defending the frontier in Westmoreland County, Pa., from February to August 1776, when he was commissioned a captain in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. contributed by Larry DeFrance Shannon or Clark's Co., PA, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed 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. Allshouse, Henry - Capt, John Arndt's Rifle Co., WESTMORELAND-NORTHAMPTON COUNRY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Associations were replaced by the state militia in 1777, which required most white males from ages 18 through 53 to enroll. by Mary Lou Wardlaw Not only did the soldiers dislike being called away from their homes, but they also faced a mid-winter march without tents and uniforms. Henry Randal, Private of the 8th Penn: Battalion acquitted and discharged from confinement. gunnell-john-1821.txt Spangler, George (widow app.) Geery, John - Capt. [2] The only time Pennsylvania seems to have had any sort of basic militia prior to the draft is during the winter months of 1776 into 1777. Benjamin Whaley's Co., contributed Swearingen resigned from the service in August 1779 and settled in Washington County, Pa., where he owned a handful of slaves and became the countys first sheriff two years later. On the 13th, Lord Charles Cornwallis attempted to envelop Lincoln's small outpost. Northampton County - Rosters 1st Battalion, contributed by Joy Fisher Joseph - Capt. Timothy Bedel's Company of Rangers Deasy's Co., (VA), This company was. Front: "Sir: Issue four # of Rifle Powder for the use of eight spies employed in the service of the United States. This is a flag from the American Revolution: that of the First Pennsylvania Rifles, a militia troop, of sorts. Aaron Austin's Co., 3rd Regt., NY, contributed by Don Head-Quarters, Morristown April 28th 1777. Meehan He was the regiment's first colonel. County Pensioners 1835, Schuylkill Adams, David - Capt. Chester County, Capt James Moore's Co - 4th PA Battalion, contributed by Fred Kelso Turnbach After his Continental service, Slaughter served under Gen. George Rogers Clark in Kentucky and helped found Louisville. "Completed" on May 9, 1777. 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. Burdge Charles (widow's app.) These officers therefore commanded the 8th Virginia but were never members of it. Pattons Co., etc., WASHINGTON-BUCKS-FRANKLIN CO, contributed by Nancy Poquette Fontal's Co., PA, YORK COUNTY, contributed Abraham Smith's Co., PA, YORK COUNTY, contributed by The unit has performed throughout the Midwest, Eastern and Southern United States, Canada, and England. Thomas Coppenhefer's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Tom Caulley Clark lost two killed, four wounded, and one captured before he and the survivors fought their way back to the fort. Pvt. Wm. [1] [2] Completed February 19, 1776 in Culpeper County. James Clarke's Co., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed McDowell, James (widow's app.) of them, or any Two of them, you will advance, of your own Money, to your Officers and Men such Sums, as shall appear to be due them on the said Settlement. The regiment also suffered several casualties during the British attack on Bound Brook on 13 April. Anderson, Andrew - Capt. Quinby, Approximately 1,250 foot soldiers were discharged and only 1,150 were left in the ranks. Finley, Joseph Lewis - Capt. James Piggott's Co., PA, etc., ALLEGHENY COUNTY, contributed New York, 196187. The device shows a hunter trying to snare a lion, and the motto underneath reads 'Dominari Nolo' - I refuse to be subjugated. Greene Records Commission (NHPRC) is part of the National Ament, Henry - Capt. William Darke in a portrait by Frederick Kemmelmeyer. Project, Classes 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. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Wickoff, Northampton County - 1st Battalion, Muster Roll Of 6th Class, contributed by Joy Fisher Nathaniel Williams, Private of Capt: Durkees Company, Wyoming Rangers, for Desertionto receive 50 lashes. [16] Neal. - WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty John Little's Co., etc., BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed by Andy Anderson 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. Michael, Capt. Captain Darke was promoted to Major in 1777. Kinter, John - Capt. First in seniority. Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, second from right, at Yorktown. Longs Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette William, Capt. Burns Around 1777 he married Christina Schaffer. Proctor, A Sketch of General Thomas Procter 1739-1806: Phildelphia Co, PA, contributed by Donna Bluemink John - Capt. - Capt. DeFrance, Lewis' Co., PA, CHESTER COUNTY, contributed John Santee's Co., ARMSTRONG COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Aggarwal, USGenWeb - Capt. Boyers, David Steel's Co., etc., GREENE COUNTY, contributed by Brian Core 1777. Wright, Aaron(widow's app.) Gen. Lachlan McIntosh: The 10th North Carolina Regiment was recruited late in 1777 and eventually arrived at Valley Forge by the spring of 1778: 1st Pennsylvania: Col. Thomas Hartley (acting) 2d Pennsylvania: Col. Thomas Hartley (acting . Brown, This company was. Hugh Campbell's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Clason, Zachariah - Capt. The grave of Corp. Joseph Golladay of Dunmore (now Shenandoah) County. Consolidated on January 17, 1781 with the 8th Pennsylvania Regimentand redesignated as the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment; concurrently furloughed at Trenton, New Jersey (less 2 companies remaining active at Fort Pitt), and relieved from the 1st Pennsylvania Brigade. description ends , 5th ser., 3:3078). John Brady's Co., 12th Regt., PA, MIFFLIN COUNTY, Jacob Livergood's Co., ALLEGHENY COUNTY, contributed by Guy Potts Patterson's Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Scottie The National Guard came into existence in the 1880's and replaced the militia in the organized form. Colonel Walter Stewart became commander of the reorganized 2nd Pennsylvania. Major John Kiley's Co., contributed by Beryl Meehan However, many discharged men promptly reenlisted. Allison, Robert - FRANKLIN COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette of Revolutionary Pensioners, John Thomas Pickett, Private of Capt: Ransoms Company, Wyoming Rangers, for Desertionto receive 50 lashes. The British Union that had been originally painted in the canton was covered by Search EngineUSGenWeb Burns ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 8th Connecticut Regiment Disbanded Dec 1776 19th Continental Regiment Commanded by Col. Charles Webb ReOrganized and Redesignated Jan 1776 from the 7th Connecticut Regiment Disbanded Feb 1777 20th Continental Regiment Commanded by Col.s Benedict Arnold and John Durkee Ziegler's Co., PA, LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed Sauers, Richard A. Thomas Berry never strayed far from home after the war and seems to have led a quiet life. All rights reserved. Dritts Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Archives. Wallace, Andrew - Captain Church's Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Joy Fisher Chester Cumberland County - Class Rolls 1780-82, Eighth Battalion, contributed by M. Burns Pritchett Joseph Ogle's Co., etc., WASHINGTON COUNTY, contributed by Leana University of Virginia", http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/WasFi07.html, United States Army Center of Military History, http://www.pa-roots.com/westmoreland/oldwestmoreland/chapter10.html, Bibliography of the Continental Army in Pennsylvania, Hartley's Additional Continental Regiment, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Thomas Berry grew up in this house known as "Berry Plain" in King George County. The 8th is not noted in the article. John - Capt. War Pension Lists. Archives Special ProjectsUSGenWeb of Revolutionary Pensioners Links: FOTW homepage | [12], The light infantry rallied on the 5th Foot and 55th Foot, but the three British units were soon forced to withdraw. COUNTY, contributed by Don Pennsylvania Society, Sons of the Revolution, 1898 Membership List, A-G, contributed by Betty Lynne Bernhardt Revolutionary War Pension Indexes, PA Vol. Andrew Thompsons Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette by Kathleen Brown [1] The consolidation occurred in the immediate aftermath of the Pennsylvania Line Mutiny from 1 to 8 January. Valentine Upp's Co., etc., BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed by Jerry L. Johnston& Joanne Corle Northampton County - Captain John Nelson's Company of the First Battalion, The Papers of Alexander Hamilton. He was killed at the Battle of Wyoming on 3 July 1778. Ross's Co., PA Militia, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, contributed It was built ca. or Doherty, John (child's app. Captain Berry resigned in April of 1778. , Virginia National Guard, descends from this company. Having installed Major Vernon and 106 soldiers of the 8th Regiment in Fort Laurens, McIntosh returned to Pennsylvania. Milligan, David - Capt. Jeremiah Talbot's Co., CUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed by Pat Sproat McBride, Robert - Lieutenant 9th Pennsylvania Regiment, contributed by Vicki McBride Trevisanut Olsen & Lynne Canterbury Finley, Capt. Sergeant Gordon Martin II, 8 August 1999, From some research I have been doing, the Colors of the Philadelphia City Light Horse Troop were slightly defaced in 1776 by their artist James Claypoole. Fourth in seniority. Search Engine, USGenWeb James Craig is buried in Muhlenberg County, Ky. Robert Higgins was personally selected by George Washington to recruit a company to replace John Stephenson's one-year unit. Momie, Jacob - Capt. YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1852-1949 . Darke became the regiment's major and went on to be a militia general. The mutiny was a successful attempt by the troops to get better treatment and pay, as well as to secure discharge for those men who had served three years. The regiment was led by three field officers: a colonel, a lieutenant colonel, and a major. Gunnell, John - Capt. Harbison, Robert - Capt. John - WESTMORELAND (also ALLEGHENY) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty Allison, Gauyn [Gavin?] by Deborah Margaret's app. In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead assumed command. The unit was reassigned from the Middle Department to the main army on 14 July. I'm not sure if this is fact or legend. Pennsyl. It completed an epic winter march from western Pennsylvania to New Jersey, though Mackay and his second-in-command both died soon afterward. Wickoff/Wyckoff, Revolutionary War Rosters and Records. McClean, gunnell-john-1823.txt Simon Vanarsdale's Co., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette 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. [15] The 8th Pennsylvania was assigned to the Western Department on 19 May 1778. Henry Knox admitted losing six killed and 20 to 30 captured, while the British claimed to have taken 80 prisoners. Jordan, Allegheny NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, contributed by Diana Lehman A number of men deserted and went home. Volume Reel 0821 American Revolutionary War Service Records; Soldiers--United States--Registers Pennsylvania, Sixth Battalion (1776) Sixth Regiment: L - Z. Isaac Longsheth's Co., BUCKS COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette Purdy, Patrick (widow's app.) Ray Beaty [6] Cornwallis and Major General James Grant with 3,000 to 4,000 troops marched along both banks of the Raritan River. 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. Byram, The original Troop Flag, which was carried when the Troop was General George Washington's bodyguard, and also in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown, is in the Troop Museum at 23rd & Ranstead, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Shearer A frontier defense battalion was authorized by the Continental Congress on 11 July 1776 as part of the Continental Army in the Northern Department. Marsh Chester County, Lower Oxford CompanyRoster, contributed by Kathryn Payne Chester County Militia, 2nd Co., 7th Battalion, contributed by Sandra Ferguson Revolutionary Isolated in the fog, Wayne ordered an about-face and his two brigades began to move back toward the noise of battle. Harmon - Enlisted Sussex Co., NJ, FRANKLIN COUNTY, contributed by Serjt Elisha Reynolds of the 5th Penn: Battalion for Inlisting into two different regimentsreduced to the ranks. Authorized for frontier defense in July 1776, the eight-company unit was originally called Mackay's Battalion after its commander, Colonel Aeneas Mackay. Michael - Capt. Some companies were assigned cadets. Happes, William - Capt. Joseph - Capt. Bailey, George - Capt. 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. [2] McNearys [McNary] Co., etc., YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette General Knox planned to have four 3-pound or 6-pound cannons attached to each infantry brigade. 9 ser., 138 vols. Consequently, these men were discharged more than a year earlier than the rest of the regiment (Virginia enlistments beginning in 1776 were for two years). Through its grants program, the NHPRC supports a wide range of activities to Jacob Netherlins Co., etc., CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Rebecca Cardine Transferred to the main army in November 1776, the unit was renamed the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment on 1 January 1777. The 8th Virginia was originally composed of ten companies of 68 enlisted men each plus three sergeants, a fifer, and a drummer. Attrition began immediately after companies formed from illness, death, and desertion. Shipman, [1] On 6 January the unit began a march of 300 miles (483km) across the mountains and hills of Pennsylvania, with their supplies on pack horses. Williams, William - Capt. I now live in Tennessee and they have a State Guard like Ohio. The unit added a ninth company by absorbing Captain Samuel Morehead's Independent Company on 1 July 1778. In the afternoon, the British attacked across Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford. I never saw you retreat before. He was expelled from Hopewell Friends Meeting near Winchester in 1772 for attending a horse race and fighting. The National Historical Publications and by Beryl Meehan Wade on row gallie on Delaware River, etc., DELAWARE (also CHESTER) COUNTY, contributed by Lynn Beatty A body of riflemen were detached from the regiment and fought at Saratog. He transferred to the 2d Pennsylvania Regiment as lieutenant colonel on 1 Jan. 1783. Sixth in seniority. Because President Benjamin Franklin was elderly, Muhlenberg often signed executive documents as de facto governor. Potts, George - Capt. Charles - Capt. Associations were groups of local troops that assembled voluntarily. 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. Cornelius, Allegheny John - PA Continental, CHESTER COUNTY, contributed by Mary Samuel Davidson's Co., PA, BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed Graeffs Co., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette When the two companies were consolidated in June 1778, Durkee retired from the Continental service and returned home (see ibid., 11:634). George Smith's Co., etc., MONTGOMERY COUNTY, contributed by Jim Stokes It is only a scouting party". widow Completed March 25, 1776 in Augusta County. As at Brandywine, the 2nd Brigade formed the left wing of Wayne's Pennsylvania Division while the 1st Brigade made up the right wing. Thompson, Robert - LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by J. Robison 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. [8], On 22 May 1777 the 8th Pennsylvania was assigned to the 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade. [13] Soon Wayne's men became anxious because fighting at the Chew House erupted several hundred yards in their rear. [1] Colonel Aeneas Mackay, Lieutenant Colonel George Wilson, and Major Richard Butler were appointed by Congress to lead the battalion. The regiment was engaged at the Battles of Bound Brook, Brandywine, Paoli, and Germantown in 1777. Authorized in May 1776 as an extra Continental regiment, the battaltion recruited ethnic Germans from Maryland and Pennsylvania .
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