Organized between October 25- November 26, 1775 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Northampton, Berks and Bucks Counties. It performed excellently in a light infantry role at the battle of Harlem Heights on 16 September 1776, but Knowlton suffered a mortal wound. A double-pronged attack was planned with Lieutenant Colonel Watson marching down the Santee to attack Marion while Colonel Welbore Ellis Doyle crossed the Lynches River to cut off the rebels escape. The two dismounted troops armed and equipped as light infantry provided a defensive element to protect the camp from enemy surprise attack, and also provided a base of fire around which the mounted elements could maneuver. 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. As such, they were subject to the orders of the Provincial Assembly. Pennsylvania, 21 Thacher, James, Military Journal during the American Revolutionary War, pp. After wintering at Valley Forge the regiment was assigned to the Western Department, headquartered at Fort Pitt. Many members of the Pennsylvania Navy were entitled to and received Depreciation pay certificates, and, rather curiously, some were paid off with Certificates of the Funded or Militia Debt. Home Battles 1775 to 1783 Campaigns Continental Army Continental Navy British Army Flags of the Revolution War Facts War Leaders Patriot Leaders British Leaders 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.. 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. Watson did not take long to initiate the fight. This time, the question of military service was no longer optional. Pennsylvania Long Rifles. Due to the sixty-day turnover, however, none of the men who were at Brandywine in September would have been present at Whitemarsh in December. Certain it is no man has a better claim to the public thanks, or is more generally admired than you. Eight days later, Pennsylvania was directed to raise two additional companies, followed by a third. Pennsylvania Archives volumes and not directly from original archival records. These nine companies were to form a battalion to be commanded by Col. William Thompson of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The item Washington County, Pa., Frontier Rangers, 1781-1782 : Washington County, Pa., Rangers, Revolutionary War burials of Greene County, Pa., Revolutionary War burials of Washington County, Pa., compiled by Paul W. Myers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library. 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). After this, the 7th Pennsylvania spent time in New York and New Jersey watching the British. The names of these individuals will be found on the appeal lists. There, on January 1, 1781, the mutiny of the Pennsylvania troops took place. Comment: Adapted here with some reformating, and standardization, Links to person articles to be added as they come available. 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. Minute Men, on call for special duty at short notice, but no evidence of the existence of such a corps in Pennsylvania survives. January 3, 1777 The Battle of Princeton. There is no particular record that the unit was involved in any fighting that summer, but in October, 1779, it had 452 officers and men with Wayne at West Point. USA. Following a disastrous expedition to Quebec, Canada, and his subsequent capture and parole as a prisoner, Morgan was appointed a colonel of a rifle regiment. Revolutionary War PA Colonial Rangers 14 memorials Pvt James Chambers 19 May 1761 - 16 May 1780 Lewis Cemetery Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA PVT George Etzweiler unknown - 26 May 1780 Pvt George Etzweiler Burial Site Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA PVT John Forster Jr. unknown - 16 May 1780 Lewis Cemetery The 5th Pennsylvania Regiment was raised December 9, 1775 at Chester, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. 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 December 8, a remnant of the First Battalion was at New Germantown, New Jersey, but the bulk of the men had been mustered out of service. A separate article discussing the various form of military service during this conflict will be added in the near future. The four regiments of light dragoons transformed into combined arms Legionary Corps composed of four mounted and two dismounted troops; the various partisan elements consolidated into two Partisan Corps, each with three mounted and three dismounted troops. Allen, William; lieutenant in Colonel Timothy Green's battalion, 1776; wounded at White Plains. By July 10, it was encamped with the American Army at Ft. Ticonderoga. 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. There were hopes that under this new form of government military service would become mandatory. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Gen. Anthony Wayne's Division. The Regiment was authorized on July 11, 1776 in the Continental Army as a Battalion for frontier defense in the, Designated on July 20, 1776 as Mackay's Battalion. In October it participated in Anthony Wayne's defeat of the British at Valcour Island, but otherwise had an uneventful tour of garrison duty. 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. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. Overmyer has not added any memorials to this virtual cemetery. The Regiment was authorized on March 15, 1777 in the Pennsylvania State Troops as Capt. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material The individuals who volunteered at this time were formed into battalions by county and were known as "Flying Camps" that served on active duty until November 30, 1776. John Nelson's Independent Rifle Company and assigned to the. To make amends for such depreciation, each of these men who in 1781 yet remained in line service was awarded a substantial sum in Stephanie Hoover 2017 - All Rights Reserved, Directory of Pennsylvania Genealogical & Historical Societies, Pennsylvania Research Reference Materials. The Regiment was authorized on August 23, 1776 in the Continental Army as the Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion and assigned to the. The resulting restructuring of the Pennsylvania Line perpetuated a 2nd Regiment among the state's six reorganized units, with Walter Stewart still in command. (these are free with registration) Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 from National Archives (NARA) microfilm publication M246. The regiment was disbanded on January 17, 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. 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. USA. Gen. Anthony Wayne's Division. Later, some of the 11th Pennsylvania took part in the patrol actions in New Jersey, which marked the spring and summer of 1777. Due to bad tactics, the unit took the heaviest losses in the engagement. For line troops, neither the type of service rendered nor the term of enlistment was uniform. 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. After the British attacked at Long Island, the 1st Continental Regiment covered the retreat the American army. The 7th Pennsylvania was present at Whitemarsh but did not fight. 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 was authorized on June 14, 1775 in the Continental Army as 6 separate companies of Pennsylvania Riflemen and assigned to the Main Army. Astute British commanders assigned regular British officers to Rogers' Rangers for training in wilderness warfare which they could then pass on to their normal regiments. 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. With knowledge of the land, James and his men were able to secure the bridge before the arrival of Watsons dragoons. The regiment was officially disbanded in January, 1783, although in reality, no regiment had existed since 1781. Consolidated on January 17, 1781 with the, Reorganized on January 1, 1783 at Ashley Hills, South Carolina, to consist of 9 companies, and assigned to the. Recognizing that personal circumstances might in some cases make it inconvenient or even impossible for a particular individual to serve, the fine system was in part devised to provide money in lieu of service in order to hire substitutes. Formation [ edit] 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. Since the company captain and lower officers were also called up, their identities provide a clue to the permanent class, company, and battalion to which a particular individual belonged. Organized between January 31- August 19, 1777 at Lancaster as Capt. Watson and his men remained where they were, subsisting off the plantation, gathering from those homes around them anything else they needed. Reorganized and re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. On May 18 the unit lost a junior officer killed in a fight at Paramus. The west bank was a high bluff with the roadway passing down through a ravine to the bridge. Translate. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (M246), and other historical records. Inspite of the the heavy loss of life at Paoli the Regiment fought on October 4, 1777 at Germantown. Knowlton's Rangers, a provisional three-company unit of volunteers from Connecticut and Massachusetts line regiments under Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, came into being during the late summer of 1776 at New York City. Unfortunately, when redemption came many of the original holders had long since sold their certificates at heavy discounts. 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. Navy veterans were not eligible for grants of Donation Land. Learn more. Sullivan in his campaign against the Iroquois in western Pennsylvania. 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. 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. Undaunted, the Swamp Fox ordered an immediate advance and moved to position himself at Wiboo Swamp. 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. Union County, Mounting a second animal, he ordered his artillery to open fire with grapeshot. As Thompson's Rifle Battalion, the regiment participated in the siege of Boston. USA, Somerset, Subsequently, management of these troops was assumed by the Continental Congress. 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. In fact, his memoirs published in 1716 by a son are the first American military manual. Pennsylvania, The Regiment was authorized on September 16, 1776 in the Continental Army as the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment. By the end of October, the unit had suffered substantially from all the fighting, including the loss of Williams who was captured at Germantown. 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. This was the decisive point of the campaign that required Marion to attack. American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies . 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. 1st Battalion, 1777-1780 . Revolutionary War Records at FamilySearch. The cat and mouse advance continued on the far bank. 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. As with all his previous battles, he was on his own with this fight. The origin of the ranger tradition lies in the seventeenth century wars between colonists and Native American tribes. For most counties, the town or township from which each of the companies were recruited is also given when known. Consolidated and reorganized on July 1, 1778 with the. To use this feature, use a newer browser. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. There, Marion waited, knowing that Watson would eventually appear. Under the provisions of the Militia Act, each individual summmoned had the right to file an appeal asking that their service be delayed and some successfuly avoided service by repeatedly filing appeals. It is known that no Pennsylvania militia served at Valley Forge, Monmouth, or Yorktown. For line troops, neither the type of service rendered nor the term of enlistment was uniform. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Though they held military titles, these were actually civilian officers not to be confused with the military officers holding the same ranks in the Continental Army. The financial difficulties of the new government, difficulties that lasted into the 1790's, complicated the payment of troops. 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. Morning arrived and Watson again resumed his march with Marion leading. In fact over the period of several years the 3d South Carolina Regiment gradually evolved into a line infantry regiment. This time, the question of military service was no longer optional. They spent the winter at Valley Forge and fought at the battle of Monmoth on June 28, 1778. Reorganized on January 1, 1783 at Lancaster, to consist of 7 companies in the. Revolutionary War General. It should be noted that these fines were not necessarily intended to be punitive. Queen's Rangers. In Pennsylvania, the Associators once again stepped up to fill these roles, but the cost and commitment of their near continuous service were growing burdensome. Resend Activation Email. The 1st Continentals also participated in the battles at Fort Washington, Harlem Heights, and White Plains. [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. 1st Continental Regiment. 1 . Furloughed on June 11, 1783 at Philadelphia (less 2 companies remaining active at Fort Pitt). In January 1780, the Regiment after suffering long and hard service with pay in arrears, poorly fed, and poorly equipped, joined the other Pennsylvania regiments in a mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line at Morristown, New Jersey. It was assigned on February 27, 1776 to the, Remainder of Regiment reorganized and re-designated 1 January 1, 1777 as the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment, an element of the, Relieved on July 22, 1778 from the 3rd Pennsylvania Brigade and assigned to the 2nd Pennsylvania Brigade, an element of the. Colonels Colonel William Thompson, Colonel Edward Hand, Colonel James Chambers Companies In 1782, John Alton served as a Private in the Pennsylvania Rangers on the Frontier in Captain John Dean's Company in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, with his brother Benjamin during Colonel Crawford's disastrous expedition against the Indians at Sandusky. RootsWeb is funded and supported by Reorganized on July 1, 1778 to consist of 9 companies. These two needs determined the form and six of her armed vessels and the character of their operations. At the Battle of Brandywine on Sept. 11, 1777, the regiment was part of the force guarding Chadds Ford until the British diversionary force stormed across the creek and compelled Wayne's Division to withdraw. Mifflin' Brigade re-designated on October 8, 1776 as Stirling's Brigade. 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. Pennsylvania Line Regiments and other Pennsylvania Units. 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. 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. Colonel Piper are captured. It was the last regiment to leave Long Island. Undaunted by the destroyed bridge or the rebels fire, the lead guardsmen closed column and plunged across the river. Pennsylvania Revolutionary Soldiers The following names are not included in the regular muster rolls. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Unfortunately, neither this stick nor the carrot achieved the desired results. 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. Many men listed on company rosters never drilled, and tens of thousands enrolled in the militia never experienced a single day of active duty. Choosing escape, Watson abruptly wheeled his Regiment to the right and proceeded to move at a quick pace across fifteen miles of marsh and pine lands to the Santee Road. Soon, though, just as Marion had expected, the guardsmen wheeled around and made their way back to the Kingstree intersection. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Springfield. 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