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. For purposes of administration and drill, Morgans Corps of Rangers was coming to fruition. For most counties, the town or township from which each of the companies were recruited is also given when known. . This time, the question of military service was no longer optional. During the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania saw much fighting between American soldiers and British rangers and their Indian allies. 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. 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. Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. On March 14, 1776, the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion was sent to New York City. The Regiment was authorized on September 16, 1776 in the Continental Army as the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment. Congress called for a Flying Camp to serve under General George Washington. Pennsylvania State Navy. As the advance guard made its way across the river, Marion fell upon the rear guard. Organized between June 25- July 20, 1775 to consist of 9 companies from Cumberland, Lancaster, Northumberland, Northampton, Bedford, Berks and York Counties. In June the men refused to report at camp for duty as they thought they were still on parole and had not been properly exchanged. Relieved on April 27, 1776 from Green's Brigade and assigned to the. This active-duty roll was therefore a completely different roll from the permanent billet roll. Thousands of militiamen returned from tours of active duty unpaid, bearing only a slip signed by a commanding officer. At Brandywine, the women of the 6th Pennsylvania were cited for their bravery under fire while bringing water to the men. Most of the Associators now disbanded. 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. To get things off to a spirited start, he dispatched a detachment of sharpshooters across the river to the plantation where Watson and his troops were housed with orders to shoot his sentries and to wreak havoc. In fact, Major General Friedrich von Steuben wrote a separate drill manual for them in late 1780. Soldiers who served during the years 1777-1780, when the currency was depreciating, were paid inContinental bills of Credit, which quickly lost value. 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. 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. Special battalions of line troops were recruited for theFlying Campfrom among the Pennsylvania Associators who took part in the New Jersey campaign in 1776. 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. 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. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. 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. During 1777, the regiment participated in the Philadelphia Campaign and fought at the Battles of Brandywine (11 Sept.) and Germantown (4 Oct.). Reorganized and re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. In certain counties there were recruited special troops calledRangers, who served long enlistments on the frontier against the Indians. Men who served with Regiment and continued their service saw action at Yorktown and mopping up operations in South Carolina. The Pennsylvania Navy was created in 1775 and, like the Pennsylvania Line, was filled by voluntary enlistment. By July 10, it was encamped with the American Army at Ft. Ticonderoga. 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. From 1776 to 1781, Rogers obtained an additional seven Battle Honors for his famed Rangers, but, unfortunately, under the flag of the Queens and Kings Rangers, The American revolutionaries were not without their Rangers, despite Rogers support of the Crown. 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. 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. 14 cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. History affords no instance wherein an officer has kept possession of a country under so many disadvantages as you have; surrounded on every side with a superior force; hunted from every quarter with veteran troops, you have found means to elude all their attempts, and to keep alive the expiring hopes of an oppressed Militia, when all succor seemed to be cut off. Both Watson and Marion rode out to face each other across a quarter-mile causeway spanning the mire and marsh of the swamp. 302-324. return to scholars showcase. Unfortunately, when redemption came many of the original holders had long since sold their certificates at heavy discounts. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Militias were paid out of Pennsylvania's then-functioning provincial treasury. Begin Main Content Area Bedford County Revolutionary War Militia. USA. Congress passed the first national conscription act in the country's history. Marion knew that an engagement with them would not be easy and he could expect no support from the American army. In 1747, Ben Franklin (only 39 years of age at the time) created the Philadelphia Militia Association, a completely volunteer force totalling 10,000 enrollees. Search Connecticut Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 from The National Archives, Search Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served from Connecticut in the American Army During the Revolution from The National Archives. For line troops, neither the type of service rendered nor the term of enlistment was uniform. Many of the Invalids were subsequently pensioned. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Within minutes, the planks had been removed from the center of the bridge and the stringers burned on the east end. The Flying Camp? With knowledge of the land, James and his men were able to secure the bridge before the arrival of Watsons dragoons. Some of the muster rolls provide the date when duty began, and in the case of officers, the date of their commission, and perhaps some additional comments indicating such types of information as whether they were detached on special duty or the dates of any desertions. Early in that year, as tension mounted, there appeared spontaneously in certain localities volunteer companies of 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. 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. Perry County, Revolutionary War Records at FamilySearch. The regiment never recruited the Indian component, and changes in British operations led to the transformation of the white elements into normal infantry. Westmoreland County Revolutionary War Militia 1st Battalion, 1777 Commanding Officers: Col. Alexander Barr Lt. Col. John Pomery Major James Wilkins 2nd Battalion, 1777 Commanding Officers: Col. John Perry Lt. Col. John Shields Major Christopher Lavengair 3rd Battalion, 1778 Commanding Officers: Col. James Smith Lt. Col. Providence Mounts 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. Mifflin' Brigade re-designated on October 8, 1776 as Stirling's Brigade. Gen. William Maxwell, which was formed for the fall campaign opposing the British approach toward Philadelphia from the south. 1st Continental Regiment. The following is a brief explanation of the differences between these branches of service. To make amends for such depreciation, each of these men who in 1781 yet remained in line service was awarded a substantial sum inDepreciation Pay Certificates, which were both interest bearing and negotiable, like bonds of the present day. Frequently no substitute was furnished, but instead a The American revolutionaries were not without their Rangers, despite Rogers' support of the Crown. Only Elisha Sheldon's 2d Legionary Corps (a Connecticut unit serving in 1781 in the West Point-Westchester County zone) fully exploited the possibilities of the combined arms structure. Organized in spring 1777 at Kittanning to consist of 8 companies from Westmoreland County. The 9th Pennsylvania Regiment was authorized September 16, 1776 and was assigned to the Main Continental Army on 27 December 1776. Please try again later. Arriving from Ireland Kauffman, Organized in between September 28- December 18, 1776 at Sunbury to consist of 8 companies from Northampton, Berks, Cumberland and Northumberland Counties. Marion knew that if he did not continue to press, theyd be back with a vengeance. Miscellaneous private papers relating to the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, World War I, the Pennsylvania National Guard, and peacetime military service. After each tour of duty was completed, all of the privates and the company and field officers were returned to their permanent battalion billets. It is notable, however, that during the summer campaign of 1776, thousands of Pennsylvania Associators saw active service in New Jersey. Mifflinburg, In January 1776, the eight companies of the newly-formed battalion began leaving the state to participate in Benedict Arnold's ill-fated attempt to capture Quebec. The situation was not good. The act called for eight battalion districts to be created in Philadelphia and in each of the eleven extant counties. Marion and his men had won the days skirmish. . The regiment was assigned to the 3d Pennsylvania Brigade of the Main Continental Army on 27 May 1777. After this, the 7th Pennsylvania spent time in New York and New Jersey watching the British. Contrary to myth, the light troops in the Continental Army overwhelmingly followed European doctrinal concepts. Furloughed on June 11, 1783 at Philadelphia (less 2 companies remaining active at Fort Pitt). On September 21 the regiment was in Hartford, Connecticut, with Wayne to greet French General Rochambeau. After camping at Valley Forge, the First Pennsylvania saw limited action at Monmouth. Late that afternoon, he bivouacked south of Nelsons Ferry. The Regiment was authorized on January 4, 1776 in the Continental Army as the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion. November 12, 1777 The Pennsylvania State Regiment is officially designated the 13th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Line. 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. The men of the regiment refused at first to join the mutineers, but were finally forced to when the other troops threatened them at bayonet point and with artillery. Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872 from NARA microfilm publication T718. Eighty years after becoming the United States of America, the nation suffered a Civil War. 1st United States President, Revolutionary War Mount Vernon, These concerns were overcome and the regiment joined the army later in the month. Whitcomb's Rangers started as a similar provisional unit on the Lake Champlain front in 1776. 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. The mutiny failed and resulted in many of the soldiers receiving their discharges. 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. On July 1, 1776, the army reorganized yet again with each state directed to supply a quota of line regiments for Continental service. Gen. Thomas Mifflin. John Nelson's Independent Rifle Company and assigned to the. Organized between March 13- May 29, 1776 at Chester to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia City and Bucks, Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster Counties. The men elected new officers at this time and the militia battalions were renumbered according to the relative seniority of their commanders. A portion of the Pennsylvanians, most of them riflemen, served on the American left flank against the Hessians. Re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. 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. 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. The battle took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778 in what is now Luzerne County. 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. 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. Continental bills of Credit, which quickly lost value. Where it was involved in several minor battles and skirmishes. On 1 July 1778 the regiment was re-organized to eight companies. South Carolina and Georgia each raised mounted ranger units in 1775-1776, but when they became part of the Continental Army during the summer of 1776 they transformed into mounted infantry. In contrast, however, they received uniforms and arms from the state. and were required to show up for their two months of active duty at the time and in the order that their class was called up. Swearingen resigned from the service in August 1779 and settled in Washington County, Pa., where he owned a handful of slaves and became the county's first sheriff two years later. To make amends for such depreciation, each of these men who in 1781 yet remained in line service was awarded a substantial sum in [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. As Thompson's Rifle Battalion, the regiment participated in the siege of Boston. Pennsylvania, The 10th Pennsylvania Regiment was raised September 16, 1776 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. Most of the muster rolls that have survived were made up just before the men were discharged from duty. This Revolutionary War Militia Arrangement provides a breakdown of the battalions and companies raised in each county and the names of the commanding officers. The regiment was furloughed January 17, 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey and disbanded on January 1, 1783. A separate article discussing the various form of military service during this conflict will be added in the near future. 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. In enrollment, it probably never numbered as many as one thousand men. 1st Battalion, 1777-1780 . Occasionally, militia reinforcements from Cumberland, Lancaster, and York counties would be brought in to reinforce these frontiers as occurred in the summer of 1778. There, on January 1, 1781, the mutiny of the Pennsylvania troops took place. Only in a few instances did her armed vessels pass beyond the Capes of the Delaware into the Atlantic. The Pennsylvania Council of Safety prescribes that there will be ten companies, "eight of them armed with muskets and the other two with riffles." 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Volume Reel 0822 American Revolutionary War Service Records; Soldiers--United States--Registers Pennsylvania, Seventh Battalion (Cumberland County Militia), Seventh Regiment: A -F Ages ranged from sixteen to sixty years. Robert Rogers of New Hampshire organized a corps of New England woodsmen as full-time Provincials directly under British military auspices and paid out of British funds. 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. Certain it is no man has a better claim to the public thanks, or is more generally admired than you. Disbanded on July 1, 1778 at White Plains, New York. In certain counties there were recruited special troops called Redesignated on September 16, 1776 as the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment. The regiment was in combat again on September 20 when, with the rest of Wayne's division, it was surprised at Paoli. Pay for military service was often long delayed. The Continental Army authorized several of these formations in 1777 and 1778, primarily as a vehicle to employ European volunteers who could not be inserted into existing regiments without provoking major arguments over rank, or because of language barriers. There they remained until the 6th Pennsylvania was mustered out on March 15, 1777. The term "Pennsylvania Line" referred to the quota of numbered infantry regiments assigned to Pennsylvania at various times by theContinental Congress. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. A quick fight ensued with heavy firing. 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. 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. Refusal to turn out for military exercises would result in a fine, the proceeds from which were used to hire substitutes. Membership in the Associators differed greatly from membership the militia, for, technically, enrollment in the Associators was voluntary, while membership in the militia was strictly compulsory with the obligation legally defined. 11th Pennsylvania Regiment was officially authorized on October 25, 1776.