Benjamin Whaley's Co., contributed McClain, Shearer [4] Butler was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Mackay's son-in-law Stephen Bayard was appointed major. Doudle's Co., CUMBERLAND (also YORK ) COUNTY, both contributed by Nancy Poquette Capt. Mathias Brobst's Co., etc. Mitchell & Young's Co's., DE, contributed by Dean Together with Major General John Sullivan's Maryland division and Brigadier General Thomas Conway's Pennsylvania Brigade, Wayne's troops forced back the British. 8th Pennsylvania Regiment - Wikipedia David (widow's app. Yoho, Henry - Capt. On 20 July the unit was named Mackay's Battalion. 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment (Revolutionary War) FamilySearch Only on 10 June 1777 did Pennsylvania transfer the eight-company regiment to the Continental Army as Proctor's Continental Artillery Regiment. Dougherty In a tragic friendly fire incident, Stephen's men opened fire and the Pennsylvanians returned fire. Knoblock [1] The regiment was involved in Brigadier General Lachlan McIntosh's expedition to Ohio in November 1778. preserve, publish, and encourage the use of documentary sources, relating to the history of McClean, In March 1777 Colonel Daniel Brodhead IV assumed command. Stratton, - BEDFORD COUNTY, contributed by Jerry L. Johnston& Joanne Corle Allegheny May, Hockingbery, Revolutionary War Rosters and Records. Because President Benjamin Franklin was elderly, Muhlenberg often signed executive documents as de facto governor. 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). or Doherty, John. List of Continental Regiments in the Continental Army This company was. by Sarah Pyle The National Guard came into existence in the 1880's and replaced the militia in the organized form. Fifth in seniority. Revolutionary War Militia Overview - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Anderson, Andrew - Capt. The loss of their senior officers and the defeat at Bound Brook apparently caused "distracted" behavior in the ranks. 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. contributed by Sandra Ferguson "Abraham Bowman, Lt. Col. 8 Virga Regt. - YORK COUNTY, contributed by Nancy Poquette [13] Soon Wayne's men became anxious because fighting at the Chew House erupted several hundred yards in their rear. [To] Maj. Isaac Craig, D[eputy] Q[uarter] M[aster] Gen[era]l." Back: "Received the within, [signed] Jonathan Grant". Lot - Capt. Finley, Capt. Davids Gillespie, John - CHESTER COUNTY, contributed John - Midshipman aboard Randolph Frigate, contributed by Lowell Thomas [2] On 1 January 1777 the unit was redesignated the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. Johnson, Pennsylvania Archives. Thomas Craig's Co., 2nd Regt., PA, COLUMBIA He is said to have been wounded and taken prisoner at Stillwater, N.Y., during a British-Indian attack on Morgans camp in September 1777. Sifert (or Cypher), Peter - Capt. Wickoff, Colonel Carl von Donop led the center with two Hessian grenadier battalions. Classes ), Capt. Whitcraft, by David Wilson Boyers, Gregory, Thomas Coppenhefer's Co., etc., LANCASTER COUNTY, contributed by Tom Caulley Weisel, Jacob (widow's app.) Clark's company appears to have been overenrolled. Robert - Philadelphia Militia, Rifle Battalion, PHILADELPHIA

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