Pennsylvania built and stocked a number of forts to try to keep settlers safe when the Indians went on the warpath, a line of forts was built south of the Blue Mountain from the Delaware River to the Susquehanna River and a lot of families lost loved ones in the 1750s to Indian raids in the area. It is notable, however, that during the summer campaign of 1776, thousands of Pennsylvania Associators saw active service in New Jersey. The U.S. Army Ranger history predates the Revolutionary War. The attack on Phillip's Rangers is a good example of this warfare. In offensive operations they became scouts and guides, locating targets (such as villages) for task forces drawn from the militia or other colonial troops. Gen. Thomas Mifflin. The Pennsylvania Line originated in 1775 was organized into thirteen regiments and several independent companies. The history of Army Rangers from 1775 to now. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. The following is a brief explanation of the differences between these branches of service. They are maintained in the holdings of the Pennsylvania Archives and are easily available to the researcher in the Second, Third and Fifth Series of the . 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. This book lists names, ranks, companies, and the Pennsylvania Archives numerical code for men who served during the American Revolution as Frontier Rangers from Washington County, Pennsylvania, being employed against the Indians of the Seneca tribes of Ohio. The regiment was raised in Cumberland and York counties (companies G and H). Two months later the remnants of the corps fell into British hands when Fort Washington surrendered. Colonel Piper are captured. 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. Capt. The Regiment was authorized on March 6, 1776 in the Pennsylvania State Troops as the Pennsylvania State Rifle Regiment. Shortly afterward, the Regiment helped delay Cornwallis before the Battle of Princeton. October 4, 1777 - Possibly because of their service at Brandywine, Conway's Brigade was chosen to lead the main column of Washington's army in the attack on the British at Germantown. It was Maxwell's command which fought the delaying action at Iron Hill on September 3, 1777, when Lt. Col. Francis Gurney was wounded. Provision was made for recruiting from the ranks of Associators in each county a small corps of Special battalions of line troops were recruited for theFlying Campfrom among the Pennsylvania Associators who took part in the New Jersey campaign in 1776. For line troops, neither the type of service rendered nor the term of enlistment was uniform. Unfortunately, neither this stick nor the carrot achieved the desired results. Exemptions were extremely limited, and an estimated 60,000 men were enrolled. Contrary to myth, the light troops in the Continental Army overwhelmingly followed European doctrinal concepts. At least one company of the regiment joined in the assaults on the Chew House and lost a number of men. Some of its troops were detached to serve with the special task force (the "light infantry corps") under Brig. 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. As the agency of record for all official state government records, it is the State Archives which holds the original Land Records of the Commonwealth as well as the muster rolls for the soldiers from the wars fought by Pennsylvania residents. There, on January 1, 1781, the mutiny of the Pennsylvania troops took place. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Most of Whitcomb's men came from New Hampshire and the Hampshire Grants (now Vermont). During 1777, the regiment participated in the Philadelphia Campaign and fought at the Battles of Brandywine (11 Sept.) and Germantown (4 Oct.). August 25-27, 1776 The Battle of Long Island. The Pennsylvanians assigned to the fort, mostly from the Musket Battalion, are among those captured. November 16, 1776 The fall of Fort Washington. Chambers' Batt. These volunteer companies made up the In 1780, the 7th Pennsylvania was part of a force which defended against a Hessian attack on New Bridge, New Jersey on April 16, 1780 and then at Paramus. 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. Gen. Anthony Wayne's Division. USA, Somerset, Lee particularly shined when his regulars stiffened the irregular local forces of leaders like Francis ("Swamp Fox") Marion. Furloughed on June 11, 1783 at Philadelphia (less 2 companies remaining active at Fort Pitt). These concerns were overcome and the regiment joined the army later in the month. 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. On July 1, 1776, the army reorganized yet again with each state directed to supply a quota of line regiments for Continental service. To view a digital version of Vol. 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. Organized on September 5, 1776 at Lancaster with recruits from central Pennsylvania and assigned to the. Colonel Brodhead is placed in command of the consolidated forces and ordered by General Washington to withdraw to Manhattan. 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. based on information from your browser. The New York . Frontier Rangers from Northumberland County, PA, 1778-1783 Paperback - January 1, 1988 by Paul W. Myers (Author) 2 ratings See all formats and editions Paperback $15.00 1 Used from $47.45 1 New from $15.00 Print length 59 pages Language English Publisher Closson Press Publication date January 1, 1988 ISBN-10 0933227981 ISBN-13 978-0933227989 In the spring of 1777, the Regiment was assigned to Brig. L.G. At the Battle of Monmouth, on June 28, 1778, it was one of the three Pennsylvania regiments in the force which Aaron Burr led in a late-afternoon assault on the flank of a British counterattacking column. John Doyle's Independent Rifle Company. Arthur Taggart; 1st Lt. Cornelius Atkinson; 2nd Lt. James McClung; Ensign James Wilson As a result of declining numbers, the Pennsylvania Regiments were reorganized into three provisional battalions. August 11, 1776 The Pennsylvania troops are ordered to New York and are assigned to the brigade commanded by General William Alexander. Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. Learn more. 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. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. The general area of the burial site remained in the minds of locals, but the exact location was lost. Reorganized and re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. Relieved on November 18, 1776 from St. Clair's Brigade. There were hopes that under this new form of government military service would become mandatory. Corps of Invalids. Contrary to common belief, none of the lands granted to veterans by the federal government were located in Pennsylvania. This was the hostile frontier of pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and the homeland of the Munsee Delaware. Organized in spring 1777 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from York, Bucks, Northampton and Northumberland Counties. We have set your language to Eight days later, Pennsylvania was directed to raise two additional companies, followed by a third. On October 14, under pressure from the British rejoined the main force at Ticonderoga. Pennsylvania was assigned to provide 12 of these "Continental" regiments and decided to use the battalions created in 1775 as the foundation for the state's quota. Native Americans, supplied and encouraged by the British, raided far and wide on the frontier. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File, Revolutionary War Pension Files and Related Accounts, Military Pension Accounts and Related Papers, Revolutionary War Soldiers' Claims and Related Papers, Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Associators Accounts), Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Line Accounts), Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Militia 3A Accounts), Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Militia 3B Accounts), Revolutionary War Accounts and Miscellaneous Records (Navy Accounts), American Loyalist Claims, [ca. On July 16, 1926, on the one hundred and forty-sixth anniversary of the massacre, the . Whitcomb's Rangers started as a similar provisional unit on the Lake Champlain front in 1776. Fairfax County, 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. The Pennsylvania Riflemen are sent to the left near Flatbush and the Musketeers are sent to the right with General Alexander. Another form of line service was with theCorps of Invalids. 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. It gained permanent status as a two-company force on 15 October of that year and provided reconnaissance capability to the Northern Department until 1 January 1781 when it disbanded at Coos, New Hampshire, as part of a general reorganization of the Continental Army. The light infantry companies continued under their existing practice of forming provisional battalions for each campaign season. 14 cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Organized in spring 1777 at Kittanning to consist of 8 companies from Westmoreland County. Relieved on April 29, 1776 from Sullivan's Brigade and assigned to Greene's Brigade, an element of the, Relieved on August 12, 1776 from Greene's Brigade and assigned to Nixon's Brigade, an element of the, Relieved on August 31, 1776 from assignment to Nixon's Brigade and to Mifflin's Brigade (re-designated on October 8, 1776 as Stirling's Brigade), an element of the. In 1776, the state's Provincial Assembly was replaced by a General Assembly and a new Pennsylvania constitution. Organized on January 2- late March 1776 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from eastern Pennsylvania. Set in early Texas between the end of the Mexican War and the dawn of the American Civil War, The Bloody Frontier is the third in a series of four historic westerns written by Jeffery Robenalt. Relieved on August 31, 1776 from Stirling's Brigade and assigned to Mifflin's Brigade, an element of the. 11th Pennsylvania Regiment was officially authorized on October 25, 1776. William Hendrick's and Mathew Smith's companies each additionally served in: On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution calling for the raising of six companies of expert riflemen from Pennsylvania, two from Maryland, and two from Virginia. The Regiment was authorized on January 18, 1777 in the Continental Army as an independent company to guard prisoners of war at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Relieved on April 27, 1776 from Green's Brigade and assigned to the. The Regiment was authorized on July 16, 1776 in the Continental Army as Capt. USA, Winfield, Each partisan unit in the Continental Army, however, had a unique organizational structure. During the battle, Colonel Miles, Atlee and Lt. In response to the Associators' building dissatisfaction, the Provincial Assembly passed a tax on men aged 16 to 50 who did not volunteer, and paid a bonus to those who did. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. The Regiment was authorized on March 15, 1777 in the Pennsylvania State Troops as Capt. RootsWeb is funded and supported by The regiment was in combat again on September 20 when, with the rest of Wayne's division, it was surprised at Paoli. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Springfield. Another sixty-six enlisted men were sick, and thirty-one were on detached service. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1783. The Regiment was authorized on January 30, 1776 in the continental Army as Capt. 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. Furloughed on January 17, 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey. In formal battles it provided unblemished flank security, but it was even better in rear battle by conducting deep raids against British logistical bases. Minute Men, on call for special duty at short notice, but no evidence of the existence of such a corps in Pennsylvania survives. Mifflin' Brigade re-designated on October 8, 1776 as Stirling's Brigade. 23, No. "Light Horse Harry" Lee of Virginia (the father of Robert E. Lee) raised the only American-born unit under this concept. 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. New Hampshire, Flying Camps were what we today might call mobile military reserves. Organized between October 25- November 26, 1775 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Northampton, Berks and Bucks Counties. December 26, 1776 The Battle of Trenton. Soldiers who served during the years 1777-1780, when the currency was depreciating, were paid inContinental bills of Credit, which quickly lost value. Concurrent with the establishment of county militias was the creation of five companies of Rangers. On 22 July 1778 the regiment was re-assigned to the 2d Pennsylvania Brigade. Colonel Stewart called his regiment the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Regiment in his weekly return of October 27, and it was so designated and officially added to the Continental Line by a resolution of the Continental Congress dated November 12, 1777. Along the wooded ridges of central Pennsylvania, a brutal war raged that was far removed from the orderly movements of large armies in the east. The Regiment then marched to Tappan to bolster the Garrison at Ticonderoga after Arnold's defection. There is a problem with your email/password. The During the Seven Years' War most European armies developed partisan corps (also called frei korps). 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. Thousands of militiamen returned from tours of active duty unpaid, bearing only a slip signed by a commanding officer. The 7th Pennsylvania marched with Brig. USA. In the meantime, the regiment was commanded by the senior officer present for duty, Maj. William Williams. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Allegheny County, PA. January to June 1777 - During this period the unit was reorganized as the 6th Regiment with Colonel Henry Bicker as its commander. Stephanie Hoover 2017 - All Rights Reserved, Directory of Pennsylvania Genealogical & Historical Societies, Pennsylvania Research Reference Materials. Companies and Battalions of militia were set up on a geographical basis similar to the arrangement already familiar with the Associators. Pennsylvania, United States. It remained in the Western Department till the end of the war. It's unknown if Kane will be available to suit up with the Rangers for the first time Wednesday. 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. Less than a week later, on July 1, the unit was dissolved, and merged with elements of the 10th Pennsylvania. The Regiment was authorized on August 23, 1776 in the Continental Army as the Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion and assigned to the. Organized in spring 1777 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from Westmoreland, Lancaster, Chester, Philadelphia and Cumberland Counties. The regiment was assigned to the 3d Pennsylvania Brigade of the Main Continental Army on 27 May 1777. The Regiment was authorized on December 9, 1775 in the Continental Army as the 5th Pennsylvania Battalion. Congress passed the first national conscription act in the country's history. The 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment was raised, on December 9, 1775, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for service with the Continental Army. During the summer, the 11th Pennsylvania was assigned to the 2d Brigade of Anthony Wayne's division. Organized in between March 7- May 29, 1776 at Markus Hook, to consist of the 1st Battalion (6 companies) from Philadelphia City and Bucks, Bedford, York, Norhampton and Northumberland Counties; and the 2nd Battalion (6 companies) from Berks, Cumberland, Lancaster and Westmoreland Counties. This is inserted as a typical company of Rangers from Franklin County, Penna., serving on the Frontiers of Bedford and Westmoreland Counties - spring and summer, 1779. All males aged 20 to 45 - including immigrants seeking citizenship - had to register for the draft. At Brandywine, the women of the 6th Pennsylvania were cited for their bravery under fire while bringing water to the men. The colonel of the 13th, 23-year-old Walter Stewart, became the Second's new commander. Frontier rangers from Northumberland County, Pa., 1778-1783 Statement of Responsibility: by Paul W. Myers Authors: Myers, Paul W. (Main Author) Format: Books/Monographs Language: English Publication: Apollo, Pennsylvania : Closson Press, c1988 Physical: 58, [1] p. Subject Class: 974.831 M2 Series: Pennsylvania archives. Disbanded on July 1, 1778 at White Plains, New York. Joshua William's Independent Company. Organized in spring 1777 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia City and Berks, Chester, Philadelphia and Northumberland Counties. Organized between January 8- March 20, 1776 at Carlisle to consist of 8 companies from Cumberland and York Counties. Reorganized on July 1, 1778 to consist of 9 companies. The 7th Pennsylvania was present at Whitemarsh but did not fight. Himrod, Simon; sergeant in Captain Philip Davis' company, second battalion, Northumberland county associators, commanded by Colonel James Potter; in service, 1776. Virginia, Military Association, a civilian reserve designed to repel invasion. In enrollment, it probably never numbered as many as one thousand men. 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. Rangers, who served long enlistments on the frontier against the Indians. Captured in part on November 16, 1776 by the British Army at Fort Washington, New York. Muster rolls and inspection returns for riflemen, rangers, and frontier defense forces in the service of the Commonwealth. These groups assisted state-controlled - yet still temporary - militias. Samuel Morehead's Independent Company, an element of the. View pictures and details of this boat or search for more Ranger boats for sale on boats.com. There they remained until the 6th Pennsylvania was mustered out on March 15, 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. For all intents the Regiment ceased to exist. 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. In 1779, a detachment accompanied light infantry troops in the storming of Stoney Point. Here the regiment shared the sufferings of the Continental Line, trained in Von Steuben's new manual of arms and brought itself up to strength. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, so many men volunteered to join the Associators that a more formal operating structure was required. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. The Regiment was authorized on December 9, 1775 in the Continental Army as the 3d Pennsylvania Battalion. The Regiment was authorized on January 4, 1776 in the Continental Army as the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion. An online listing of officers in the Gen. Anthony Wayne's Division. Inspite of the the heavy loss of life at Paoli the Regiment fought on October 4, 1777 at Germantown. Captain Phillips' men were still tied to the trees. (sic)They are officially uniformed in a blue regimental coat with red lining and facing and pewter buttons inscribed PSR. STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) Law enforcement officials seized dark clothing, medical gloves, a flashlight and other items from a Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, according to newly unsealed court documents. Reorganized and re-designated 1 January 1, 1777 as the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. The Regiment was authorized on September 16, 1776 in the Continental Army as the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment. On June 19, 1778, the Continental Army left Valley Forge in pursuit and engaged the British in the Battle of Monmouth on an extremely hot June 28. 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. The regiment would see action during the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Springfield. Eighty years after becoming the United States of America, the nation suffered a Civil War. An online listing of officers in the Associators patterned essentially upon groups which had existed briefly in 1747-1748 and again after Braddock's defeat in 1755. 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. 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. Ohio, When Washington authorized Gist's Additional Continental Regiment in 1777 he intended to man it with a mixture of Caucasian southern frontiersmen and members of the Cherokee and related tribes. Organized between January 2- late March 1776 at Philadelphia to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia City and Berks, Bucks Chester and Philadelphia Counties. 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. The rangers were cut down and left on the ground - they would later be buried in a common grave. The American leadership stressed the ideas of Maurice, comte de Saxe and the comte de Guibert, two leading French military theorists, which advocated cross-training every soldier to perform both line or light infantry roles to allow mission flexibility. Township (if known) Company Number Enrolled; Turbit Township: 1st Company: Capt. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. The traditional ranger usage reached its peak during the French and Indian War. 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. army.mil. Pennsylvania Militia and a chart showing how the units were organized is available. Two lieutenants were mortally wounded here and a number of men killed. He and Washington intended it to be the companion to the famous "Blue Book", but operational factors prevented its publication and distribution. 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. Organized between January 31- August 19, 1777 at Lancaster as Capt. Diarist Joseph Plumb Martin described him as "an excellent officer, much beloved and respected by the troops of the Line he belonged to.".
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