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Military History of Andrew Porter (9/24/1743 - 11/16/1813)
Original Member
Officer History
Date
Rank
Unit
Military Action
Position
Status
25 Jun 1776
Captain
Continental Marines, "Effingham"
Detached To Army
2 Jan 1777
Captain
Continental Marines, "Effingham"
Trenton, NJ (II)
3 Jan 1777
Captain
Continental Marines, "Effingham"
Princeton
10 Jan - May 1777
Captain
Continental Marines, "Effingham"
Morristown Encampment, 1777
Mar 1777
Captain
Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment
Company Commander
11 Sep 1777
Captain
Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment
Brandywine
Company Commander
4 Oct 1777
Captain
Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment
Germantown
Company Commander
2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777
Captain
Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment
Whitemarsh Encampment
Company Commander
19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778
Captain
Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment
Valley Forge Encampment
Company Commander
28 Jun 1778
Captain
Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment
Monmouth
Company Commander
Jul - Oct 1779
Captain
Lamb's Continental Artillery Regiment
Sullivan's-Clinton Indian Campaign
Company Commander
10 Aug 1779
Captain
2nd Continental Artillery Regiment
Company Commander
13 Aug 1779
Captain
2nd Continental Artillery Regiment
Newtown, NY / Sullivan (I)
Company Commander
15 Sep - 15 Nov 1779
Captain
2nd Continental Artillery Regiment
West Point, Garrison Duty
Company Commander
1 Jan 1781
Captain
4th Continental Artillery Regiment
Company Commander
19 Apr 1781
Major
4th Continental Artillery Regiment
24 Dec 1782
Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
4th Continental Artillery Regiment
Commander
15 Nov 1783
Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
4th Continental Artillery Regiment
Commander
Discharged
Post-War Offices Held
Date From
Date To
Office Name
Notes
6 June 1785
14 September 1786
Commissioner, Pennsylvania - Ohio border survey
11 June 1787
29 October 1787
Commissioner, Pennsylvania - New York border survey
10 May 1809
16 November 1813
Surveyor General, Commonwealth Pennsylvania
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