Military History of John Bankson  (6/15/1754 - 6/5/1814)

Original Member

  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  27 Oct 1775   Ensign   1st Pennsylvania Battalion        
 
  Jan - Jul 1776   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Battalion   Canada Campaign (II)    
 
  5 Jan 1776   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Battalion        
 
  18 Jul 1776 - 13 Nov 1776   First Lieutenant   1st Pennsylvania Battalion   Fort Ticonderoga, Garrison Duty    
 
  18 Jul 1776 - 13 Nov 1776   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Battalion   Fort Ticonderoga, Garrison Duty    
 
  25 Sep 1776   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Battalion        
 
  1 Jan 1777   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Company Commander   Effective 25 Sep 1776
 
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Company Commander  
 
  12-13 Apr 1777   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Bound Brook   Company Commander  
 
  25 Apr 1777   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Amboy, NJ   Company Commander  
 
  11 Sep 1777   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Brandywine   Company Commander  
 
  19 Sep 1777   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Paoli   Company Commander  
 
  4 Oct 1777   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Germantown   Company Commander  
 
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Whitemarsh Encampment   Company Commander  
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Valley Forge Encampment   Company Commander  
 
  28 Jun 1778   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Monmouth   Company Commander  
 
  14 Oct 1778   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Quartermaster / Inspector  
 
  Apr - Oct 1779   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779   Quartermaster / Inspector  
 
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Quartermaster / Inspector  
 
  Apr - Oct 1780   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Quartermaster / Inspector  
 
  18 May 1780   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Paramus, NJ   Quartermaster / Inspector  
 
  7 Jun 1780   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Quartermaster / Inspector  
 
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Quartermaster / Inspector  
 
  1 Jan 1781   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  3 Nov 1783   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment         Discharged
 
 

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