2nd Pennsylvania Regiment

  Unit History  
 
 
  Date Action
  25 Oct 1776 Authorized  
  13 Nov 1776 Formed From   1st Pennsylvania Battalion
  1 Jul 1778 Absorbed   13th Pennsylvania Regiment
  3 Nov 1783 Disbanded  
 
 
 
  Military Actions  
 
  Date Military Action
  3 Jan 1777 Princeton
  10 Jan - May 1777 Morristown Encampment, 1777
  Mar - Nov 1777 New Jersey Campaign, 1777
  12-13 Apr 1777 Bound Brook
  25 Apr 1777 Amboy, NJ
  8 May 1777 Piscataway, NJ (II)
  3 Sep 1777 Iron Hill (Cooch's Bridge), Delaware
  11 Sep 1777 Brandywine
  19 Sep 1777 Paoli
  4 Oct 1777 Germantown
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777 Whitemarsh Encampment
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778 Valley Forge Encampment
  28 Jun 1778 Monmouth
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779 Middlebrook Encampment
  Apr - Oct 1779 New Jersey Campaign, 1779
  15 Jul 1779 Stony Point
  15 Sep - 15 Nov 1779 West Point, Garrison Duty
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780 Morristown Encampment, 1779
  Apr - Oct 1780 New Jersey Summer Campaign
  16 Apr 1780 New Bridge / Paramus, NJ
  18 May 1780 Paramus, NJ
  7 Jun 1780 Connecticut Farms, NJ
  21 Jul 1780 Blockhouse - Bergen Heights
  21 Jul 1780 Bull's Ferry
  25 Sep 1780 West Point Reinforcement
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781 Morristown Encampment, 1780
  Jan 1781-1783 Mid-State Pennsylvania
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782 Southern Campaign
  6 Jul 1781 Green Spring / Jamestown
  6-17 Oct 1781 Yorktown
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783 Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty
  Jan - Nov 1782 Carolina Campaign
  Jan - Jul 1782 Georgia Campaign
  25 Dec 1782 - 23 Nov 1783 York, PA, Garrison Duty
 
 
  Officer List  
 
  Jacob Ashmead  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  6 Sep 1776   Captain        
  16 May 1780   Captain         Resigned
 
  John Bankson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   Captain       Company Commander   Effective 25 Sep 1776
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Company Commander  
  12-13 Apr 1777   Captain   Bound Brook   Company Commander  
  25 Apr 1777   Captain   Amboy, NJ   Company Commander  
  11 Sep 1777   Captain   Brandywine   Company Commander  
  19 Sep 1777   Captain   Paoli   Company Commander  
  4 Oct 1777   Captain   Germantown   Company Commander  
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Captain   Whitemarsh Encampment   Company Commander  
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   Valley Forge Encampment   Company Commander  
  28 Jun 1778   Captain   Monmouth   Company Commander  
  14 Oct 1778   Captain       Quartermaster / Inspector  
  Apr - Oct 1779   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1779   Quartermaster / Inspector  
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Quartermaster / Inspector  
  Apr - Oct 1780   Captain   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Quartermaster / Inspector  
  18 May 1780   Captain   Paramus, NJ   Quartermaster / Inspector  
  7 Jun 1780   Captain   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Quartermaster / Inspector  
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Quartermaster / Inspector  
 
  Wilder Bevins  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant        
  Nov 1783   First Lieutenant         Discharged
 
  Henry Bicker, Sr.  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Mar - Nov 1777   Colonel   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     Assigned 6 Jun 1777
  1 Jul 1778   Colonel         Retired (Deranged)
 
  Thomas Boude  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Captain        
  3 Nov 1783   Captain         Discharged
 
  Jacob Bower  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Captain       Commander, 2nd Company  
  3 Jun 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  Samuel Bryson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant         Detached To 8th Pennsylvania Regiment
  Nov 1783   First Lieutenant         Discharged
 
  Edward Butler  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant        
 
  Percival Butler  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783   First Lieutenant   Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty     Assigned 1 Jan 1783
  3 Nov 1783   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Henry Carberry  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain   Middlebrook Encampment     Assigned 13 Jan 1779
  Apr - Oct 1779   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1779     Wounded 13 Aug 1779
  17 Jan 1781   Captain         Retired
 
  James Carnahan  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Captain        
  30 Sep 1783   Major         Discharged
 
  James Chrystie  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan 1781-1783   Captain   Mid-State Pennsylvania   Commander, 3rd Company  
  1 Jan 1783   Captain        
  3 Jun 1783   Captain         Discharged
 
  John Cobea  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant        
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain   Middlebrook Encampment     Assigned 11 Mar 1779
  1 Jan 1781   Captain         Retired
 
  Charles Darraugh  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   Ensign        
  1 Jul 1778   Second Lieutenant         Retired (Deranged)
 
  Antoine Claude de Marcellin  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr - Oct 1779   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  28 Jul 1779   Ensign        
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   Ensign   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  16 Apr 1780   Ensign   New Bridge / Paramus, NJ    
  18 May 1780   Ensign   Paramus, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   Ensign   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  25 Sep 1780   Ensign   West Point Reinforcement    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  1 Jan 1781   Lieutenant        
  Jan - Jul 1782   Lieutenant   Georgia Campaign    
 
  John Phillip DeHaas  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  21 Feb 1777   Brigadier General         Lebanon; Food Depot
 
  Jacob Morris DeHart  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  2 Jun 1778   Ensign        
  28 Jun 1778   Ensign   Monmouth    
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Ensign   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Oct 1779   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  16 May 1780   First Lieutenant        
  18 May 1780   First Lieutenant   Paramus, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant   Bull's Ferry     Wounded
  25 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant         DIS
 
  Jacob Dietrick  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   Ensign        
  Mar - Nov 1777   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     DIS, 1 Apr 1777
 
  Peter Dietrick  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  5 Feb 1777   Ensign         POW by May 1777
  Mar - Nov 1777   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12-13 Apr 1777   Ensign   Bound Brook    
  25 Apr 1777   Ensign   Amboy, NJ     POW
  1 Jan 1780   Second Lieutenant        
  Apr - Oct 1780   Second Lieutenant   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  18 May 1780   Second Lieutenant   Paramus, NJ     DIS
 
  Sankey Dixon  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783   Lieutenant   Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty     Assigned 1 Jan 1783
  3 Jun 1783   Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Ephraim Douglas  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Mar - Nov 1777   Brevet Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1777   Aide de Camp, General Lincoln   Assigned Mar 1777
  Jun 1783   Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Thomas Dungan  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Second Lieutenant        
  3 Jun 1783   Second Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Abner Martin Dunn  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant        
 
  Lewis Farmer  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jul 1778   Lieutenant Colonel         Deranged
 
  John Finley  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783   Captain   Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty     Assigned 1 Jan 1783
  3 Jun 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  Joseph Lewis Finley  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1781   Captain        
 
  James Glentworth  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Second Lieutenant        
  Jun 1783   Second Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Peter Gosner  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant        
  26 Sep 1777   Captain        
  1 Jan 1781   Captain         Retired
 
  James Hamilton  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Major   Middlebrook Encampment    
  10 Dec 1778   Major       Regimental Major  
  Apr - Oct 1779   Major   New Jersey Campaign, 1779   Regimental Major  
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Major   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Regimental Major  
  Apr - Oct 1780   Major   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Regimental Major  
  18 May 1780   Major   Paramus, NJ   Regimental Major  
  7 Jun 1780   Major   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Regimental Major  
  21 Jul 1780   Major   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Regimental Major  
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Major   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Regimental Major  
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Major   Southern Campaign    
  6-17 Oct 1781   Major   Yorktown    
  1 Jan 1783   Major       Regimental Major   Retired
 
  Robert Harris  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Nov 1777   Surgeon's Mate        
 
  Andrew Henderson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Lieutenant        
  2 Jun 1783   Lieutenant         Discharged
 
  Henry Henly  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant        
 
  William Honeyman  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  10 Jan - May 1777   Second Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Assigned 15 Jan 1777
  3 Sep 1777   Second Lieutenant   Iron Hill (Cooch's Bridge), Delaware     Wounded
 
  William Houston  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783   First Lieutenant   Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty     Assigned 1 Jan 1783
  3 Jun 1783   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Joseph Howell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  Mar - Nov 1777   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12 Mar 1777   Captain        
  12-13 Apr 1777   Captain   Bound Brook    
  25 Apr 1777   Captain   Amboy, NJ    
  11 Sep 1777   Captain   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   Captain   Paoli    
  4 Oct 1777   Captain   Germantown    
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Captain   Whitemarsh Encampment    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   Valley Forge Encampment    
  28 Jun 1778   Captain   Monmouth    
  1 Oct 1778   Captain         Resigned
 
  Richard Humpton  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Colonel       Commander  
  3 Nov 1783   Colonel       Commander   Retired
 
  William Huston  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant       Regimental Adjutant  
  3 Jun 1783   First Lieutenant       Regimental Adjutant   Retired
 
  John Irwin  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant        
  3 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   Princeton    
  10 Jan - May 1777   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  Mar - Nov 1777   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12-13 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Bound Brook    
  25 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Amboy, NJ    
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Paoli     Wounded
  28 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Monmouth    
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   First Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment    
  1 Jan 1779   Captain Lieutenant        
  Apr - Oct 1779   Captain Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Captain Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   Captain   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  16 May 1780   Captain        
  18 May 1780   Captain   Paramus, NJ    
  7 Jun 1780   Captain   Connecticut Farms, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   Captain   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
 
  James Morris Jones  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   Ensign        
  3 Jan 1777   Ensign   Princeton    
  10 Jan - May 1777   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  Mar - Nov 1777   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12 Mar 1777   Second Lieutenant        
  12-13 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant   Bound Brook    
  25 Apr 1777   Second Lieutenant   Amboy, NJ    
  3 May 1777   Second Lieutenant         Ashmead's Company
  11 Sep 1777   Second Lieutenant   Brandywine     Ashmead's Company
  19 Sep 1777   Second Lieutenant   Paoli     Ashmead's Company
  4 Oct 1777   Second Lieutenant   Germantown     Ashmead's Company
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Second Lieutenant   Whitemarsh Encampment     Ashmead's Company
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Second Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment     Ashmead's Company
  28 Jun 1778   Second Lieutenant   Monmouth     Ashmead's Company
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Second Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Oct 1779   Second Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Second Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   Second Lieutenant   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  18 May 1780   Second Lieutenant   Paramus, NJ    
  7 Jun 1780   Second Lieutenant   Connecticut Farms, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   Second Lieutenant   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Second Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  17 Jan 1781   Second Lieutenant         Furloughed?
 
  Laurence Keene  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Captain       Aide-de-Camp, Col. Humpton  
  3 Jun 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  Samuel Kennedy  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan 1781-1783   Captain   Mid-State Pennsylvania    
  17 Jan 1781   Captain        
  1 Jan 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  Nicholas George LeRoy  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr - Oct 1779   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  28 Jul 1779   Ensign        
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   Ensign   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  18 May 1780   Ensign   Paramus, NJ    
  7 Jun 1780   Ensign   Connecticut Farms, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   Ensign   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  25 Sep 1780   Ensign   West Point Reinforcement    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  2 Jan 1781   First Lieutenant        
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   First Lieutenant   Southern Campaign    
  6-17 Oct 1781   First Lieutenant   Yorktown    
 
  William Lusk  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  17 Jan 1781   Captain        
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Captain   Southern Campaign    
  6-17 Oct 1781   Captain   Yorktown    
  Jan - Nov 1782   Captain   Carolina Campaign    
  12 Apr 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  John Mahon  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant       Regimental Quartermaster   Detached Duty, 8th Pennsylvania Regiment
  3 Nov 1783   First Lieutenant       Regimental Quartermaster   Deranged
 
  David Marshall  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783   First Lieutenant   Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty     Assigned 1 Jan 1783
  3 Jun 1783   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  John McCullam  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  John McDowell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Surgeon        
 
  William McDowell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant        
  3 Nov 1783   First Lieutenant         Discharged
 
  Henry Miller  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jul 1778   Lieutenant Colonel        
  21 Nov 1778   Lieutenant Colonel         Resigned
 
  James Moore, Jr.  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Major        
  Sep 1783   Major         Discharged
 
  William Moore  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Monmouth    
  1 Jul 1778   First Lieutenant        
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   First Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Oct 1779   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  16 Apr 1780   First Lieutenant   New Bridge / Paramus, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  25 Sep 1780   First Lieutenant   West Point Reinforcement    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   First Lieutenant   Southern Campaign    
  6-17 Oct 1781   First Lieutenant   Yorktown    
  Jan - Nov 1782   First Lieutenant   Carolina Campaign    
 
  Abel Morris  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  13 Nov 1776   Second Lieutenant        
  1 Jul 1778   Second Lieutenant         Retired (Deranged)
 
  Francis Murray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Dec 1780   Major         Exchanged; Deranged
 
  John Murray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Jun 1778   Major   Monmouth   1st Major  
  1 Jul 1778   Major       1st Major  
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Major   Middlebrook Encampment   1st Major  
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Lieutenant Colonel   Middlebrook Encampment    
  10 Dec 1778   Lieutenant Colonel        
  Apr - Oct 1779   Lieutenant Colonel   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Lieutenant Colonel   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   Lieutenant Colonel   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  18 May 1780   Lieutenant Colonel   Paramus, NJ    
  7 Jun 1780   Lieutenant Colonel   Connecticut Farms, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   Lieutenant Colonel   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Lieutenant Colonel   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  15 Jan 1781   Lieutenant Colonel         Retired
 
  William Murren  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr - Oct 1779   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  19 May 1779   Ensign        
  8 Aug 1779   Ensign       Regimental Quartermaster  
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Regimental Quartermaster  
  Apr - Oct 1780   Ensign   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Regimental Quartermaster  
  18 May 1780   Ensign   Paramus, NJ   Regimental Quartermaster  
  7 Jun 1780   Ensign   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Regimental Quartermaster  
  21 Jul 1780   Ensign   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Regimental Quartermaster  
  23 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant       Regimental Quartermaster  
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Regimental Quartermaster  
  Jan 1781-1783   First Lieutenant   Mid-State Pennsylvania   Regimental Quartermaster  
  3 Nov 1783   First Lieutenant       Regimental Quartermaster   Discharged
 
  Caleb North  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  17 Jan 1781   Lieutenant Colonel        
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Lieutenant Colonel   Southern Campaign    
  6 Jul 1781   Lieutenant Colonel   Green Spring / Jamestown    
  6-17 Oct 1781   Lieutenant Colonel   Yorktown    
  1 Jan 1783   Lieutenant Colonel         Retired
 
  John Parke  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jul 1778   Second Lieutenant         Ashmead's Company
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Second Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment     Ashmead's Company
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   First Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment     Ashmead's Company
  15 Apr 1779   First Lieutenant         Ashmead's Company
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1779     Ashmead's Company
  Apr - Oct 1780   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Summer Campaign     Ashmead's Company
  18 May 1780   First Lieutenant   Paramus, NJ     Ashmead's Company
  7 Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   Connecticut Farms, NJ     Ashmead's Company
  21 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights     Ashmead's Company; DIS, 23 Jul 1780
 
  Alexander Parker  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Captain        
  Jun 1783   Captain         Discharged
 
  John Patterson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   Captain       Commander, 1st Company  
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Commander, 1st Company  
  12-13 Apr 1777   Captain   Bound Brook   Commander, 1st Company  
  11 Sep 1777   Captain   Brandywine   Commander, 1st Company  
  19 Sep 1777   Captain   Paoli   Commander, 1st Company  
  4 Oct 1777   Captain   Germantown   Commander, 1st Company  
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Captain   Whitemarsh Encampment   Commander, 1st Company  
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   Valley Forge Encampment   Commander, 1st Company  
  28 Jun 1778   Captain   Monmouth   Commander, 1st Company  
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain   Middlebrook Encampment   Commander, 1st Company  
  15 Sep - 15 Nov 1779   Captain   West Point, Garrison Duty   Commander, 1st Company  
  Apr - Oct 1780   Captain   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Commander, 1st Company  
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Commander, 1st Company  
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Captain   Southern Campaign   Commander, 1st Company  
  Jan - Nov 1782   Captain   Carolina Campaign   Commander, 1st Company  
  1 Jan 1783   Captain       Commander, 1st Company   Retired
 
  John Pearson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1781   Captain        
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Captain   Southern Campaign    
  6 Jul 1781   Captain   Green Spring / Jamestown    
  6-17 Oct 1781   Captain   Yorktown    
  1 Jan 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  Gabriel Peterson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant        
  Jun 1783   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  James Pettigrew  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant        
  Jun 1783   First Lieutenant         Discharged
 
  Henry Piercy  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  10 Jan - May 1777   Second Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  5 Feb 1777   Second Lieutenant        
  Mar - Nov 1777   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  13 Mar 1777   First Lieutenant        
  12-13 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Bound Brook    
  25 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Amboy, NJ    
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Paoli    
  4 Oct 1777   First Lieutenant   Germantown    
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   First Lieutenant   Whitemarsh Encampment    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment    
  28 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Monmouth    
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   First Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Oct 1779   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  18 May 1780   First Lieutenant   Paramus, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  25 Sep 1780   First Lieutenant   West Point Reinforcement    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   First Lieutenant   Southern Campaign    
  6 Jul 1781   First Lieutenant   Green Spring / Jamestown     Wounded
 
  Henry D. Pursell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  4 Jan 1777   Ensign        
  Mar - Nov 1777   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12-13 Apr 1777   Ensign   Bound Brook    
  8 May 1777   Ensign   Piscataway, NJ (II)    
  11 Sep 1777   Ensign   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   Ensign   Paoli    
  4 Oct 1777   Ensign   Germantown    
  4 Oct 1777   Second Lieutenant        
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Second Lieutenant   Whitemarsh Encampment    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Second Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment    
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Second Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Oct 1779   Second Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  3 Sep 1779   First Lieutenant       Regimental Quartermaster  
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  18 May 1780   First Lieutenant   Paramus, NJ    
  7 Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   Connecticut Farms, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  25 Sep 1780   First Lieutenant   West Point Reinforcement    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  Jun 1783   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Enos Reeves  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan 1781-1783   First Lieutenant   Mid-State Pennsylvania   Regimental Quartermaster  
  15 Jan 1781   First Lieutenant       Regimental Quartermaster  
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   First Lieutenant   Southern Campaign   Regimental Quartermaster   Sent To Southern Army, 3 Oct 1781
  Jan - Nov 1782   First Lieutenant   Carolina Campaign   Regimental Quartermaster  
 
  Thomas Robinson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Lieutenant Colonel        
  Nov 1783   Lieutenant Colonel         Discharged
 
  Matthew Scott  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jul 1778   Captain         Deranged
 
  Roger Staynor  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   Captain         Promoted
  26 Sep 1777   Captain         POW; at home, Philadelphia
  4 Nov 1780   Captain         Exchanged; did not reenter
 
  Walter Stewart  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jul 1778   Colonel       Commander  
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Colonel   Middlebrook Encampment   Commander  
  Apr - Oct 1779   Colonel   New Jersey Campaign, 1779   Commander  
  15 Jul 1779   Colonel   Stony Point    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Colonel   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Commander  
  Apr - Oct 1780   Colonel   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Commander  
  18 May 1780   Colonel   Paramus, NJ   Commander  
  7 Jun 1780   Colonel   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Commander  
  21 Jul 1780   Colonel   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Commander  
  25 Sep 1780   Colonel   West Point Reinforcement   Commander  
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Colonel   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Commander  
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Colonel   Southern Campaign   Commander  
  6-17 Oct 1781   Colonel   Yorktown   Commander  
  25 Oct 1781   Colonel       Commander   Home on Leave, Sick
  1 Jan 1783   Colonel       Commander   Retired
 
  Walter Stewart, Jr.  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Ensign   Middlebrook Encampment     Assigned 27 May 1779
  1 Jan 1783   Ensign         Retired
 
  John Stotesbury  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  17 Jan 1781   First Lieutenant        
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   First Lieutenant   Southern Campaign    
 
  John Stoy  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant        
  3 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   Princeton    
  10 Jan - May 1777   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  Mar - Nov 1777   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12-13 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Bound Brook    
  25 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Amboy, NJ    
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Paoli    
  4 Oct 1777   First Lieutenant   Germantown    
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   First Lieutenant   Whitemarsh Encampment    
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment    
  28 Jun 1778   First Lieutenant   Monmouth    
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   First Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Oct 1779   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Captain Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   Captain Lieutenant   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  16 May 1780   Captain Lieutenant       Commander, 9th Company  
  7 Jun 1780   Captain Lieutenant   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Commander, 9th Company  
  21 Jul 1780   Captain Lieutenant   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Commander, 9th Company  
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Commander, 9th Company  
  1 Jan 1781   Captain Lieutenant       Commander, 9th Company   Retired
 
  John Stricker  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Mar - Nov 1777   Second Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  17 Apr 1777   Ensign        
  25 Apr 1777   Ensign   Amboy, NJ    
  11 Sep 1777   Ensign   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   Ensign   Paoli    
  1 Oct 1777   Second Lieutenant         Ashmead's Company
  4 Oct 1777   Second Lieutenant   Germantown     Ashmead's Company
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Second Lieutenant   Whitemarsh Encampment     Ashmead's Company
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Second Lieutenant   Valley Forge Encampment     Ashmead's Company
  28 Jun 1778   Second Lieutenant   Monmouth     Ashmead's Company
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Second Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment     Ashmead's Company
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   First Lieutenant   Middlebrook Encampment    
  Apr - Oct 1779   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  1 May 1779   First Lieutenant        
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  18 May 1780   First Lieutenant   Paramus, NJ    
  7 Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   Connecticut Farms, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  25 Sep 1780   First Lieutenant   West Point Reinforcement    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   First Lieutenant   Southern Campaign    
  6 Jul 1781   First Lieutenant   Green Spring / Jamestown    
  6-17 Oct 1781   First Lieutenant   Yorktown    
  Jan - Nov 1782   First Lieutenant   Carolina Campaign    
  13 Mar 1782   First Lieutenant         Returned to York, PA; Rendered Supernumerary in Southern Army Reorganization
 
  John Bell Tilden  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Apr - Oct 1779   Ensign   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
  28 May 1779   Ensign        
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
  Apr - Oct 1780   Ensign   New Jersey Summer Campaign    
  18 May 1780   Ensign   Paramus, NJ    
  7 Jun 1780   Ensign   Connecticut Farms, NJ    
  21 Jul 1780   Ensign   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights    
  25 Jul 1780   First Lieutenant        
  25 Sep 1780   First Lieutenant   West Point Reinforcement    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   First Lieutenant   Southern Campaign    
  6 Jul 1781   First Lieutenant   Green Spring / Jamestown    
  6-17 Oct 1781   First Lieutenant   Yorktown    
  Jan - Nov 1782   First Lieutenant   Carolina Campaign    
  12 Nov 1782   First Lieutenant         Returned Home, Reduction In Force, Southern Army
  25 Dec 1782 - 23 Nov 1783   First Lieutenant   York, PA, Garrison Duty    
  Nov 1783   First Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Samuel Tolbert  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  15 Dec 1776   Captain       Commander, 7th Company   To Rank From 2 Oct 1776
  3 Jan 1777   Captain   Princeton   Commander, 7th Company  
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Commander, 7th Company  
  Mar - Nov 1777   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1777   Commander, 7th Company  
  12-13 Apr 1777   Captain   Bound Brook   Commander, 7th Company  
  25 Apr 1777   Captain   Amboy, NJ   Commander, 7th Company  
  11 Sep 1777   Captain   Brandywine   Commander, 7th Company  
  19 Sep 1777   Captain   Paoli   Commander, 7th Company  
  4 Oct 1777   Captain   Germantown   Commander, 7th Company  
  2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777   Captain   Whitemarsh Encampment   Commander, 7th Company  
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Captain   Valley Forge Encampment   Commander, 7th Company  
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Captain   Middlebrook Encampment   Commander, 7th Company  
  Apr - Oct 1779   Captain   New Jersey Campaign, 1779   Commander, 7th Company  
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Commander, 7th Company  
  Apr - Oct 1780   Captain   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Commander, 7th Company  
  18 May 1780   Captain   Paramus, NJ   Commander, 7th Company  
  7 Jun 1780   Captain   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Commander, 7th Company  
  21 Jul 1780   Captain   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Commander, 7th Company  
  Jan 1781-1783   Captain   Mid-State Pennsylvania    
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Commander, 7th Company   Wounded, 1 Jun 1781, During Mutiny
  Nov 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  Isaac Van Horne  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Captain Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
  17 Jan 1781   Captain Lieutenant       Adjutant  
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Captain   Southern Campaign    
  10 Jun 1781   Captain       Company Commander  
  6-17 Oct 1781   Captain   Yorktown   Company Commander  
  Nov 1781 - Nov 1783   Captain   Philadelphia, PA Area, Garrison Duty    
  1 Jan 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  Major Walbron  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant        
  10 Jan - May 1777   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  Mar - Nov 1777   First Lieutenant   New Jersey Campaign, 1777    
  12-13 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Bound Brook    
  25 Apr 1777   First Lieutenant   Amboy, NJ    
  11 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Brandywine    
  19 Sep 1777   First Lieutenant   Paoli     DIS
 
  Andrew Walker  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Jan 1781-1783   Captain   Mid-State Pennsylvania    
  17 Jan 1781   Captain        
 
  Bernard Ward  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  20 Jan 1779   First Lieutenant         Supernumerary, Exchanged,
 
  John Ward  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1781   First Lieutenant        
 
  James Whitehead  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  10 Jan - May 1777   Ensign   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Assigned 21 Jan 1777
  10 Jan - May 1777   Second Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Promoted 12 Mar 1777
  17 Jan 1781   Second Lieutenant         Retired
 
  Robert Wilkin  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1783   Captain        
  Jun 1783   Captain         Retired
 
  Amos Wilkinson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  1 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant        
 
  William Williams  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  25 Oct 1776   Captain        
  10 Jan - May 1777   Major   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Assigned 12 Mar 1777
  4 Oct 1777   Major   Germantown     POW
  20 Apr 1778   Major         Escaped
 

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