Provisional State Battalion (aka Miles/Atlee Consolidated)

  Unit History  
 
 
  Date Action
  27 Aug 1776 Formed From   Pennsylvania Musketry Battalion
  27 Aug 1776 Formed From   Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment
  1 Mar 1777 Reorganized To   Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot
 
 
 
  Military Actions  
 
  Date Military Action
  27 Aug 1776 Long Island
  28 Oct 1776 White Plains
  16 Nov 1776 Fort Washington
  1 Dec 1776 New Brunswick, NJ (I)
  26 Dec 1776 Trenton, NJ (I)
  3 Jan 1777 Princeton
  10 Jan - May 1777 Morristown Encampment, 1777
  24 Jan 1777 Quibbletown (New Market), NJ
 
 
  Officer List  
 
  Thomas Bartholomew Bowen  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  2 Sep 1776   Captain        
  28 Oct 1776   Captain   White Plains    
 
  Luke Brodhead  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  24 Oct 1776   Second Lieutenant        
 
  Robert Caldwell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  16 Nov 1776   First Lieutenant   Fort Washington     POW
 
  James Carnahan  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  24 Oct 1776   First Lieutenant         Still POW
  10 Dec 1776   First Lieutenant         Exchanged
 
  John Clark  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   First Lieutenant   White Plains     Marshall's Company, 2nd Battalion
  1 Dec 1776   First Lieutenant   New Brunswick, NJ (I)     Marshall's Company, 2nd Battalion
  26 Dec 1776   First Lieutenant   Trenton, NJ (I)     Marshall's Company, 2nd Battalion
  3 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   Princeton     Marshall's Company, 2nd Battalion
  10 Jan - May 1777   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Marshall's Company, 2nd Battalion
  24 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ     Marshall's Company, 2nd Battalion
 
  Joseph Davis  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Ensign   White Plains    
  1 Dec 1776   Ensign   New Brunswick, NJ (I)    
  26 Dec 1776   Ensign   Trenton, NJ (I)    
  3 Jan 1777   Ensign   Princeton    
 
  Septimus Davis  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Dec 1776   Ensign         Exchanged
 
  Joseph Lewis Finley  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Second Lieutenant   White Plains     Long's Company
  1 Dec 1776   Second Lieutenant   New Brunswick, NJ (I)     Long's Company
  26 Dec 1776   Second Lieutenant   Trenton, NJ (I)     Long's Company
  3 Jan 1777   Second Lieutenant   Princeton     Long's Company
  10 Jan - May 1777   Second Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Long's Company
  24 Jan 1777   Second Lieutenant   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ     Long's Company
 
  George Grant  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Third Lieutenant   White Plains     Weitzel's Company
  1 Dec 1776   Third Lieutenant   New Brunswick, NJ (I)     Weitzel's Company
  26 Dec 1776   Third Lieutenant   Trenton, NJ (I)     Weitzel's Company
  3 Jan 1777   Third Lieutenant   Princeton     Weitzel's Company
  10 Jan - May 1777   Third Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Weitzel's Company
  24 Jan 1777   Third Lieutenant   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ     Weitzel's Company
 
  William Gray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 Dec 1776   First Lieutenant         Weitzel's Company; Exchanged
 
  William Henderson  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Dec 1776   Ensign         Exchanged
 
  Joseph Howell  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Dec 1776   Captain         Exchanged
 
  Alexander Huston, Jr.  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  27 Aug 1776   Ensign   Long Island     Howell's Company; POW
  9 Dec 1776   Lieutenant         Howell's Company; Exchanged
  26 Dec 1776   Lieutenant   Trenton, NJ (I)     Howell's Company
  3 Jan 1777   Lieutenant   Princeton     Howell's Company
  10 Jan - May 1777   Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Howell's Company
  24 Jan 1777   Lieutenant   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ     Howell's Company
 
  James Lang  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Lieutenant   White Plains    
 
  Andrew Lytle  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Ensign   White Plains   Quartermaster  
  1 Dec 1776   Ensign   New Brunswick, NJ (I)   Quartermaster  
  26 Dec 1776   Ensign   Trenton, NJ (I)   Quartermaster  
  3 Jan 1777   Ensign   Princeton   Quartermaster  
  10 Jan - May 1777   First Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Quartermaster  
  20 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant       Quartermaster  
  24 Jan 1777   First Lieutenant   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ   Quartermaster  
 
  John McGowan  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Aug 1776   Third Lieutenant        
  Sep 1776   Third Lieutenant       Adjutant  
  24 Oct 1776   Captain       Adjutant   Promoted
  3 Jan 1777   Captain   Princeton    
 
  James McMichael  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Sergeant   White Plains     Marchall's Company
  1 Dec 1776   Sergeant   New Brunswick, NJ (I)     Marchall's Company
  26 Dec 1776   Sergeant   Trenton, NJ (I)     Marchall's Company
  3 Jan 1777   Sergeant   Princeton     Marchall's Company
  10 Jan - May 1777   Sergeant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Marchall's Company
  24 Jan 1777   Sergeant   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ     Marchall's Company
 
  William Moore  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  Oct 1776   Third Lieutenant        
  28 Oct 1776   Third Lieutenant   White Plains     Grubb's Company
  1 Dec 1776   Third Lieutenant   New Brunswick, NJ (I)     Grubb's Company
  26 Dec 1776   Third Lieutenant   Trenton, NJ (I)     Grubb's Company
  3 Jan 1777   Third Lieutenant   Princeton     Grubb's Company
  10 Jan - May 1777   Third Lieutenant   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Grubb's Company
  24 Jan 1777   Third Lieutenant   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ     Grubb's Company
 
  Francis Murray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Dec 1776   Captain         Exchanged
  26 Dec 1776   Captain   Trenton, NJ (I)    
  3 Jan 1777   Captain   Princeton    
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
  24 Jan 1777   Captain   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ    
 
  John Murray  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Captain   White Plains   Commander, 5th Company  
  1 Dec 1776   Captain   New Brunswick, NJ (I)   Commander, 5th Company  
  26 Dec 1776   Captain   Trenton, NJ (I)   Commander, 5th Company  
  3 Jan 1777   Captain   Princeton   Commander, 5th Company  
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Commander, 5th Company  
  24 Jan 1777   Captain   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ   Commander, 5th Company  
 
  John Nice  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  9 Dec 1776   Captain         Exchanged
  3 Jan 1777   Captain   Princeton   Commander, 7th Company  
  10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Commander, 7th Company  
  24 Jan 1777   Captain   Quibbletown (New Market), NJ   Commander, 7th Company  
 
  William Rogers  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Chaplain   White Plains    
  1 Dec 1776   Chaplain   New Brunswick, NJ (I)    
  26 Dec 1776   Chaplain   Trenton, NJ (I)    
  3 Jan 1777   Chaplain   Princeton    
  10 Jan - May 1777   Chaplain   Morristown Encampment, 1777    
 
  Matthew Scott  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  8 Dec 1776   First Lieutenant         Exchanged
 
  Jacob Stake  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  28 Oct 1776   Third Lieutenant   White Plains    
  1 Dec 1776   Third Lieutenant   New Brunswick, NJ (I)    
 
  Bernard Ward  
 
  Date   Rank   Military Action   Position   Status
  16 Nov 1776   First Lieutenant   Fort Washington     POW
 

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