The U.S. Army Ranger history predates the Revolutionary War. Another sixty-six enlisted men were sick, and thirty-one were on detached service. By the end of October, the unit had suffered substantially from all the fighting, including the loss of Williams who was captured at Germantown. The item Washington County, Pa., Frontier Rangers, 1781-1782 : Washington County, Pa., Rangers, Revolutionary War burials of Greene County, Pa., Revolutionary War burials of Washington County, Pa., compiled by Paul W. Myers represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Indiana State Library. The Regiment was authorized on October 12, 1775 in the Continental Army as the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Only in a few instances did her armed vessels pass beyond the Capes of the Delaware into the Atlantic. On July 1, 1776, the army reorganized yet again with each state directed to supply a quota of line regiments for Continental service. Various state governments did employ such units for local frontier security, but the Continental Army formed very few, in part because George Washington considered frontier security to be a local responsibility and focused national military forces on opposing regular British and German units in a formal battlefield context. November 16, 1776 The fall of Fort Washington. The regiment participated in the unsuccessful defense of New York City and was captured in part at Fort Washington (16 Nov., 1776). 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. RootsWeb is funded and supported by On January 1, 1777, the survivors of the 5th Battalion, along with exchanged prisoners and new recruits, were reorganized into the 6th Pennsylvania. They took part in campaigns against the Indian towns in northwest Pennsylvania in concert with the Sullivan/Clinton campaign, and again against the hostile Indians in southeast Ohio. Thus, the Pennsylvania Rifle Battalion, being the first unit formed by the state, became the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, The 1st Pennsylvania Battalion became the nucleus of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment and so on. Lt. Organized between June 25- July 20, 1775 to consist of 9 companies from Cumberland, Lancaster, Northumberland, Northampton, Bedford, Berks and York Counties. 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. Col. Henry Bicker was appointed in his place but did not actually join the regiment until the following October. With France entering the conflict on the side of the new United States in May, the British abandoned Philadelphia and moved across New Jersey to the more easily defended stronghold of New York City. The regiment lost two men wounded in this action. In the Rangers' last outing, a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, defenseman K . List of regimental, company and militia units from Pennsylvania in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1782, including infantry, cavalry and artillery units. In enrollment, it probably never numbered as many as one thousand men. Relieved in January 1777 from Stirling's Brigade. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, so many men volunteered to join the Associators that a more formal operating structure was required. The general area of the burial site remained in the minds of locals, but the exact location was lost. 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. The Pennsylvania Militia was organized under an act of March 7, 1777, which provided for compulsory enrollment by the constables of all able-bodied male whites between the ages of eighteen and fifty-three. After this, the 7th Pennsylvania spent time in New York and New Jersey watching the British. Reorganized and re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. In formal battles it provided unblemished flank security, but it was even better in rear battle by conducting deep raids against British logistical bases. Still assigned to Greene's division, the PSR participates in the assault of the British right flank. Concurrent with the establishment of county militias was the creation of five companies of Rangers. Overmyer has not added any memorials to this virtual cemetery. Organized in spring 1777 at Kittanning to consist of 8 companies from Westmoreland County. In January 1780, the Regiment after suffering long and hard service with pay in arrears, poorly fed, and poorly equipped, joined the other Pennsylvania regiments in a mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line at Morristown, New Jersey. The 1st Pennsylvania was considered an elite unit and was given the post of honor on the right of the line. The Regiment was authorized on March 15, 1777 in the Pennsylvania State Troops as Capt. The 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment had its origins in a unit established on October 12, 1775, and designated "The First Pennsylvania Battalion." 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. Col. DeHaas was promoted to a brigadier general in February and was replaced by Col. James Irvine, who resigned in June. Re-designated on January 1, 1776 as the 1st Continental Regiment. Gen. Thomas Mifflin. Astute British commanders assigned regular British officers to Rogers' Rangers for training in wilderness warfare which they could then pass on to their normal regiments. Benjamin Church and Maj. Robert Rogers both formed Ranger units to fight during the King Phillips War and the French and Indian War. Sullivan in his campaign against the Iroquois in western Pennsylvania. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Thousands of militiamen returned from tours of active duty unpaid, bearing only a slip signed by a commanding officer. Organized between January 8- March 20, 1776 at Carlisle to consist of 8 companies from Cumberland and York Counties. All males aged 20 to 45 - including immigrants seeking citizenship - had to register for the draft. Relieved on November 14, 1776 from St. Clair's Brigade and assigned to the. 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. Black regimental hats are bound up in yellow.Records of deserters in 1777-78 show however, men clad in various color regimental coats and hunting shirts. Furloughed on January 17, 1781 at Trenton, New Jersey. Ezekiel Sample. In 1776, the state's Provincial Assembly was replaced by a General Assembly and a new Pennsylvania constitution. Organized between March 13- May 29, 1776 at Chester to consist of 8 companies from Philadelphia City and Bucks, Philadelphia, Chester and Lancaster Counties. A detachment of riflemen served with Brig. Due to bad tactics, the unit took the heaviest losses in the engagement. During this assault one regiment, possibly the 6th Pennsylvania attacked the pickets at Mount Airy. There was a problem getting your location. Eight days later, Pennsylvania was directed to raise two additional companies, followed by a third. Other than the regiments and separate companies of riflemen from Pennsylvania and the states to the south, who really functioned as light infantry rather than rangers, the Continental Army only formed two functional ranger units. The 6th Pennsylvania was then posted there for the next three months and was involved in several brushes with the British. Longtime Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane could be wearing a new uniform for the first time in his decorated NHL career Wednesday night when the New York . These concerns were overcome and the regiment joined the army later in the month. Exemptions were extremely limited, and an estimated 60,000 men were enrolled. Substitute Fine was paid. Organized between February 7- March 17, 1776 at Reading, Pennsylvania, with personnel from Berks County. During the Seven Years' War most European armies developed partisan corps (also called frei korps). An online listing of officers in the View pictures and details of this boat or search for more Ranger boats for sale on boats.com. Genealogy for Thomas Francis Carter, Frontier Ranger (1753 - 1852) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Reorganized and re-designated on January 1, 1777 as the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. The Regiment was authorized on August 23, 1776 in the Continental Army as the Northampton and Northumberland Defense Battalion and assigned to the. . John Doyle's Independent Rifle Company. After the war he became the Commander of the First American Regiment, for a time they only infantry unit in the fledgling army of the independent United States. 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 four regiments of light dragoons raised in 1777 as a reconnaissance force derived from European developments in light cavalry during the eighteenth century. Organization was territorial, so that normally a company consisted of men from a single township, while a battalion included all the Associators of several neighboring townships. Contrary to common belief, none of the lands granted to veterans by the federal government were located in Pennsylvania. The young officer, nicknamed "The Irish Beauty" by the ladies of Philadelphia, was a close friend of Anthony Wayne's and well acquainted with Washington as well. Membership in the Frontier Patriots Chapter is open to any eligible SAR applicant. To each of her line soldiers, who served to the end of the war, Pennsylvania granted Many men listed on company rosters never drilled, and tens of thousands enrolled in the militia never experienced a single day of active duty. The light infantry companies continued under their existing practice of forming provisional battalions for each campaign season. Pennsylvania, If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Union County, Arthur Taggart; 1st Lt. Cornelius Atkinson; 2nd Lt. James McClung; Ensign James Wilson Weve updated the security on the site. Thanks for your help! In this contest "Lord Sterling's Division & particularly Conway's Brigade" were seen to have "remarkably distinguished themselves." 23, No. At Morristown, during the winter of 1780-81, the 7th Pennsylvania was involved in a mutiny with other Pennsylvania Regiments after which the unit was disbanded. Knowlton's Rangers, a provisional three-company unit of volunteers from Connecticut and Massachusetts line regiments under Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, came into being during the late summer of 1776 at New York City. Similar groups, commonly known as Associators, soon sprang up in surrounding counties. All white men, aged 15 to 53, were conscripted into military service - although there was no real punishment for those who refused. Captain Nathan Hale of this corps gained immortality as a brave but singularly inept spy. Please try again later. Native Americans, supplied and encouraged by the British, raided far and wide on the frontier. For all intents the Regiment ceased to exist. September 11, 1777 - Stirling's Division takes part in the action on the right of Washington's army during the battle of Brandywine. All of these muster rolls and military returns have been published in the Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume 1 (Microfilm Roll 2069) and images of the originals appear on Microfilm Roll #580-587. . WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 5, 2014) -- When Congress established the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, the original 10 Rifle Companies were composed heavily of frontiersmen and some of. The Regiment was authorized on December 9, 1775 in the Continental Army as the 2d Pennsylvania Battalion. On May 18 the unit lost a junior officer killed in a fight at Paramus. The Continental Army authorized several of these formations in 1777 and 1778, primarily as a vehicle to employ European volunteers who could not be inserted into existing regiments without provoking major arguments over rank, or because of language barriers. If you have Pennsylvania ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War, you may be confused by the varying names for forms of service. South Carolina and Georgia each raised mounted ranger units in 1775-1776, but when they became part of the Continental Army during the summer of 1776 they transformed into mounted infantry. The colonel of the 13th, 23-year-old Walter Stewart, became the Second's new commander. It halted the British attack but was itself compelled to retire under subsequent artillery fire. This was the hostile frontier of pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania and the homeland of the Munsee Delaware. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. The 11th Pennsylvania fought again at Germantown on October 4, 1777. The Regiment was authorized on July 16, 1776 in the Continental Army as Capt. 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. Provision was made for recruiting from the ranks of Associators in each county a small corps of After a settlement was reached, the regiment was furloughed at Trenton on January 17. A militiaman called for active duty who found such duty inconvenient was permitted to hire a Substitute to march and fight in his stead. Jacob Weaver's Independent Company, Consolidated on November 7, 1777 with the. (sic)They are officially uniformed in a blue regimental coat with red lining and facing and pewter buttons inscribed PSR. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Allegheny County, PA. The four regiments of light dragoons transformed into combined arms Legionary Corps composed of four mounted and two dismounted troops; the various partisan elements consolidated into two Partisan Corps, each with three mounted and three dismounted troops. 14 cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Strafford County, 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. The 9th Pennsylvania Regiment was authorized September 16, 1776 and was assigned to the Main Continental Army on 27 December 1776. March 1, 1777 The Pennsylvania State Regiment is officially activated as a unit. Some elements of the 11th Pennsylvania saw action in the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 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. Great Island sat in a pocket of persistent fog surrounded by high ridges where Bald Eagle Creek flowed into the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. None of the light units employed by the Continental Army carried out a training role as Rogers' Rangers had during the French and Indian War. 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. Paul W. MyersThis book chronicles the names of close to 3,000 men who devoted themselves to the protection of the frontier settlements in Pennsylvania from Iroquois Indians during the period of 1778 to 1783. Gen. Anthony Wayne's division. It is notable, however, that during the summer campaign of 1776, thousands of Pennsylvania Associators saw active service in New Jersey. Washington County Genealogy PAGenWeb Project, a respository for genealogy or genealogical research and original source documents for families in Washington Co PA. Washington County Rangers on the Frontiers 1778-1783 In their place came a complex system of county battalion classes and officers whose seniority was chosen by the drawing of lots. Like the Associators, they were volunteers. Essentially, the old 2nd Pennsylvania ceased to exist before the final campaign in Virginia and South Carolina, although former members of the regiment were battle casualties at Green Springs on July 6 and Yorktown in October. Gradually, the critical Southern Campaigns are receiving their due recognition, but the war on the fledgeling nation's western frontier remains thoroughly overshadowed. The 1st Continentals also participated in the battles at Fort Washington, Harlem Heights, and White Plains. John Pugh's Independent Company to guard Powder Mill at French Creek. The mix of mounted and dismounted men gave it somewhat greater staying power in independent firefights while also allowing rapid forced marches (each light infantryman held on to a dragoon's stirrups). Somewhat similarly, at the end of the war arrearages and allowances due were met by issuing to each soldier still in the service a number of interest-bearing Final Settlements, also called The 7th Pennsylvania was present at Whitemarsh but did not fight. December 26, 1776 The Battle of Trenton. Reorganized and redesignated on January 1, 1777 as the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, to consist of 8 companies. To avoid capture, nearly all its vessels were sunk in the spring of 1778. Only in extreme cases was any individual militia man required to drill with his neighbors as many as twelve times each year, and at most he was called upon to perform during the entire course of the war, two or possibly three, short tours of active duty. Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. The term "Pennsylvania Line" referred to the quota of numbered infantry regiments assigned to Pennsylvania at various times by theContinental Congress. After the British attacked at Long Island, the 1st Continental Regiment covered the retreat the American army. It was assigned on August 12, 1776 to Stirling's Brigade, an element of the, The Regiment was authorized on October 6, 1777 in the Continental Army as two Carlisle Independent Companies and assigned to the, Organized between October 20- December 22, 1777 at Carlisle. For purposes of administration and drill, It was the last regiment to leave Long Island. This screenplay/novella describes Captain Philips Pennsylvania Rangers and their action against Great Britain. The Chapter's membership currently stands at fifty-six. Search the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files of Connecticut Veterans from The National Archives: Capt. The He and Washington intended it to be the companion to the famous "Blue Book", but operational factors prevented its publication and distribution. Most of the regiment's men were recruited from Berks and Chester counties, although many came from Philadelphia and as far away as Northumberland County. 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. Unfortunately, when redemption came many of the original holders had long since sold their certificates at heavy discounts. For line troops, neither the type of service rendered nor the term of enlistment was uniform. Inspite of the the heavy loss of life at Paoli the Regiment fought on October 4, 1777 at Germantown. Some of its troops were detached to serve with the special task force (the "light infantry corps") under Brig. Congress passed the first national conscription act in the country's history. On June 7, it fought at Connecticut Farms and on June 21 was at "the blockhouse" at Bergen Hts., where it joined the First Pennsylvania Regiment in a gallant but futile headlong charge on a sturdy Loyalist fortification despite the attempts of the officers to restrain the men. The Frontier Patriots Chapter is comprised of SAR Compatriots from not only this south-central Pennsylvania region, but also from various points throughout Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States. Deleting this Virtual Cemetery cannot be undone. [2] The only time Pennsylvania seems to have had any sort of basic militia prior to the draft is during the winter months of 1776 into 1777. 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