Military History of James Hamilton  (9/16/1750 - 11/26/1833)

	Officer History
	Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status   Apr 1775 - Mar 1776   Volunteer   2nd Continental Regiment   Boston / Cambridge Campaign         18 Aug 1775   Volunteer   2nd Continental Regiment         Ross's Company     27 Aug 1775   Volunteer   2nd Continental Regiment   Ploughed Hill, Mass     Ross's Company     9 Nov 1775   Volunteer   2nd Continental Regiment   Lechmere's Point, Mass     Ross's Company     1 Jan 1776   Captain   1st Continental Regiment         Ross's Company     1 Jul 1776   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment         Ross's Company     27 Aug 1776   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Long Island     Ross's Company     29-30 Aug 1776   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Covering Force, Long Island Retreat     Ross's Company     28 Oct 1776   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   White Plains   Company Commander       1 Dec 1776   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   New Brunswick, NJ (I)   Company Commander       26 Dec 1776   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Trenton, NJ (I)   Company Commander       2 Jan 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Trenton, NJ (II)   Company Commander       3 Jan 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Princeton   Company Commander       10 Jan - May 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1777   Company Commander       Mar - Nov 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1777   Company Commander       20 Apr 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Piscataway, NJ (I)   Company Commander       11 Sep 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Brandywine   Company Commander       20 Sep 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Paoli   Company Commander       4 Oct 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   Germantown   Company Commander       10 Dec 1777   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment   New Brunswick, NJ (III)   Company Commander   POW     Oct 1778   Captain   1st Pennsylvania Regiment       Aide-de-Camp, Major-General St. Clair   Exchanged     Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Middlebrook Encampment         10 Dec 1778   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Regimental Major       Apr - Oct 1779   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779   Regimental Major       Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1779   Regimental Major       Apr - Oct 1780   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Summer Campaign   Regimental Major       18 May 1780   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Paramus, NJ   Regimental Major       7 Jun 1780   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Connecticut Farms, NJ   Regimental Major       21 Jul 1780   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Blockhouse - Bergen Heights   Regimental Major       Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780   Regimental Major       15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Southern Campaign         6-17 Oct 1781   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment   Yorktown         1 Jan 1783   Major   2nd Pennsylvania Regiment       Regimental Major   Retired