Military History of John Markland  (8/12/1755 - 2/23/1837)

Original Member

  Officer History
 
  Date   Rank   Unit   Military Action   Position   Status
  23 Aug 1775   Private   New York Volunteers         Lasher's Company
 
  27 Aug 1776   Private   New York Volunteers   Long Island     Lasher's Company
 
  28 Oct 1776   Private   New York Volunteers   White Plains     Lasher's Company
 
  10 Jan - May 1777   Private   New York Volunteers   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Lasher's Company
 
  10 Jan - May 1777   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1777     Bower's Company
 
  Feb 1777   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment         Bower's Company
 
  Mar - Nov 1777   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1777     Bower's Company
 
  26-27 May 1777   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Middletown, NJ     Bower's Company
 
  26 Jun 1777   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Short Hill, NJ (II)     Bower's Company
 
  11 Sep 1777   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Brandywine     Bower's Company
 
  4 Oct 1777   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Germantown     Bower's Company; Wounded
 
  19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Valley Forge Encampment    
 
  Dec 1778 - Jun 1779   Ensign   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Middlebrook Encampment    
 
  Apr - Oct 1779   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   New Jersey Campaign, 1779    
 
  1 Jul 1779   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  Dec 1779 - Jun 1780   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1779    
 
  Dec 1780 - Jun 1781   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Morristown Encampment, 1780    
 
  Jan 1781-1783   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Mid-State Pennsylvania    
 
  15 May 1781 - 14 Dec 1782   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Southern Campaign    
 
  6-17 Oct 1781   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Yorktown    
 
  Jan - Nov 1782   First Lieutenant   6th Pennsylvania Regiment   Carolina Campaign    
 
  1 Jan 1783   First Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment        
 
  3 Nov 1783   First Lieutenant   3rd Pennsylvania Regiment         Discharged
 
 
  Post-War Offices Held
 
  Date From   Date To   Office Name   Notes
  1823   1826   Commissioner, Philadelphia County, PA  
 

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