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Military History of John Murray (c. 1731 - 2/3/1798)
Original Member
Officer History
Date
Rank
Unit
Military Action
Position
Status
9 Jan 1776
Ensign
6th Pennsylvania Battalion
Adam's Company
7 Mar 1776
Captain
Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment
Commander, 5th Company
27 Aug 1776
Captain
Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment
Long Island
Commander, 5th Company
28 Oct 1776
Captain
Provisional State Battalion
White Plains
Commander, 5th Company
1 Dec 1776
Captain
Provisional State Battalion
New Brunswick, NJ (I)
Commander, 5th Company
26 Dec 1776
Captain
Provisional State Battalion
Trenton, NJ (I)
Commander, 5th Company
3 Jan 1777
Captain
Provisional State Battalion
Princeton
Commander, 5th Company
10 Jan - May 1777
Captain
Provisional State Battalion
Morristown Encampment, 1777
Commander, 5th Company
24 Jan 1777
Captain
Provisional State Battalion
Quibbletown (New Market), NJ
Commander, 5th Company
13 Feb 1777
Captain
Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot
Commander, 5th Company
Mar - Nov 1777
Major
Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot
New Jersey Campaign, 1777
18 Mar 1777
Major
Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot
1st Major
11 Sep 1777
Major
Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot
Brandywine
1st Major
4 Oct 1777
Major
Pennsylvania State Regiment of Foot
Germantown
1st Major
2 Nov - 10 Dec 1777
Major
13th Pennsylvania Regiment
Whitemarsh Encampment
1st Major
12 Nov 1777
Major
13th Pennsylvania Regiment
1st Major
19 Dec 1777 - 19 Jun 1778
Major
13th Pennsylvania Regiment
Valley Forge Encampment
1st Major
28 Jun 1778
Major
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Monmouth
1st Major
1 Jul 1778
Major
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
1st Major
Dec 1778 - Jun 1779
Major
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Middlebrook Encampment
1st Major
Dec 1778 - Jun 1779
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Middlebrook Encampment
10 Dec 1778
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Apr - Oct 1779
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Campaign, 1779
Dec 1779 - Jun 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1779
Apr - Oct 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
New Jersey Summer Campaign
18 May 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Paramus, NJ
7 Jun 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Connecticut Farms, NJ
21 Jul 1780
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Blockhouse - Bergen Heights
Dec 1780 - Jun 1781
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Morristown Encampment, 1780
15 Jan 1781
Lieutenant Colonel
2nd Pennsylvania Regiment
Retired
Post-War Offices Held
Date From
Date To
Office Name
Notes
17 August 1791
3 February 1798
Justice of the Peace, Dauphin County, PA
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